Bi‐Cheng Wang
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Bi-Cheng Wang is a structural biologist whose work bridges experimental crystallography and computational protein structure prediction. His research focuses on determining three-dimensional structures of proteins, particularly those with novel folds that challenge conventional homology-based modeling approaches. Wang’s most cited study, “Crystal structure of a novel non-Pfam protein AF1514 from *Archaeoglobus fulgidus* DSM 4304 solved by S-SAD using a Cr X-ray source” (2008, 8 citations), exemplifies his technical expertise and contribution to the field. In this work, he successfully solved the structure of a protein lacking any known sequence homologs in the Pfam database, demonstrating the power of single-wavelength anomalous dispersion (S-SAD) with chromium radiation for *de novo* structure determination. This achievement is particularly significant because it provides a template for solving structures of evolutionarily unique proteins, which are often inaccessible to prediction tools reliant on sequence similarity. By experimentally determining such structures, Wang’s work not only expands the protein fold universe but also provides valuable benchmarks for improving computational prediction algorithms. His research underscores the continued importance of experimental methods in an era increasingly dominated by AI-driven structure prediction.
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