Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Reprogramming and Differentiation
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Cellular Biochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 184
Editor
Interests: cell differentiation; exosome; epigenetic; oncosomes; cancer; exosomal cancer evolution; cancer cell reprogramming; tissue regeneration; cell survival; cellular senescence; aging prevention
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cell reprogramming and differentiation are fundamental biological processes that govern development, tissue homeostasis, regeneration, and disease progression. Recent advances in molecular biology, epigenetics, single-cell technologies, and systems biology have greatly improved our understanding of how embryogenesis develops from a molecular point of view and how cell identity is established, maintained, and altered. Elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying these processes is essential for developing innovative strategies in regenerative medicine, cancer biology, stem cell research, and personalized therapeutics.
This Special Issue aims to provide a focused platform for the publication of high-quality original research articles, including basic, translational, and clinical studies and comprehensive reviews addressing the molecular pathways, regulatory networks, and epigenetic mechanisms involved in cell fate determination, cellular plasticity, reprogramming, and lineage-specific differentiation. Topics of interest include transcriptional regulation, chromatin remodeling, non-coding RNAs, signaling pathways, stem cell dynamics, induced pluripotency, transdifferentiation, and disease-associated dysregulation of differentiation programs and the use of stem cell differentiation factors.
We warmly invite you to participate, and we look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Pier Mario Biava
Guest Editor
Stefano Ciaurelli
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- stem cell differentiating stage factors
- cell reprogramming
- cell differentiation
- stem cells
- epigenetic regulation
- cellular plasticity
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