Coiled-Coils, Collagen, and Co-Proteins

An EMBO Workshop dedicated to the description and comparison of the structures and interactions of the well-known and newly identified coiled-coil α-helical molecules and also of different collagen types will be held in Alpbach, Austria, Sept. 5-11, 1993. Topics to be covered include: Collagen, elastin, tropomyosin, myosin, paramyosin, α-actinin, dystrophin, spectrin, fibrinogen, intermediate filaments, desmoplakin, plectin, bullous pemphigoid antigen, desmogleins, M-protein, nuclear lamins, leucine zipper, etc. Contacts: J. Squire, Biophysics Section, Blackett Lab., Imperial College, London SW7 2BZ, UK. Tel.: 44 71 589 5111, Ext. 6741; FAX: 44 71 589 0191; D. Parry, Dept. Physics and Biophysics, Massey U., Palmerston North, New Zealand. Tel.: 64 6 356 9099; FAX: 64 6 354 0207.