Special Issue "Host Cell Organelles in Viral Infections: Friends and Foes"
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2021.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: virus-host interactions; viral immune evasion; innate immunity; intracellular organelles; peroxisomes; cellular proteostasis; RNA metabolism in viral infections
Interests: organelles; organelle interactions; peroxisomes; mitochondria; cellular metabolism; lipid metabolism
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Viruses are completely dependent on their host cells’ machinery to replicate and propagate. During infection, viruses hijack multiple host cell organelles such as the endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, peroxisomes, lipid droplets, Golgi complex and the nucleus to successfully achieve the formation of new virus particles. On the other hand, many of these host cell organelles are also exploited by the cellular immune system, becoming central players on the intricate virus-host interplay.
This Special Issue aims to create a collection of state-of-the art manuscripts related to the importance of the host cell organelles in the contexts of infection by animal or plant viruses and of the cellular antiviral response. This exciting topic will stimulate discussions on, but not limited to, host cell organelles’ manipulation by viruses, host cell organelles as platforms for antiviral signaling, viral evasion from the cellular antiviral response, virus particle attachment and entry into the host cell, viral proteins’ production and maturation, virus particle formation, apoptosis as a response to viral infections, manipulation of host cell metabolism during viral infections, etc.
Dr. Daniela Ribeiro
Dr. Markus Islinger
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
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Keywords
- virus
- host cell organelles
- antiviral signalling
- viral evasion
- virus particle formation