Announcements

Mitochondria play an increasingly central role in the context of cellular physiology. These organelles possess their own DNA (mtDNA), which is functionally coordinated with the nuclear genome as well as being involved in multiple metabolic functions to power life, and emerge as crucial cell components in a variety of diseases. We would like to take this opportunity to extend our appreciation to all the researchers who have contributed to mitochondria research.

The list of relevant papers can be seen below:

“Mitochondrial Dynamics, ROS, and Cell Signaling: A Blended Overview”
by Brillo, V.; Chieregato, L.; Leanza, L.; Muccioli, S. and Costa, R.
Life 2021, 11(4), 332; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11040332
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/4/332

“The Multifaceted Regulation of Mitochondria in Ferroptosis”
by Wu, H.; Wang, F.; Ta, N.; Zhang, T. and Gao, W.
Life 2021, 11(3), 222; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11030222
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/3/222

“Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) Cycle Intermediates: Regulators of Immune Responses”
by Choi, I.; Son, H. and Baek, J.-H.
Life 2021, 11(1), 69; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11010069
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/1/69

“Molecular and Supramolecular Structure of the Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation System: Implications for Pathology”
by Nesci, S.; Trombetti, F.; Pagliarani, A.; Ventrella, V.; Algieri, C.; Tioli, G. and Lenaz, G.
Life 2021, 11(3), 242; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11030242
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/3/242

“Role of Mitochondria in Viral Infections”
by Elesela, S. and Lukacs, N. W.
Life 2021, 11(3), 232; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11030232
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/3/232

“Dependence of Leydig Cell’s Mitochondrial Physiology on Luteinizing Hormone Signaling”
by Medar, M. L. J.; Marinkovic, D. Z.; Kojic, Z.; Becin, A. P.; Starovlah, I. M.; Kravic-Stevovic, T.; Andric, S. A. and Kostic, T. S.
Life 2021, 11(1), 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11010019
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/1/19

“Mitochondrial Functionality in Inflammatory Pathology-Modulatory Role of Physical Activity”
by Casuso, R. A. and Huertas, J. R.
Life 2021, 11(1), 61; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11010061
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/1/61

“PINK1: A Bridge between Mitochondria and Parkinson’s Disease”
by Gonçalves, F. B. and Morais, V. A.
Life 2021, 11(5), 371; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11050371
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/5/371

“Mitochondrial Kinases and the Role of Mitochondrial Protein Phosphorylation in Health and Disease”
by Kotrasová, V.; Keresztesová, B.; Ondrovičová, G.; Bauer, J. A.; Havalová, H.; Pevala, V.; Kutejová, E. and Kunová, N.
Life 2021, 11(2), 82; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11020082
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/2/82

Fungi are among the most successful eukaryotes on Earth. They can shift across different growth forms according to the variation of physic or chemical conditions, adapting and exploiting virtually all environments, including extremes normally precluded among most life forms. Due to their tremendous metabolic possibilities, they may also adopt different lifestyles, acting as saprotrophs, symbionts, or parasites.

We would like to take this opportunity to extend our appreciation to all the researchers who have contributed to fungus research. In particular, we would like to highlight multiple research projects in this field, covering spanning biodiversity, community composition and interactions, fungal evolution, pathogenicity, ecology, biotechnology, and beyond.

The list of relevant papers can be seen below:

1. “A New Record for Microbial Perchlorate Tolerance: Fungal Growth in NaClO₄ Brines and its Implications for Putative Life on Mars”
by Heinz, J.; Krahn, T.; Schulze-Makuch, D.
Life 2020, 10(5), 53; https://doi.org/10.3390/life10050053
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/5/53

2. “Endolithic Fungal Species Markers for Harshest Conditions in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica”
by Coleine, C.; Pombubpa, N.; Zucconi, L.; Onofri, S.; Stajich, J. E.; Selbmann, L.
Life 2020, 10(2), 13; https://doi.org/10.3390/life10020013
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/2/13

3. “The Mycobiota of the Deep Sea: What Omics Can Offer”
by Vargas-Gastélum, L.; Riquelme, M.
Life 2020, 10(11), 292; https://doi.org/10.3390/life10110292
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/11/292

4. “Iron Ion Particle Radiation Resistance of Dried Colonies of Cryomyces antarcticus Embedded in Martian Regolith Analogues”
by Aureli, L.; Pacelli, C.; Cassaro, A.; Fujimori, A.; Moeller, R.; Onofri, S.
Life 2020, 10(12), 306; https://doi.org/10.3390/life10120306
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/12/306

5. “An Overview of Genomics, Phylogenomics and Proteomics Approaches in Ascomycota”
by Muggia, L.; Ametrano, C. G.; Sterflinger, K.; Tesei, D.
Life 2020, 10(12), 356; https://doi.org/10.3390/life10120356
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/12/356

6. “Shed Light in the DaRk LineagES of the Fungal Tree of Life—STRES”
by Selbmann, L.; Benkő, Z.; Coleine, C.; de Hoog, S.; Donati, C.; Druzhinina, I.; Emri, T.; Ettinger, C. L.; Gladfelter, A. S.; Gorbushina, A. A.; et.al.
Life 2020, 10(12), 362; https://doi.org/10.3390/life10120362
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/12/362

7. “A Taxonomic Appraisal of Bambusicolous Fungi in Occultibambusaceae (Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes) with New Collections from Yunnan Province, China”
by Jiang, H.-B.; Phookamsak, R.; Hyde, K. D.; Mortimer, P. E.; Xu, J.-C.; Kakumyan, P.; Karunarathna, S. C.; Kumla, J.
Life 2021, 11(9), 932; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11090932
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/9/932

8. “Analysis of Soil Fungal and Bacterial Communities in Tianchi Volcano Crater, Northeast China”
by Wang, X.; Pecoraro, L.
Life 2021, 11(4), 280; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11040280
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/4/280

9. “Frenemies: Interactions between Rhizospheric Bacteria and Fungi from Metalliferous Soils”
by Rosatto, S.; Cecchi, G.; Roccotiello, E.; Di Piazza, S.; Di Cesare, A.; Mariotti, M. G.; Vezzulli, L.; Zotti, M.
Life 2021, 11(4), 273; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11040273
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/4/273

10. “Proteomic Insight into the Symbiotic Relationship of Pinus massoniana Lamb and Suillus luteus towards Developing Al-Stress Resistance”
by Liu, H.; Chen, H.; Ding, G.; Li, K.; Wang, Y.
Life 2021, 11(2), 177; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11020177
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/2/177

Since the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 infection in China at the end of 2019, more than 456 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including more than 6 million deaths, have been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition to infection control and prevention intervention to contain COVID-19, scientists have worked hard to develop effective treatments against SARS-CoV-2, and many studies have investigated the clinical efficacy and safety of anti-COVID-19 treatment. However, the findings of these studies have not been consistent. Moreover, the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants has complicated the condition. We still urgently need updated evidence of the appropriate management of COVID-19.

We would like to take this opportunity to extend our appreciation to all the researchers who have contributed to the fight against this disease. In particular, we would like to highlight multiple research projects in this field, covering pathogenesis, clinical manifestation, early detection, new therapeutic strategies, and the pandemic's prevalence and incidence. The list of relevant papers can be seen below:

“A Focus on the Potential Antiviral Strategies in Early Phase Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19): A Narrative Review”
by Caterina Monari et al.
Life 2020, 10(8), 146; https://doi.org/10.3390/life10080146
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/8/146

“Post-COVID-19 Condition: Where Are We Now?”
by Paula Boaventura et al.
Life 2022, 12(4), 517; https://doi.org/10.3390/life12040517
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/4/517

“Long COVID in Children and Adolescents”
by Valentina Fainardi et al.
Life 2022, 12(2), 285; https://doi.org/10.3390/life12020285
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/2/285

“Pulmonary Complications after COVID-19”
by Petr Jakubec et al.
Life 2022, 12(3), 357; https://doi.org/10.3390/life12030357
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/3/357

“Robust Neutralizing Antibody Responses 6 Months Post Vaccination with BNT162b2: A Prospective Study in 308 Healthy Individuals”
by Evangelos Terpos et al.
Life 2021, 11(10), 1077; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11101077
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/10/1077

“Evidence of Long-Lasting Humoral and Cellular Immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Even in Elderly COVID-19 Convalescents Showing a Mild to Moderate Disease Progression”
by Bastian Fischer et al.
Life 2021, 11(8), 805; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11080805
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/8/805

“Depressive and Neurocognitive Disorders in the Context of the Inflammatory Background of COVID-19”
by Eliza Dąbrowska et al.
Life 2021, 11(10), 1056; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11101056
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/10/1056

“The Effects of Persistent Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunctions on Quality of Life in Long-COVID-19 Patients”
by Luigi Angelo Vaira et al.
Life 2022, 12(2), 141; https://doi.org/10.3390/life12020141
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/2/141

“Changes in the Mean Medical Visits Due to Psychiatric Disease in Korean Children and Adolescents Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
by So Young Kim et al.
Life 2022, 12(4), 600; https://doi.org/10.3390/life12040600
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/4/600

“Self-Reported Long COVID in the General Population: Sociodemographic and Health Correlates in a Cross-National Sample”
by Tore Bonsaksen et al.
Life 2022, 12(6), 901; https://doi.org/10.3390/life12060901
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/6/901

The 2021 citation metrics have been released in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), and we’re pleased to announce the following results for MDPI journals:

For more information on Impact Factors and what it means to index academic journals, please visit our related blog posts.

* Journals given their first Impact Factor in 2022

Source: 2021 Journal Impact Factors, Journal Citation Reports ^TM (Clarivate, 2022)

The 2021 citation metrics have been officially released in Scopus!

We are pleased to announce that 182 MDPI journals are included, of which:

● 21 journals received their first CiteScore.
● 85% of journals increased their CiteScore from 2020.
● 155 journals (85%) ranked above average, in at least one category.

The following 65 MDPI journals (36%) ranked among the top 25% of journals, in at least one category:

Source: 2021 CiteScores™ (Elsevier)

In order to acknowledge our reviewers, who so generously dedicate their time to reviewing papers and demonstrate diligence, professionalism, and timeliness when reviewing manuscripts, MDPI journals regularly offer outstanding reviewer awards to scholars who participate in the peer-review process.

We are proud to recognize winners for the year 2021 in the “Biology & Life Sciences” category for their outstanding contributions among extensive competition by presenting them with an Outstanding Reviewer Award.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the winners on their achievement.

MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Biology:

• Enrico Vito Perrino, CIHEAM, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy
• Dhirendra Kumar, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, USA
• Carlos A. Viegas, Univesity of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
• Yuri Shavrukov, Flinders University, Australia
• Bipin Gaihre, Mayo Clinic, USA

Brain Sciences:

• Craig D. Workman, University of Iowa, USA
• Vivian Ciaramitaro, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA
• Yang Zhang, University of Minnesota, USA

Cells:

• Bonam Srinivasa Reddy, Université de Paris, France
• Homma Takujiro, Yamagata University, Japan
• Hwang, In Koo, Seoul National University, South Korea
• Kobeissy Firas, University of Florida, USA
• Rebelo, Sandra, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Diversity:

• Günter Gollmann, University of Vienna, Austria
• Stephan Koblmüller, University of Graz, Austria
• Emiliano Mori, Istituto di Ricerca sugli Ecosistemi Terrestri, Italy

Horticulturae:

• Joshua D. Klein, Agricultural Research Organization—The Volcani Center, Israel
• Ana Cristina S Figueiredo, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Insects:

• Carmelo Peter Bonsignore, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Italy
• Klaus H. Hoffmann, University of Bayreuth, Germany
• Ivan Milosavljević, University of California, USA

Metabolites:

• Remigiusz Bachor, University of Wrocław, Poland
• Nguyen Phuoc Long, Inje University College of Medicine, South Korea
• Chi Chen, University of Minnesota, USA

Nutrients:

• Jadwiga Hamułka, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
• Grace Campbell, University of Sydney, Australia
• Nicholas Norwitz, Harvard Medical School, USA
• Stefan Kabisch, Charité University Hospital Berlin, Germany
• Luis Rodrigo, University of Oviedo, Spain

Veterinary Sciences:

• Carlos Viegas, Univesity of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
• Arvind Sharma, The University of Queensland, Australia

MDPI’s Young Investigator Awards recognize promising junior researchers, acknowledge their contributions, and enhance communication among scientists. We are proud to present the 2021 winners in the “Biology & Life Sciences” category. The winners were selected by the journals’ editors.

We warmly congratulate the awarded young investigators for their outstanding contributions.

MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Agriculture:

• Carlos Guzmán, University of Cordoba, Spain

Animals:

• Katharina Hohlbaum, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Cells:

• Uri Ben-David, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Diversity:

• Enrico Lunghi, Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China

Foods:

• Guodong Zhang, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

Horticulturae:

• Luke Bell, Temperate Horticulture, University of Reading, UK

International Journal of Molecular Sciences:

• Alessandro D’Urso, University of Catania, Italy.
• Apostolos Zaravinos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez, University of Pennsylvania, USA
• Maria Teresa Caccamo, Messina University, Italy
• Tiziana Bonifacino, University of Genoa, Italy

Journal of Fungi:

• Federico Baltar, University of Vienna, Austria
• Rebecca Drummond, University of Birmingham, UK
• Miriam Oses-Ruiz, Public University of Navarre, Spain

Life:

• João Pedro da Silva Machado Lobo, University of Porto, Portugal
• Vincenzo Russo, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy

Metabolites:

• Gabriele Rocchetti, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Italy

Nutrients:

• Fiona Lavelle, Queen's University Belfast, UK
• Matthew Snelson, Monash University, Australia

Pathogens:

• Si Ming Man, Australian National University, Australia
• Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, University of Hong Kong, China

Plants:

• Stefania Sut, University of Padova, Italy
• Mohamed Ahmed El-Esawi, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

Vaccines:

• Nicholas M. Provine, University of Oxford, UK

Viruses:

• Nicholas S. Heaton, Duke University, USA

We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2021 Travel Awards in the “Biology & Life Sciences” category for their outstanding presentations and to present them with the prize.

MDPI journals regularly offer travel awards to encourage talented junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in specific fields, which helps to increase their influence.

The winners mentioned below were carefully selected by the journal editors based on an outline of their research and the work to be presented at an academic conference.

We would like to warmly congratulate the winners of 2021 Travel Awards and wish them the greatest success with their future research endeavors. MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

Agriculture:

• Zahra Bitarafan, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Norway
• Nikolaos Tsoulias, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Germany

Fermentation:

• Michela Verni, University of Bari, Italy
• Philipp Demling, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Horticulturae:

• Jagveer Singh, Punjab Agricultural University, India
• Ibrar Hussain, State University of Londrina, Brazil

Microorganisms:

• Francis Muchaamba, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Methods and Protocols:

• Tanja Eisemann, SBP Medical Discovery Institute, USA

Nutrients:

• Mrinalini Dey, National Institute for Health Research, UK
• Ben Kirk, University of Melbourne, Australia
• Kirrilly Pursey, University of Newcastle, Australia
• Dieuwertje Kok, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
• Hanna Huber, University of Bonn, Germany
• Marlene Lages, University of Porto, Portugal
• Zohra S. Lassi, University of Adelaide, Australia
• Rik Olde Engberink, Amsterdam University Medicial Center, the Netherlands
• Sarah Warkentin, University of Porto (ISPUP), Portugal
• Álvaro Hernáez, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
• Leila Abdelhamid, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, USA
• Maria Michela Cesare, University of Siena, Italy
• Kaisa Hiippala, University of Helsinki, Finland

Pathogens:

• Vanessa Silva, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal
• Hejun Liu, Scripps Research Institute, USA
• Tomokazu Tamura, Princeton University, USA

Toxins:

• Cecilie Knudsen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
• Laura Biessy, Cawthron Institute, New Zealand
• Marcelo Mendes Rabelo, University of Florida, USA

Vaccines:

• Hee Chun Chung, Seoul National University, South Korea
• Alejandro Marin Lopez, Yale University, USA

The purpose of our Best Paper Awards is to promote and recognize the most impactful contributions published within MDPI journals.

The editors of each journal carefully selected reviews and research papers through a rigorous judging process based on criteria such as the scientific merit, overall impact, and the quality of presentation of the papers published in the journal last year.

We are honored to present the winners in the subject areas of “Biology & Life Sciences”, who were selected amongst extensive competition, and congratulate the authors for their outstanding scientific publications.

MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Animals:

• “Effects of Dietary Betaine on Growth Performance, Digestive Function, Carcass Traitsand Meat Quality in Indigenous Yellow-Feathered Broilers under Long-Term Heat Stress”

by Wenchao Liu, Yilin Yuan, Chenyu Sun, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian, Zhihui Zhao and Lilong An

Animals 2019, 9(8), 506, doi 10.3390/ani9080506

• “The Ethics of Human–Animal Relationships and Public Discourse: A Case Study of Lions Bred for Their Bones”

by Peter Coals, Dawn Burnham, Andrew Loveridge, David W. Macdonald, Michael ’t Sas-Rolfes, Vivienne L. Williams and John A. Vucetich

Animals 2019, 9(2), 52; doi 10.3390/ani9020052

• “The Potential Role of Insects as Feed: A Multi-Perspective Review”

by Giovanni Sogari, Mario Amato, Ilaria Biasato, Silvana Chiesa and Laura Gasco

Animals 2019, 9(4), 119; doi 10.3390/ani9040119

Antibodies:

• “Antibody Structure and Function: The Basis for Engineering Therapeutics”

by Mark L. Chiu; Dennis R. Goulet; Alexey Teplyakov and Gary L. Gilliland

Antibodies 2019, 8(4), 55; doi 10.3390/antib8040055

Antioxidants:

• “Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Flavanones from Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (licorice) Leaf Phytocomplexes: Identification of Licoflavanone as a Modulator of NF-kB/MAPK Pathway”

by Luca Frattaruolo, Gabriele Carullo, Matteo Brindisi, Sarah Mazzotta, Luca Bellissimo, Vittoria Rago, Rosita Curcio, Vincenza Dolce, Francesca Aiello and Anna Rita Cappello

Antioxidants 2019, 8(6), 186; doi 10.3390/antiox8060186

• “LC-ESI-QTOF/MS Characterisation of Phenolic Acids and Flavonoids in Polyphenol-Rich Fruits and Vegetables and Their Potential Antioxidant Activities”

by Chunhe Gu, Kate Howell, Frank R. Dunshea and Hafiz A. R. Suleria

Antioxidants 2019, 8(9), 405; doi 10.3390/antiox8090405

• “Nutritional Value, Chemical Composition and Cytotoxic Properties of Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) in Relation to Harvesting Stage and Plant Part”

by Spyridon A. Petropoulos, Ângela Fernandes, Maria Inês Dias, Ioannis B. Vasilakoglou, Konstantinos Petrotos, Lillian Barros and Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira

Antioxidants 2019, 8(8), 293; doi 10.3390/antiox8080293

• “A Comprehensive Review on Lipid Oxidation in Meat and Meat Products”

by Rubén Domínguez, Mirian Pateiro, Mohammed Gagaoua, Francisco J. Barba, Wangang Zhang and José M. Lorenzo

Antioxidants 2019, 8(10), 429; doi 10.3390/antiox8100429

Biology:

• “The Mammalian Circadian Timing System and the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus as Its Pacemaker”

by Michael H. Hastings, Elizabeth S. Maywood and Marco Brancaccio

Biology 2019, 8(1), 13; doi 10.3390/biology8010013

• “Combined Effects of Acute Temperature Change and Elevated pCO₂ on the Metabolic Rates and Hypoxia Tolerances of Clearnose Skate (Rostaraja eglanteria), Summer Flounder (Paralichthys dentatus), and Thorny Skate (Amblyraja radiata)”

by Gail D. Schwieterman, Daniel P. Crear, Brooke N. Anderson, Danielle R. Lavoie, James A. Sulikowski, Peter G. Bushnell and Richard W. Brill

Biology 2019, 8(3), 56; doi 10.3390/biology8030056

Biomolecules:

• “Flagella-Driven Motility of Bacteria”

by Shuichi Nakamura and Tohru Minamino

Biomolecules 2019, 9(7), 279; doi 10.3390/biom9070279

• “Systematic FTIR Spectroscopy Study of the Secondary Structure Changes in Human Serum Albumin under Various Denaturation Conditions”

by Dmitrii Usoltsev, Vera Sitnikovaandrey Kajava and Mayya Uspenskaya

Biomolecules 2019, 9(8), 359; doi 10.3390/biom9080359

• “Quantification of Fecal Short Chain Fatty Acids by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry—Investigation of Pre-Analytic Stability”

by Gerhard Liebisch, Josef Ecker, Sebastian Roth, Sabine Schweizer, Veronika Öttl, Hans-Frieder Schött, Hongsup Yoon, Dirk Haller, Ernst Holler, Ralph Burkhardt and Silke Matysik

Biomolecules 2019, 9(4), 121; doi 10.3390/biom9040121

• “Cytotoxicity of Dendrimers”

by Anna Janaszewska, Joanna Lazniewska, Przemysław Trzepiński, Monika Marcinkowska and Barbara Klajnert-Maculewicz

Biomolecules 2019, 9(8), 330; doi 10.3390/biom9080330

Cells:

• “Combined Inhibition of TGF-β Signaling and the PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Is Differentially Effective in Tumor Models”

by Heng Sheng Sow, Jiang Ren, Marcel Camps, Ferry Ossendorp and Peter ten Dijke

Cells 2019, 8(4), 320; doi 10.3390/cells8040320

• “Exosome Treatment Enhances Anti-Inflammatory M2 Macrophages and Reduces Inflammation-Induced Pyroptosis in Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy”

by Dinender K. Singla, Taylor A. Johnson and Zahra Tavakoli Dargani

Cells 2019, 8(10), 1224; doi 10.3390/cells8101224

• “Overview of Extracellular Vesicles, Their Origin, Composition, Purpose, and Methods for Exosome Isolation and Analysis”

by Laura M. Doyle and Michael Zhuo Wang

Cells 2019, 8(7), 727; doi 10.3390/cells8070727

• “Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine”

by Yu Han, Xuezhou Li, Yanbo Zhang, Yuping Han, Fei Chang and Jianxun Ding

Cells 2019, 8(8), 886; doi 10.3390/cells8080886

Genes:

• “A High-Quality De novo Genome Assembly from a Single Mosquito Using PacBio Sequencing”

by Sarah B. Kingan, Haynes Heaton, Juliana Cudini, Christine C. Lambert, Primo Baybayan, Brendan D. Galvin, Richard Durbin, Jonas Korlach and Mara K. N. Lawniczak

Genes 2019, 10(1), 62; doi 10.3390/genes10010062

• “Eukaryotic 5-methylcytosine (m⁵C) RNA Methyltransferases: Mechanisms, Cellular Functions, and Links to Disease”

by Katherine E Bohnsack, Claudia Höbartner and Markus T Bohnsack

Genes 2019, 10(2), 102; doi 10.3390/genes10020102

• “Tree Lab: Portable Genomics for Early Detection of Plant Viruses and Pests in Sub-Saharan Africa”

by Laura M. Boykin, Peter Sseruwagi, Titus Alicai, Elijah Ateka, Ibrahim Umar Mohammed, Jo-Ann L. Stanton, Charles Kayuki, Deogratius Mark, Tarcisius Fute, Joel Erasto, Hilda Bachwenkizi, Brenda Muga, Naomi Mumo, Jenniffer Mwangi, Phillip Abidrabo, Geoffrey Okao-Okuja, Geresemu Omuut, Jacinta Akol, Hellen B. Apio, Francis Osingada, Monica A. Kehoe, David Eccles, Anders Savill, Stephen Lamb, Tonny Kinene, Christopher B. Rawle, Abishek Muralidhar, Kirsty Mayall, Fred Tairo and Joseph Ndunguru

Genes 2019, 10(9), 632; doi 10.3390/genes10090632

• “Transcription Factors Associated with Abiotic and Biotic Stress Tolerance and Their Potential for Crops Improvement”

by Elamin Hafiz Baillo, Roy Njoroge Kimotho, Zhengbin Zhang and Ping Xu

Genes 2019, 10(10), 771; doi 10.3390/genes10100771

Horticulturae:

• “Recent Advances in Hormonal Regulation and Cross-Talk during Non-Climacteric Fruit Development and Ripening”

by Lida Fuentes, Carlos R. Figueroa and Monika Valdenegro

Horticulturae 2019, 5(2), 45; doi 10.3390/horticulturae5020045

• “Evaluation of Two Wild Populations of Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.) as a Potential Leafy Vegetable”

by Marta Guarise, Gigliola Borgonovo, Angela Bassoli and Antonio Ferrante

Horticulturae 2019, 5(1), 13; doi 10.3390/horticulturae5010013

Insects:

• “Olfactory Preference of Drosophila suzukii Shifts between Fruit and Fermentation Cues over the Season: Effects of Physiological Status”

by Rik Clymans, Vincent Van Kerckvoorde, Eva Bangels, Wannes Akkermans, Ammar Alhmedi, Patrick De Clercq, Tim Beliën and Dany bylemans

Insects 2019, 10(7), 200; doi 10.3390/insects10070200

• “Telenomus remus, a Candidate Parasitoid for the Biological Control of Spodoptera frugiperda in Africa, is already Present on the Continent”

by Marc Kenis, Hannalene du Plessis, Johnnie Van den Berg, Malick Niango Ba, Georg Goergen, Koffi Eric Kwadjo, Ibrahim Baoua, Tadele Tefera, Alan Buddie, Giovanni Cafà, Lisa Offord, Ivan Rwomushana and Andrew Polaszek

Insects 2019, 10(4), 92; doi 10.3390/insects10040092

• “Symbiotic Plant Biomass Decomposition in Fungus-Growing Termites”

by Rafael R. da Costa, Haofu Hu, Hongjie Li and Michael Poulsen

Insects 2019, 10(4), 87; doi 10.3390/insects10040087

International Journal of Molecular Sciences:

• “Aging, Melatonin, and the Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Networks”

by Rüdiger Hardeland

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(5), 1223; doi 10.3390/ijms20051223

• “Causative Links between Protein Aggregation and Oxidative Stress: A Review”

by Elise Lévy, Nadine El Banna, Dorothée Baïlle, Amélie Heneman-Masurel, Sandrine Truchet, Human Rezaei, Meng-Er Huang, Vincent Béringue, Davy Martin and Laurence Vernis

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(16), 3896; doi 10.3390/ijms20163896

• “Immunobiology of Atherosclerosis: A Complex Net of Interactions”

by Beatriz Herrero-Fernandez, Raquel Gomez-Bris, Beatriz Somovilla-Crespo and Jose Maria Gonzalez-Granado

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(21), 5293; doi 10.3390/ijms20215293

• “Development of a Gut-on-a-Chip Model for High Throughput Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery”

by Claudia Beaurivage, Elena Naumovska, Yee Xiang Chang, Edo D. Elstak, Arnaud Nicolas, Heidi Wouters, Guido van Moolenbroek, Henriëtte L. Lanz, Sebastiaan J. Trietsch, Jos Joore, Paul Vulto, Richard A.J. Janssen, Kai S. Erdmann, Jan Stallen and Dorota Kurek

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(22), 5661; doi 10.3390/ijms20225661

• “Triple-Negative Breast Cancer with High Levels of Annexin A1 Expression Is Associated with Mast Cell Infiltration, Inflammationand Angiogenesis”

by Maiko Okano, Masanori Oshi, Ali Linsk Butash, Eriko Katsuta, Kazunoshin Tachibana, Katsuharu Saito, Hirokazu Okayama, Xuan Peng, Li Yan, Koji Kono, Toru Ohtake and Kazuaki Takabe

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(17), 4197; doi 10.3390/ijms20174197

• “CGRP Induces Differential Regulation of Cytokines from Satellite Glial Cells in Trigeminal Ganglia and Orofacial Nociception”

by Shaista Afroz, Rieko Arakaki, Takuma Iwasa, Masamitsu Oshima, Maki Hosoki, Miho Inoue, Otto Baba, Yoshihiro Okayama and Yoshizo Matsuka

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(3), 711; doi 10.3390/ijms20030711

Life:

• “Characterization of Resistance in Gram-Negative Urinary Isolates Using Existing and Novel Indicators of Clinical Relevance: A 10-Year Data Analysis”

by Márió Gajdács, Zoltán Bátori, Marianna Ábrók, Andrea Lázár and Katalin Burián

Life 2020, 10(2), 16; doi 10.3390/life10020016

• “Neuroprotection or Neurotoxicity of Illicit Drugs on Parkinson’s Disease”

by Carla Ferreira, Catarina Almeida, Sandra Tenreiro and Alexandre Quintas

Life 2020, 10(6), 86; doi 10.3390/life10060086

Nutrients:

• “Gut Microbiome: Profound Implications for Diet and Disease”

by Ronald D. Hills, Benjamin A. Pontefract, Hillary R. Mishcon, Cody A. Black, Steven C. Sutton and Cory R. Theberge

Nutrients 2019, 11(7), 1613; doi 10.3390/nu11071613

• “Vitamin C Can Shorten the Length of Stay in the ICU: A Meta-Analysis”

by Harri Hemilä and Elizabeth Chalker

Nutrients 2019, 11(4), 708; doi 10.3390/nu11040708

• “Early Time-Restricted Feeding Improves 24-Hour Glucose Levels and Affects Markers of the Circadian Clock, Aging, and Autophagy in Humans”

by Humaira Jamshed, Robbie A. Beyl, Deborah L. Della Manna, Eddy S. Yang, Eric Ravussin and Courtney M. Peterson

Nutrients 2019, 11(6), 1234; doi 10.3390/nu11061234

Pathogens:

• “Alteration of Gut Microbiota in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Cause or Consequence? IBD Treatment Targeting the Gut Microbiome”

by Israr Kha, Naeem Ullah, Lajia Zha, Yanrui Bai, Ashiq Khan, Tang Zhao, Tuanjie Che and Chunjiang Zhang

Pathogens 2019, 8(3), 126; doi 10.3390/pathogens8030126

• “Candida albicans Interactions with Mucosal Surfaces during Health and Disease”

by Spyridoula-Angeliki Nikou,Nessim Kichik, Rhys Brown, Nicole O. Ponde, Jemima Ho, Julian R. Naglik and Jonathan P. Richardson

Pathogens 2019, 8(2), 53; doi 10.3390/pathogens8020053

• “Bacteriophages in Natural and Artificial Environments”

by Steven Batinovic, Flavia Wassef, Sarah A. Knowler, Daniel T.F. Rice, Cassandra R. Stanton, Jayson Rose, Joseph Tucci, Tadashi Nittami, Antony Vinh, Grant R. Drummond, Christopher G. Sobey, Hiu Tat Chan, Robert J. Seviour, Steve Petrovski and Ashley E. Franks

Pathogens 2019, 8(3), 100; doi 10.3390/pathogens8030100

Plants:

• “Plant Disease Detection and Classification by Deep Learning”

by Muhammad Hammad Saleem, Johan Potgieter and Khalid Mahmood Arif 

Plants 2019, 8(11), 468; doi 10.3390/plants8110468

• “Involvement of Phenolic Acids in Short-Term Adaptation to Salinity Stress is Species-Specific among Brassicaceae”

by Ida Linić, Dunja Šamec, Jiří Grúz, Valerija Vujčić Bok, Miroslav Strnad and Branka Salopek-Sondi

Plants 2019, 8(6), 155; doi 10.3390/plants8060155

• “Isoform-Specific NO Synthesis by Arabidopsis thaliana Nitrate Reductase”

by Marie Agatha Mohn, Besarta Thaqi and Katrin Fischer-Schrader

Plants 2019, 8(3), 67; doi 10.3390/plants8030067

• “GWAS for Starch-Related Parameters in Japonica Rice (Oryza sativa L.)”

by Chiara Biselliandrea Volante, Francesca Desiderio, Alessandro Tondelli, Alberto Gianinetti, Franca Finocchiaro, Federica Taddei, Laura Gazza, Daniela Sgrulletta, Luigi Cattivelli and Giampiero Valè

Plants 2019, 8(8), 292; doi 10.3390/plants8080292

“Potential for Applying Continuous Directed Evolution to Plant Enzymes: An Exploratory Study”

Jorge D. García-García et al.

Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/life10090179

“Advances in Cereal Crop Genomics for Resilience under Climate Change”

Tinashe Zenda et al.

Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/6/502

“MicroRNAs: Potential Targets for Developing Stress-Tolerant Crops”

Saurabh Chaudhary et al.

Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/life11040289

“Effect of Chlorination on Microbiological Quality of Effluent of a Full-Scale Wastewater Treatment Plant”

Ioanna Zerva et al.

Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/life11010068

“Priming by High Temperature Stress Induces MicroRNA Regulated Heat Shock Modules Indicating Their Involvement in Thermopriming Response in Rice”

Akhilesh Kumar Kushawaha et al.

Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/4/291

“Biosensors: A Sneak Peek into Plant Cell’s Immunity”

Valentina Levak et al.

Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/life11030209

“Sorghum’s Whole-Plant Transcriptome and Proteome Responses to Drought Stress: A Review”

Rudo Ngara et al.

Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/life11070704

“Horizontal Gene Transfers in Plants”

Emilie Aubin et al.

Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/8/857

“A Label-Free Proteomic and Complementary Metabolomic Analysis of Leaves of the Resurrection Plant Xerophyta schlechteri during Dehydration”

Hawwa Gabier et al.

Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/life11111242

“Tetraedron minimum, First Reported Member of Hydrodictyaceae to Accumulate Secondary Carotenoids”

Philipp Doppler et al.