Molecular Research in Animal Nutrition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editor
Interests: epigenetic regulation of immune responses in livestock; gut microbiota and host interaction in animal nutrition and health; early-life intestinal inflammation and metabolic programming
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advances in animal nutrition science have highlighted the crucial role of molecular mechanisms in mediating nutrient–host interactions that shape animal growth, health, and disease resistance. This Special Issue, “Molecular Research in Animal Nutrition”, will explore how nutrients, dietary components, and feed additives modulate physiological and immunological responses through epigenetic regulation, microbiome composition, and cellular signaling pathways.
We welcome original research articles and reviews focusing on the molecular and mechanistic basis behind animal nutrition, particularly in the following areas:
- Nutrient–gene interaction and epigenetic regulation (e.g., DNA methylation, histone modifications, and RNA methylation, such as m⁶A) in animal development and immune responses;
- The interplay between dietary factors and the gut microbiota in regulating host metabolism and intestinal health;
- The nutritional modulation of innate immunity and inflammatory responses through cellular signaling pathways;
- Functional feed additives and bioactive metabolites that drive molecular adaptations in livestock species;
- The integration of multi-omics approaches (e.g., transcriptomics, metabolomics, epigenomics, and the microbiome) in deciphering nutrition-related mechanisms in animals.
This Special Issue will provide a platform to showcase cutting-edge research that bridges nutrition, molecular biology, immunology, and microbiome science, contributing to precision feeding and sustainable animal production.
Dr. Jie Fu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- animal nutrition
- animal immunity
- epigenetics
- m6A methylation
- gut microbiota
- host–microbiome interaction
- metabolic reprogramming
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