Special Issue "Subviral RNAs"

Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Biao Ding
Department of Molecular Genetics, 207 Rightmire Hall, Ohio State University, 1060 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Website: https://molgen.osu.edu/people/ding
E-Mail:
Phone: +1 614 247 6077
Fax: +1 614 292 5379
Interests: viroids; RNA silencing; systemic movement of plant viruses; replication of plant viruses; virus-plant interactions

Dear Colleagues,

Viroids, hepatitis delta virus, satellite RNAs/viruses and defective interfering RNAs are unique RNAs that are not only exciting as pathogens but also as models for basic biology. This special issue will present the latest advances on these subviral RNAs through research articles as well as invited reviews from world leading experts. This issue should be valuable for research and teaching purposes.

Dr. Biao Ding
Guest Editor

Submission Information

All papers should be submitted to viruses@mdpi.com. To be published continuously until the deadline and papers will be listed together at the special issue website.

Submitted papers should not have been published nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers are refereed through a peer-review process. A guide for authors is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Viruses is a new international, peer-reviewed, quarterly open access journal published by MDPI.

Article Processing Charges (APC) for publication in this Open Access journal are waived for well-prepared manuscripts submitted by 30 June 2010. English correction and/or formatting fees of 250 CHF (Swiss Francs) will be charged in certain cases for those articles accepted for publication that require extensive additional formatting and/or English corrections.

• Viroids
• Hepatitis delta virus
• Defective interfering RNAs
• Satellite RNAs
• Satellite viruses