Advances and Perspectives in RNA Modifications and Non-Coding RNAs
A Special Issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737) belonging to the section "Biochemistry and Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2026 | Viewed by 399
Editor
2. Department of Translational Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
Interests: RNA biology; RNA modifications; mRNA translation; epitranscriptomics; sequencing; cerebrovascular diseases; cancer; neurobiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
RNA molecules are extensively regulated by chemical modifications, structural remodeling, processing, localization, and interactions with proteins and other nucleic acids. These regulatory layers shape RNA stability, translation, signaling, and cell identity, while their disruption contributes to developmental abnormalities, neurological disorders, cancer, and other diseases. Rapid advances in sequencing, mass spectrometry, imaging, structural biology, and computational analysis help reveal the diversity and functional importance of modified RNAs and non-coding RNA species.
I am pleased to invite submissions for this Special Issue, titled “Advances and Perspectives in RNA Modifications and Non-Coding RNAs”. We welcome original research and forward-looking reviews addressing RNA modifications, epitranscriptomic regulation, microRNAs, long non-coding RNAs, circular RNAs, small regulatory RNAs, RNA–protein interactions, RNA structure, RNA processing, and emerging RNA-based technologies. Contributions integrating mechanistic, cellular, organismal, computational, and translational perspectives are particularly encouraged. Reviews should offer critical synthesis, new conceptual frameworks, or testable hypotheses that can guide future research.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Sherif Rashad
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- tRNA biology
- tRNA modifications
- sequencing
- translational control
- codon decoding
- tRNA fragments
- RNA structure
- ribosome dynamics
- RNA-based regulation
- disease mechanisms
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