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Nitric Oxide and Reactive Species in Plant Physiology and Pathology

edited by

Bong-Gyu Mun

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitric oxide; reactive oxygen species; reactive sulfur species; redox signaling; S-nitrosylation; plant stress tolerance; antioxidant systems; phytohormones; metabolic regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Factors)

Molecular Docking and Dynamics in Drug Discovery

edited by

Črtomir Podlipnik

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular docking; molecular dynamics (MD); structure-based drug design (SBDD); computational drug discovery; open science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Molecular Motors in Muscle: From Single Molecules to Tissue Function

edited by

Pasquale Bianco

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular motors; muscle mechanics; motor protein energetics; cytoskeletal dynamics; single-molecule biophysics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biophysics: Structure, Dynamics, and Function)

Bone Tissue Morphology: From Pathophysiological Mechanisms to Regenerative Strategies

edited by

Igor Erjavec

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: osteoporosis; bone cancer; fracture repair; regenerative biomaterials; bone remodeling; molecular mechanisms; biomechanical mechanisms; bone imaging techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Advances in Cardiometabolic Health, 2nd Edition

edited by Pamela Senesi and

Anna Ferrulli

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: obesity; cardiovascular diseases; biomarkers; lifestyle interventions; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Biochemistry)

Current and Future Molecular Insights into Hematological Diseases: From Diagnosis to Therapy

edited by Miguel Piris-Villaespesa,

Javier Leon

and

Fernando Martín-Moro

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: hematological diseases; diagnostic assessment; molecular biology; targeted therapies; lymphoid neoplasm; myeloid neoplasm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Advances in Nano-Based Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Amalendu P. Ranjan

Nirupama A. Sabnis

and

Zacharias Suntres

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5057 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery system; nanotechnology; nanomedicine; nanocarriers; nanoparticles; nanoformulation; biomolecules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Aldehyde Metabolism and Innate Immune Signaling in Cardiovascular Disease: From Pathogenesis to Regeneration

edited by Suresh S. Palaniyandi

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: reactive aldehydes (4-HNE; acrolein; and malondialdehyde); lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress; aldehyde detoxification enzymes (ALDH2; ALDHs; AKRs; and GSTs); glutathione and antioxidant defense systems; mitochondrial dysfunction and redox imbalance; protein adducts and cellular signaling; endothelial dysfunction and vascular injury; inflammation; innate immunity; and inflammasomes; cardiac remodeling; heart failure; and atherosclerosis; biomarkers and therapeutic strategies (enzyme activators; scavengers; and regeneration)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Emerging Bioactives from Underexplored Botanical Sources and By-Products for Food Applications

edited by Suelen Pereira Ruiz Herrig, Zilda Cristiani Gazim and Beatriz Cervejeira Bolanho Barros

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: botanical bioactives; by-products; natural food additives; green extraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural and Bio-derived Molecules)

Epigenetic Drivers of Cancer Metastasis: From Methylation to Non-Coding RNAs

edited by

Toshifumi Hara

submission deadline 19 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1584 | Submission Open

Keywords: epigenetics; metastasis; DNA methylation; RNA methylation; non-coding RNAs

Advances in p53 Research

edited by

Gabriella D’Orazi

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14656 | Submission Open

Keywords: p53; small molecules; tumor suppressor; apoptosis; tumor– host interaction; targeted therapies; tumor microenvironment (TME)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Molecular Biomarkers of Epileptogenesis

edited by Pedro J. Serrano-Castro

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12861 | Submission Open

Keywords: epileptogenesis; neuroinflammation; biomarkers; drug-resistant epilepsy; personalized neurology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biomarkers)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Vitamin D and Its Analog, 3rd Edition

edited by

Toshiyuki Sakaki

and Naoko Tsugawa

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1341 | Submission Open

Keywords: vitamin D; vitamin D receptor; vitamin D analog; genomic action; non-genomic action; bone formation; immune response; cancer; rickets; osteoporosis; psoriasis; drug discovery; disease prevention; nutrition improvement metabolism of vitamin D or its analogs cytochrome P450

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Oral Cancer: New Advances in Therapies

edited by

Daniela Adamo

Gennaro Musella

and Nicola Cirillo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral cancer; targeted therapy; immunotherapy; biomarkers; tumor microenvironment; radiotherapy; chemotherapy; gene therapy; precision medicine; translational research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

South American Native Species as Sources of Bioactive Compounds: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by Andressa Mara Baseggio and Maurício Ariel Rostagno

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: South American biodiversity; bioactive compounds; chemical characterization; health properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural and Bio-derived Molecules)

The Structure and Function of MHC Class I Molecules in Health and Disease: Implications in Aging and Neuro-Immune Crosstalk

edited by

Elsa Maria Cardoso

and

Fernando Arosa

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: classical MHC-I molecules; human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I; soluble HLA class I; immunological and non-immunological functions; neuro-immune crosstalk; aging and brain cognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Biochemistry)

Novel Signaling Pathways in Cardiometabolic Diseases

edited by

Wei Liu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic disorder; hypertension; stroke; cardiovascular disease; molecular mechanisms; hypertrophy; fibrosis; lipotoxiocity; mitochondrial function; inflammation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Factors)

Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential of Extracellular Vesicles in Neurovascular Diseases

edited by

Ji Chen Bihl

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: extracellular vesicles; neurovascular diseases; cellular communications; biomarkers; therapeutic targets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Biochemistry)

Advances in Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms in Immuno-Oncology and Onco-Hematology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Paolo Fagone

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer immunotherapy; inhibitory immune checkpoints; CAR T cells; tumor immune evasion; cancer target therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Biochemistry)

WDFY1 in Immune Regulation and Disease: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Applications

edited by Wenhai Shao

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: WDFY1; membrane tracking; TLR3; TLR4; autophagy; ubiquitination; lupus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

The Role of Nanoparticles in Tumor Treatment

edited by

Carla Vitorino

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10174 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; cancer therapy; nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Pulmonary Fibrosis: From Molecular Mechanism to Therapeutic Targets

edited by Santosh Yadav, Muralidharan Anbalagan and Renat Shaykhiev

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; DNA damage response; senescence; immune checkpoint inhibitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Plant Molecular Stress Physiology—Elucidation of Plant Responses and Defense Mechanisms Against Stress

edited by

Hakim Manghwar

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 772 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress responses; biotic and abiotic stresses; molecular mechanisms of plant stress; plant defense mechanisms; stress tolerance in plants; signaling pathways in plant stress; gene-expression changes under stress; genomic tools for plant stress research; biotechnological approaches for stress-tolerant plants; adaptation strategies of plants to stress; physiological changes in plants under stress; crop resilience to stress; horticultural plant stress physiology; stress-related signaling molecules in plants; practical agricultural applications of stress research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Molecular Genetics and Molecular Breeding in Plants: Advances, Applications, and Future Directions

edited by Yurong Xie and Hongbin Wei

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 633 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular genetics; molecular breeding; genome editing (CRISPR); omics technologies; stress resilience; trait discovery; genomic selection; sustainable agriculture; crop improvement; artificial intelligence in breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics)

Design, Synthesis, and Therapeutic Applications of Heterocycles for Major and Neglected Diseases

edited by

Balraj Gopula

Tamal Kanti Das

and Arun Raja

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocyclic compounds; medicinal chemistry; drug design; synthetic methodology; structure– activity relationship (SAR); major diseases; neglected tropical diseases; pharmacology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Spotlight on Hot Cancer Biological Biomarkers

edited by

Dania Cioni

and

Salvatore Claudio Fanni

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8409 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer biomarkers; precision medicine; liquid biopsy; imaging biomarkers; translational oncology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biomarkers)

Mechanisms of Kidney Injury and Treatment Modalities

edited by Utpal Sen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6892 | Submission Open

Keywords: acute and chronic kidney injury; autophagy and mitophagy; bioenergetics; mitochondrial damage; and biogenesis; current therapeutic modalities and future strategies; epigenetic DNA methylation; histone modification; and non-coding RNAs and miRNAs; gaseous molecules and signaling pathways; gender differences; aging; and kidney dysfunction; glomerulosclerosis and renovascular remodelling following injury; gut– kidney axis and health; hypertensive; diabetic; and IgA nephropathy; inflammatory vs. reparatory macrophages and renal repair; ischemia and reperfusion injury; matrix protein; metalloproteinases; and their inhibitors; necrosis; necroptosis; apoptosis; pyroptosis; and ferroptosis; renal repair and regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

New Insights into Protein Aggregation in Condensed and Amyloid States

edited by

Eva Žerovnik

and

Veronika Stoka

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3883 | Submission Open

Keywords: proteinopathies; protein aggregation; physico-chemical and biological properties of amyloid fibrils and protein condensates; signal and light transduction; interaction with lipid membranes; aggregating protein interactomes; bioinformatics and machine learning; molecular dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomacromolecules: Proteins, Nucleic Acids and Carbohydrates)

Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics of Lung Disease

edited by

Toshimitsu Yamaoka

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3311 | Submission Open

Keywords: pulmonary diseases; diagnostics; therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

The Biomarkers in Renal Diseases

edited by

Rosemary Wangensteen

and María Carmen Ruiz Fuentes

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3186 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; acute kidney injury; chronic kidney disease; microvesicles; exosomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biomarkers)

Advances in Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry: From Molecular to Pre-Clinical Insights

edited by

Hilal Zaid

Zipora Tietel

and

Akhilesh K. Tamrakar

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2870 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; drug discovery; phytopharmacology; medicinal plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural and Bio-derived Molecules)

New Insights into Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes in Human Health and Disease

edited by

Lubos Danisovic

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2694 | Submission Open

Keywords: stem cells; exosomes; regenerative medicine; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Biochemistry)

Impact of Exercise Physiology and Diet on Adipokines in Health and Diseases

edited by Aurora Daniele and

Ersilia Nigro

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2499 | Submission Open

Keywords: adipose tissue; adiponectin; adiponectin receptors; physical exercise; exercise; health; disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Factors)

Molecular Basis and Novel Treatment of Epilepsy

edited by

Fang Zheng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2423 | Submission Open

Keywords: epilepsy; genetic basis; epileptogenesis; antiseizure drugs; novel treatment; translational research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Bionanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization, Toxicity and Biomedical Applications, 3rd Edition

edited by

Simona Clichici

and

Adriana Gabriela Filip

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2163 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; nano-alloys; graphene; nanotubes; hybrid nanomaterials; green synthesis; cytotoxicity; systemic toxicity; modulation of the biological impact; nanomaterials as diagnostic and therapeutic platforms; potential applications in medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bio-Engineered Materials)

Mitochondria as a Target for Tissue Repair and Regeneration

edited by

Igor A. Prudovsky

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1500 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitochondria; trauma; tissue repair; regeneration; inflammation; mitochondrial DAMPs; mitochondrial biogenesis; mitophagy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Lipid Signaling in Human Disease

edited by Berit Johansen and Felicity Ashcroft

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1246 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid signaling pathways; membrane-derived lipid signaling molecules; inflammation mechanisms; cellular disease mechanisms; phospholipids; phospholipases; glycerophospholipids; sphingolipids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipids)

Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of New Anticancer Substances and Radiopharmaceuticals

edited by

Monika Pitucha

and

Marta Rusek

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1114 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; anticancer activity; radiopharamceuticals; organic compounds; medicinal chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Soft Matter and Self-Assembly: From Biomaterials to Nanomaterials

edited by Caterina Ricci and

Maria Grazia Ortore

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft matter; self-assembly; biomaterials; nanomaterials; bioinspired materials; drug delivery; responsive materials; tissue engineering; nanotechnology; molecular organization

Unraveling the Mysteries of Muscle: Advances in Myogenesis, Physiology, and Wasting Disorders

edited by

Wan Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: muscle biology; molecular mechanism; myogenesis; muscle physiology; muscle wasting; sarcopenia; cachexia; muscle-related pathologies

Bacterial Molecular Biology: Stress Responses and Adaptation

edited by Alba Blesa, Lucía García Pastor and Mercedes Sánchez-Costa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial stress response; adaptation; antimicrobial resistance; virulence; microbial persistence; extremophiles; environmental signalling; phenotypic plasticity; HGT; regulation networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Exercise Immunology: Molecular Mechanisms and Health Applications

edited by

Dorota Kostrzewa-Nowak

Robert Nowak

, Michał Sławiński and

Patrizia Proia

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-effort immune response; lifestyle-associated molecular patterns; damage-associated molecular patterns; immune cell; cell signaling; cell death; growth factor; chemokines; cytokines; transcription factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Recent Advances in Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases: 3rd Edition

edited by

Adriana Georgescu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; dyslipidemia; diabetes; obesity; inflammation; oxidative stress; biomarkers; microRNA; extracellular vesicles; cardiopulmonary disease

Role of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells and Their Extracellular Vesicles in the Regenerative Medicine of Musculoskeletal System

edited by

Dimitrios Kouroupis

and

Enrico Ragni

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: mesenchymal stem/stromal cells; extracellular vesicles ; musculoskeletal regeneration ; immunomodulation ; anabolism ; cell therapy ; cell-free therapy ; secretome

Non-Invasive Biomarker Screening in Cancer

edited by

Iqbal Mahmud

and F. G. Pinto

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-invasive biomarkers; cancer screening; metabolomics; lipidomics; proteomics; liquid biopsy; early detection; multiomics; precision oncology; diagnostic technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biomarkers)

Novel Biomarkers in Breast Cancer: Leveraging Multi-Omics and AI for Discovery and Validation

edited by Konstantinos Venetis,

Nicola Fusco

and Marianna D'Ercole

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer; biomarkers; liquid biopsy; multi-omics; digital pathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biomarkers)

Molecular and Physiological Regulation of Biomechanical Signalling

edited by

Lars Kaestner

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics; molecular signalling; mechanosensitive ion channels; Piezo1& 2; microfluidics

Forces Driving Macromolecular Recognition: Role in Drug Design and Discovery

edited by David P. Remeta and

Conceição A. Minetti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: macromolecular recognition; drug design and discovery; biomolecular structure and dynamics; computational modeling; ligand– receptor binding energetics; drug-target interactions; thermodynamic forces; protein-ligand binding; drug discovery and optimization; protein-nucleic acid interactions; intrinsically disordered proteins; protein aggregation and disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Novel Insights into Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in Cancer

edited by

Shuya Yano

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: EMT; epithelial– mesenchymal plasticity; hybrid E/M states; single-cell; spatial transcriptomics/proteomics; multiplex IHC/IF; RNA in situ; CTCs; ctDNA; radiomics; computational pathology; immune evasion; therapy resistance; metastasis; biomarkers; reporting standards; reproducibility; clinical translation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Endocrine, Immune and Molecular Biomarkers in Pain and Psychosomatic Disorders: Bridging Mechanisms and Medical Application

edited by