The Effects of Stress on Cells and Organisms
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 October 2026 | Viewed by 116
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Interests: transposable elements; epigenetics; chromosome organization; genome evolution
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Interests: genetics; evolutionary biology; drosophila; transposons
Interests: proline metabolism; abiotic stress tolerance; developmental biology; plant biotechnology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Stress can be defined as a nonspecific biological response to excessive changes, whether they are biotic or abiotic. It can affect simple unicellular entities or complex multicellular organisms, populations of a single species, and entire ecosystems. The factors that induce stress, known as stressors, are diverse, and the responses to them can be genetic, physiological, psychological, or social in nature. When these responses are effective, adaptation occurs allowing the organism to return to homeostasis; otherwise, the individual may perish or the population may become extinct. The only other alternative is the colonization of new territories. Depending on the nature of the response, adaptation can yield both positive and negative outcomes. For instance, cellular stress can lead to negative effects such as cancer. However, from an evolutionary perspective, adaptation can drive the emergence of new species, the creation of new ecological niches, and an overall increase in biodiversity.
Researchers currently studying the causes and effects of stress at any level, from cellular to ecosystem-wide, are invited to contribute to this Special Issue. Our goal is to develop a comprehensive understanding of biological stress that will enhance our knowledge of the evolutionary history of living organisms and help us tackle future challenges, including disease, even in the context of global change.
Dr. Laura Fanti
Dr. Maria Giuseppina Bozzetti
Dr. Maurizio Trovato
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- stress
- biological stress
- stress response
- TEs activity following stress
- heat-shock proteins
- epigenetic control of the stress
- stress granules
- alteration of metabolism following stress
- stress adaptation
- stress-related diseases
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