Molecular Mechanisms of Viral Infections

Dear Colleagues,

Viruses are complex biological entities that have evolved intricate molecular mechanisms to invade host cells in order to replicate and spread efficiently. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of viral infections is essential for unraveling the dynamic interactions between viruses and host cells, elucidating the pathogenesis of viral diseases, and devising effective antiviral strategies. This Special Issue delves into the fundamental principles governing virus–host interactions, the key molecular events facilitating virus entry, replication, and spread, and the implications of these interactions in disease. By dissecting the molecular intricacies of viral infections, researchers aim to develop innovative therapeutics and vaccines to combat viral infections and mitigate their global impact on public health.

The aim of this Special Issue is to better understand the molecular mechanisms that are implicated in viral infections. We welcome submissions of research articles and reviews focused on molecular mechanisms unraveling the dynamic interactions between viruses and host cells. This Special Issue of Biomolecules focuses on mechanisms such as viral entry, replication, assembly, egress, pathogenesis, and diversity and antiviral strategies, vaccine candidates, host responses, and signaling and development of new tools to study the above mechanisms in order to align with expert views, state of the art, and recent advancements in the field of viral infections.

Dr. Ioannis Karakasiliotis
Dr. Christine Kottaridi
Guest Editors

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• viral replication
• virus evolution
• immune response
• antiviral strategies virus
• infection
• pathogenesis
• virulence