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The Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Cancer Metastasis
edited by Karan Shah
submission deadline 9 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1540
Keywords: extracellular vesicles; exosomes; microvesicles; cancer; tumour microenvironment; metastasis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: High-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy and Epigenetics submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3880 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenetics; fluorescence microscopy; chromatin remodeling; histone modifications; functional fluorescent probes; super-resolution microscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophysics)
Multi-Omics of Extremophilic Organisms submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2139 | Submission Open
Keywords: extremophiles; integrative analysis; systems biology; stress biology; extreme environmental conditions; biotechnologic application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Growth Regulation and Tumor Biology in Drosophila
edited by , Satya Surbhi, Anjali Bajpai and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 497 | Submission Open
Keywords: Drosophila; growth regulation; tumor biology; metastasis; oncogene; tumor suppressor gene; drug discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Global Fisheries Resources, Fisheries, and Carbon-Sink Fisheries
edited by , Min Xu and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Submission Open
Keywords: fisheries; habitats; overfishing; fishery resource biology; economic aquatic animal behavior; stock enhancement by releasing; environmental DNA; fisheries management; climate change; ecosystems; ecological models; carbon-sink; aquatic ecological ranches; fisheries products
Evolutionary Insights into Life History submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13602 | Submission Open
Keywords: human evolution; evolutionary developemental biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)
Advances in Research on Diseases of Plants
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 22747 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytopathogen; plant immunity; plant disease resistance; gene expression/regulation; signal regulation; pathogenesis; virulence; genetic engineering; disease control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Risk Assessment for Biological Invasions
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16766 | Submission Open
Keywords: native species; data; pathway; habitat; impact; quarantine pest; national list; potential geographic distribution; economic losses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)
Advances in Biological Research into Shrimps, Crabs and Lobsters
edited by Lutz Auerswald, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 16638 | Submission Open
Keywords: Crustacea; Decapoda; biology; fishery; aquaculture; ecology; bio-compounds; seafood; physiology; immunology; genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)
New Insights in Neurogenetics
edited by James P. Orengo
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16101 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurogenetics; neurological disorders; neurodevelopmental; neurodegenerative; neurology; psychiatry; neuroscience; animal models; whole-genome sequencing; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Neural Correlates of Perception in Noise in the Auditory System
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12093 | Submission Open
Keywords: auditory perception; neuronal selectivity; communication sounds; auditory cortex; masking noise
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Molecular Mechanisms and Molecular Imaging of Cancer
edited by Yueqi Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11841 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; molecular mechanisms; molecular imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Metabolic and Stress Responses in Aquatic Animals
edited by , Laura Fernández-Alacid and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10998 | Submission Open
Keywords: stress; metabolism; animal welfare; aquaculture; cephalopods; fish; molluscs; crustaceans; aquatic animals; animal physiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)
Genomics, Phenotypic Characterization and Therapeutics Development for Early-Onset Motor Neuron Diseases submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9224 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatrics; rare diseases; motor neuron disease; peripheral neuropathy; genetics; model systems; disease mechanisms; therapeutics discovery; diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Mechanisms of Immunity and Disease Resistance in Aquatic Animals
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7892 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic animals; disease-resistant; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; regulatory mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)
Agricultural Pests and Their Interactions with Pathogenic Microorganisms
edited by Awawing Anjwengwo Andongma
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6573 | Submission Open
Keywords: insects; bacteria; viruses; fungi; pathogenic relationships; agricultural pest
(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)
Animal Models of Pancreatic Diseases
edited by Preeti Chhabra and Kenneth Brayman
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6539 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal models; pancreatic diseases; pancreatitis; pancreatic cancer; diabetes; pathogenesis; therapeutic targets; preclinical testing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Differential Gene Expression and Coexpression (2nd Edition) submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5556 | Submission Open
Keywords: inflammation; cyclooxygenase 2; microsomal prostaglandin E synthase 1; cancer; epithelial mesenchymal transition; biomarkers; immunotherapy; metabolism; myeloid and lymphoid cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
3rd Edition of Intelligent Computing in Biology and Medicine
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5415 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinformatics; genome; protein; omics; gene expression; interaction; disease; intelligent computing; data integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Sensor Applications to Study the Biology of Fish Movement submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5302 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish; swimming; physiology; migration; sensor tags; telemetry; aquaculture; energy metabolism; oxy-gen consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Social Behavior in Zebrafish submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4889 | Submission Open
Keywords: zebrafish; social behavior; mutant; transgenic; central nervous system; autism; pharmacology; imaging; genetics; environmental factor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioural Biology)
Bone Cell Biology
edited by Yohei Abe and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3870 | Submission Open
Keywords: osteoclast; osteoblast; osteocyte; bone density; macrophage; RANK; transcription factor; cell signaling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Cell Transport in Health and Disease
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3418 | Submission Open
Keywords: cell transport; cancer; tumor microenvironment; cell– ECM interaction; exosome; immunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Metabolic Engineering of Microalgae for Sustainable Bioproduction: Successes, Limits, and Future Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3416 | Submission Open
Keywords: microalgae; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; bio-products; high-value products; bio-factory; bio-refinery; phytoremediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotechnology)
Cancer Stem Cells Biology
edited by and Valentina Masciale
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3304 | Submission Open
Keywords: stem cells; cancer; CSCs (cancer stem cells); surface markers; therapeutic application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Biology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cancer submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2589 | Submission Open
Keywords: obstructive sleep apnea; hypopnea; hypoxia; cancer; tumor; carcinoma; lymphoma; quality of life; sleep quality; metabolism; cardiorespiratory home sleep apnea testing; polysomnography; smoking and alcohol consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)
Mechanobiology 2.0
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2477 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanotransduction; mechanical cues; biomechanics; tissue engineering; mechanosensitive channels; mechanical signals; extracellular matrix; stem cells; biomaterial diseases
Molecular Genetics in Plant Responses to Abiotic Stress
edited by Abhishek Bohra, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2317 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; gene; genome; gene expression; proteome; metabolite; phenotype; QTL
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Carbon Fixation, Transformation and Sequestration of Marine Microbes and the Associated Regulatory Mechanisms in a Changing Ocean
edited by Yuanyuan Feng and Qiang Hao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2295 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine microbes; phytoplankton; carbon sequestration; carbon transformation; carbon fixation; marine carbon cycle; global change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Germ, Sertoli and Leydig Cells in the Testis
edited by and María Fernanda Riera
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1939 | Submission Open
Keywords: Sertoli cells; Leydig cells; spermatogonia; spermatocytes; spermatozoa; stem cell niche; testis; omics analysis; environmental toxicants; non-coding RNAs  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Crustacean Immunology and Pathology
edited by Xianyun Ren and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1749 | Submission Open
Keywords: crustaceans; immunology; pathology; infectious diseases; aquaculture diseases; parasitic diseases; environmental stress; stress physiology; ecosystem health; pathogenesis; pathology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)
Biology, Ecology, Management and Conservation of Cnidaria submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 752 | Submission Open
Keywords: taxonomy; systematic; phylogeny; evolution; morphology; ecology; genetic diversity; global change; conservation management; diversity assessment
Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Kidney
edited by Gang Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 609 | Submission Open
Keywords: renal physiology; renal hemodynamics; kidney injury; regenerative therapies; urology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
DNA Codes beyond the Nucleotide Sequence
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenetic code; epigenetic code in DNA repair; DNA methylation; genomic code; chromatin structure; chromatin code; three-letter genetic code; DNA shape; genomic signature; DNA codes; non-coding; protein-coding DNA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Genomic Instability and Cancer: Insights into DNA Repair Pathway Dysregulation
edited by Xiangbing Meng
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 524 | Submission Open
Keywords: homologous recombination; base excision repair; mismatch repair; somatic mutations; chromosomal aberrations; BRCA1; BRCA2; poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP); cancer initiation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
How the Timing of Biological Processes Is Controlled and Modified at the Molecular and Cellular Level? (3rd Edition) submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 470 | Submission Open
Keywords: timing regulation; molecular processes; cellular processes; cell cycle; circadian rhythm; embryo development; metabolism; cancer; diabetes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Molecular Mechanisms and Metabolic Pathways of Retinitis Pigmentosa
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open
Keywords: retinitis pigmentosa; retina; photoreceptor degneration; pathological mechanisms; metabolism; genetics; gene therapy; cell therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Ventral Hippocampus: Features of Functional Organization
edited by Costas Papatheodoropoulos
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open
Keywords: hippocampus; neurophysiology; synaptic transmission; synaptic plasticity; neurochemistry; neuromodulation; behavior; oscillations; neuropsychiatric disorders; neurodevelopmental disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Airway Smooth Muscle and Respiratory Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open
Keywords: airway; airway smooth muscle; asthma; COPD; airway hyperresponsiveness; airway inflammation; airway remodeling; bronchospasm; bronchodilators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
The Structure and Function of Membrane-Binding Peptides
edited by Christopher Lockhart
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane-active peptides; antimicrobial peptides; cell-penetrating peptides; peptide– lipid interactions; peptides; lipid bilayers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Inflammatory Cells and Repair submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: inflammation; repair; damage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)
Advancements in Cell Energy Metabolism: Bridging the Theory and Therapeutic Insights
edited by Elena Sabini
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: mitochondrial dynamics; mitochondrial dysfunction; metabolic signaling; cellular metabolism; bioenergetics; metabolomics; cell energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Mosquito-Borne Diseases—Updates on Epidemiology, Surveillance and Control
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4451 | Submission Open
Keywords: mosquito-borne diseases; mosquito; arbovirus; epidemiology; surveillance; control; emerging and re-emerging threat; community participation; incursions  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infection Biology)
New Perspectives in Mate Choice
edited by and Theodora Fuss
submission deadline 1 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open
Keywords: sexual selection; taxonomy; behavioral ecology; reproductive strategies; neuroethology; evolutionary biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioural Biology)
ABCG1 and HDL in Health and Disease
edited by and Terri F. Bruce
submission deadline 2 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 963 | Submission Open
Keywords: atherosclerosis; cancer; cardiovascular disease; cholesterol efflux; diet-related disease; inflammation; lipid raft; reverse cholesterol transport
Biogeochemical Element Cycling in Plant–Soil Systems: Implications for Ecosystem Dynamics and Services
edited by and Wajid Zaman
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3017 | Submission Open
Keywords: autotrophs; biomass production; climate stabilization; ecosystem functions; ecosystem management; ecosystem policy; global change; heterotrophs; pollination; soil fertility; soil macro-organisms; soil micro-organisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)
New Sight in Cancer Genetics
edited by , Isabel Marques Carreira and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13166 | Submission Open
Keywords: genomic and epigenetic characterization; diagnosis and prognosis biomarkers; omics profiles; genetic and genomic signature; molecular heterogeneity; molecular targeted therapy; oncogenic signaling pathways; copy number alterations and mutational landscape; chromosome abnormalities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Approaches for the Reconstruction of Protein Families’ and Superfamilies’ Evolution with Consequences for De Novo Protein Design-2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10280 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein family evolution; protein superfamily; convergent evolution; divergent evolution; molecular phylogeny; horizontal gene transfer; structure– function relationship; de novo protein design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Animal Models in Toxicology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5274 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal model; biomarker of harm; pharmacokinetics; route of exposure; toxicology; toxin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicology)
Metabolic Interactions between the Gut Microbiome and Host
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4476 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut microbiome; host; metabolome; microbial heterogeneity; biomolecules
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
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