Biomolecules | Selected Papers from Editorial Board Members in 2025–2026 (I)

As all of the articles published in our journal are open access, you have free and unlimited access to the full text. We welcome you to read our Editorial Board Member’s Papers published in 2025 and 2026, which are listed below:

1. “Nuclear Receptor-Targeted Therapies: Reprogramming Metabolism with TRβ, ERRα, and LXR Modulators”
by Carmen Di Giovanni and Antonio Lavecchia
Biomolecules 2026, 16(2), 272; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom16020272
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/16/2/272

2. “The Matrisome as an Immunomodulator: A Role Far Beyond Its Structural Support”
by Taihao Quan
Biomolecules 2026, 16(3), 408; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom16030408
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/16/3/408

3. “Ferroptosis and Cuproptosis in Cancer and Neurodegeneration: A Comprehensive Review of Modulation by Iron and Copper Chelators and Related Agents”
by Iogann Tolbatov and Alessandro Marrone
Biomolecules 2026, 16(3), 348; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom16030348
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/16/3/348

4. “The Evolving Microbial Paradigm in Acne”
by Maurice A. M. van Steensel
Biomolecules 2026, 16(3), 430; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom16030430
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/16/3/430

5. “Nuclear Mechanics and Nuclear Mechanotransduction in Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion”
by Claudia Tanja Mierke
Biomolecules 2026, 16(3), 457; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom16030457
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/16/3/457

6. “A3 Adenosine Receptor Agonists as Multisystem Disease Modifiers: From Molecular Signaling to Clinical Translation”
by Pnina Fishman
Biomolecules 2026, 16(6), 907; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom16060907
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/16/6/907

7. “Disulfidptosis vs. Ferroptosis: A Comprehensive Review of SLC7A11-Mediated Metal Dyshomeostasis and Cell Death”
by Iogann Tolbatov and Alessandro Marrone
Biomolecules 2026, 16(5), 671; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom16050671
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/16/5/671

8. “Patterny: A Troupe of Decipherment Helpers for Intrinsic Disorder, Low Complexity and Compositional Bias in Proteins”
by Paul M. Harrison
Biomolecules 2025, 15(9), 1332; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom15091332
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15/9/1332

9. “Oral and Non-Oral Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs with PCSK9 and Other Biomolecules as Targets: Present Status and Future Prospects”
by Ajoy Basak
Biomolecules 2025, 15(4), 468; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom15040468
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15/4/468

10. “The Role of Connections Between Cellular and Tissue Mechanical Elements and the Importance of Applied Energy in Mechanotransduction in Cancerous Tissue”
by Frederick H. Silver
Biomolecules 2025, 15(4), 457; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom15040457
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15/4/457

11. “Deciphering the Fasciola hepatica Glycocode and Its Involvement in Host–Parasite Interactions”
by Jaclyn Swan, Timothy C. Cameron, Terry W. Spithill and Travis Beddoe
Biomolecules 2025, 15(9), 1235; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom15091235
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15/9/1235

12. “Modulation of Kv Channel Gating by Light-Controlled Membrane Thickness”
by Rohit Yadav, Juergen Pfeffermann, Nikolaus Goessweiner-Mohr, Toma Glasnov, Sergey A. Akimov and Peter Pohl
Biomolecules 2025, 15(5), 744; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom15050744
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15/5/744

13. “Optogenetics for Investigating and Targeting Hallmark Traits of Cancer”
by Hannah Kienbacher, Muhammad Hashim and Michael Grusch
Biomolecules 2026, 16(2), 217; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom16020217
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/16/2/217

14. “Impact of D-Amino Acids in Schizophrenia”
by Serdar M. Dursun, Leman H. Dursun and Glen B. Baker
Biomolecules 2025, 15(9), 1270; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom15091270
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15/9/1270

15. “Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines Differentially Induce Intercellular Tunneling Nanotube Conduits and Cellular Migration in Pancreatic, Breast, and Colorectal Cancer Cells”
by Leili Baghaie, David A. Bunsick, Elizabeth Skapinker, Emilyn B. Aucoin, Abdulrahman M. Yaish, Yunfan Li, Izzah Wahab, Emma Negrea, Milda Gutauskaite, Tashai Berwick-Gardner et al.
Biomolecules 2026, 16(2), 292; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom16020292
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/16/2/292

16. “Unraveling Osteoarthritis: Mechanistic Insights and Emerging Therapies Targeting Pain and Inflammation”
by Muskan Alad, Fajer Yousef, Laura M. Epure, Angelina Lui, Michael P. Grant, Geraldine Merle, Nicoletta Eliopoulos, Jake Barralet, John Antoniou and Fackson Mwale
Biomolecules 2025, 15(6), 874; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom15060874
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15/6/874

17. “Link N Directly Targets IL-1β to Suppress Inflammation and Regulate Sensory Pain in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration”
by Michael P. Grant, Muskan Alad, Fajer Yousef, Laura M. Epure, John Antoniou and Fackson Mwale
Biomolecules 2025, 15(4), 603; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom15040603
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15/4/603

18. “Impacts of Oxygen Tension on Developmental Competence of Preimplantation Embryos”
by Shayesteh Mehdinejadiani, Brad Link, John P. Kastelic and Jacob Thundathil
Biomolecules 2026, 16(3), 341; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom16030341
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/16/3/341

19. “Applying the Lessons of Physiological Cell Culture to Human Embryo Culture for In Vitro Fertilization”
by Abigail Pokorski, Ricardo Alva, Jacob E. Wiebe and Jeffrey A. Stuart
Biomolecules 2026, 16(5), 618; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom16050618
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/16/5/618

20. “Hypoxic Preconditioning: An Underestimated Endogenous Protective Strategy?”
by Jinqiao Liu, Changhong Ren, Tariq Kermalli, Yuchuan Ding, Xunming Ji, Guowei Lu and Sijie Li
Biomolecules 2026, 16(7), 976; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom16070976
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/16/7/976