Autophagy Dysfunction in Neurodegenerative Disease
A special issue of Current Issues in Molecular Biology (ISSN 1467-3045). This special issue belongs to the section "Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration and cancer; autophagy; disease biomarkers; gene editing; omics; mitochondrial dysfunction in neurological diseases
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Interests: bioenergetics; mitochondrial disorders; omics; bioinformatics; neurosciences; in vitro disease models; biomarker discovery; biochemical pathways; diagnostic and therapeutic targets
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to contribute to the Special Issue “Autophagy Dysfunction in Neurodegenerative Diseases,” which will be published in Current Issues in Molecular Biology.
This Special Issue focuses on the disrupted mechanisms of autophagy involved in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), Huntington’s disease (HD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and Congenital Ataxias (CA). Uncovering the altered autophagic pathways underlying these disorders will advance our understanding of disease pathogenesis and progression while highlighting autophagy modulation as a promising innovative therapeutic strategy.
We welcome submissions of original research articles and review papers that provide new insights into this dynamic and rapidly evolving topic.
Dr. Federica Morani
Dr. Stefano Doccini
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- autophagy
- neurodegeneration
- neurodegenerative diseases
- autophagy dysfunction
- lysosome
- autophagosome
- mitophagy
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