Mechanisms Underlying Cell Growth and Development
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 552
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cell differentiation; cell division; centrosome; centriole; cilia; flagella; cytoskeleton; mitosis; cell cycle
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Dear Colleagues,
All living cells undergo growth and reproduction during specific periods of their life cycle. Following differentiation, these processes often cease; however, to maintain cellular function, cells continuously renew their organelles. These processes are governed by the activation or inhibition of hundreds to thousands of genes and the intricate interactions among numerous cellular proteins. Despite the shared genetic background across each cell of an organism, the structures and developmental fates of cells are so different that, without knowledge of their common origin, it would be possible to assume that they were genetically diverse. The pathways behind cell differentiation are influenced by various factors, primarily, the specific cellular microenvironment and the presence of certain signaling molecules that act upon a cell.
This Special Issue of the journal Cells will present a collection of articles focusing on the mechanisms underlying cell development, growth, and differentiation. Contributions will explore how molecular rearrangements alter cell structure and drive morphological transformations, providing new insights into the complex processes that shape cellular identity and function.
Dr. Rustem E. Uzbekov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cell growth
- cell development
- cell differentiation
- cell cycle
- mitosis
- meiosis
- molecular rearrangements
- chromosomes
- gene expression
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