Cellular Memory in Response to Environmental Conditions
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025
Special Issue Editor
Interests: reproductive biology; assisted reproductive technology; reprogramming; preimplantation development; epigenetics; developmental potential; DOHaD; organelle; biotechnology
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Dear colleagues,
In nature, living organisms possess the plasticity to alter their developmental trajectory in response to environmental conditions for survival. Among various environmental factors, nutritional status is one of the most impactful, as exemplified by the concept of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) in mammals. Increasing evidence has shown that such alterations can be transmitted to the next generation through germ cells, suggesting that single cells can retain a 'memory' of environmental experiences. However, our understanding of how cells ‘remember’ their environment, often by reprogramming their metabolism even after the environmental stimulus has ceased, remains limited.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to advancing the understanding of the underlying mechanisms, helping to pave the way for discoveries in this exciting field.
This Special Issue aims to uncover new molecular mechanisms underlying cellular memory in response to environmental conditions in mammals. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following topics explored through either in vivo or in vitro studies:
- Advances in understanding cellular memory, including that of germ cells, in response to environmental conditions.
- Advances in understanding the relationship between cellular and organ (or tissue) memory in response to environmental conditions.
- Advances in understanding the relationship between cellular memory and disease in response to environmental conditions.
- Advances in understanding the robustness or resilience of cellular memory in response to environmental conditions.
- Sex-specific differences in cellular memory in response to environmental cues.
Prof. Dr. Satoshi Kishigami
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cellular memory
- cellular environment
- embryonic development
- epigenetics
- transgenerational inheritance
- mammals
- DOHaD
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