Cell Adhesion and Migration in the Nervous System
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Neuroanatomy and Molecular Brain Research, Institute of Anatomy, Ruhr Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
Interests: regeneration; spinal cord injury; nerve injury; hippocampus; development
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Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to invite you to participate in this Special Issue on the roles of cell adhesion and migration in the nervous system. In the CNS, cell adhesion and migration are crucial for development and plasticity. Cell adhesion molecules not only mediate cell-to-cell and cell-to-matrix interactions but are also important signaling molecules for navigating cell migration and axonal pathfinding. Although the focus of this issue will be on the roles of cell adhesion and migration in development, studies on the functions of these processes in synaptic plasticity, neurodegenerative disorders and repair after injury are welcome. Particularly interesting will be studies exploring the roles of adhesion molecules in the movement of immune cells into and out of the CNS. This pertains to potentially beneficial or adverse effects for immune cells in regeneration after injury, as well as in neurodegenerative diseases. We also welcome manuscripts dealing with peripheral nervous system development and regeneration.
The aim of the Special issue is to explore the interaction between immune and nerve cells in degenerative and regenerative processes of the nervous system in light of cell adhesion and migration. Also welcome are studies demonstrating the roles of cell adhesion and migration in the development of the nervous system.
Dr. Igor Jakovčevski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cell adhesion molecules
- extracellular matrix
- glycans
- nervous system regeneration
- nervous system development
- immune system
- neurodegeneration
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