RNA Biology and Diseases
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "RNA".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editor
2. Sheba Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Derech Sheba 2, Ramat Gan, Israel
Interests: mRNA modifications; m6A; m1A; Nm; multi-omics; NGS; direct RNA sequencing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advances in RNA biology have changed our perception of RNA beyond its classical role as merely a messenger between DNA and proteins. In recent decades, the collection of RNA species has expanded, and we have identified new mRNA modifications and uncovered a new layer of gene expression. It is now clear that RNA regulates gene expression during cell differentiation, embryonic development, and normal growth. Tipping the fine regulation of gene expression by RNA is implicated in developmental impairment and disease states. Moreover, technological advancements further expand our knowledge, and it has also allowed us to harness RNA for new therapeutic avenues, opening new horizons in treatments of rare diseases, the rapid development of immunizations and tailored cancer therapy.
This Special Issue of Genes titled ‘RNA Biology and Diseases’ will bring together cutting-edge comprehensive research on new roles of RNA in cellular processes, as well as reviews that will present new perspectives in the field. This Issue will illuminate the multifaceted roles of RNAs in both health and disease. We aim to stage new findings and points of view in the field that will underscore the promise of RNA biology not only in unraveling disease mechanisms but also in paving the way for innovative treatments.
Dr. Sharon Moshitch-Moshkovitz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mechanisms of RNA processing
- RNA modification and epitranscriptomics
- regulatory RNAs
- RNA-based therapy (ASOs, targeted modifications)
- RNA–protein interactions
- non-coding RNAs and diseases
- post-translational modifications in shaping the epitranscriptome
- RNA structures and restructuring mechanisms
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