One of the Editors of Acta Cryst. F – Structural Biology Communications describes what the future holds for the journal.

The structure of the human smacovirus 1 Rep domain was obtained at 1.33 Å resolution. This new HUH endonuclease offers a new ssDNA-binding sequence specificity that will be exploited to increase orthogonality among Rep families.

The crystal structure of the copper–zinc superoxide dismutase from lemon (Citrus limon) shows a unique arrangement of surface loop IV in the dimer interface that reveals a direct relationship between the dimeric form and the enzyme activity.