New Insights into Cytoskeleton

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Dear Colleagues,

The cytoskeleton consists of microtubules, microfilaments, and intermediate filaments. In prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells (plants and animals), the cytoskeleton supports cell and organelle structure, facilitates cell movement, phagocytosis, cell adhesion, cell division, and chromosome separation, and transmits environmental signals to the cell. It regulates organellar fission and fusion, vesicular trafficking, and receptor recycling. In immune cells, the cytoskeleton regulates cell–cell interactions and immune response. The cytoskeleton and its molecular motors regulate the localization of coding and noncoding RNAs and proteins to specific destinations. The nuclear cytoskeleton supports nucleus morphology and shape and controls chromatin compaction, transcription, double-strand break mobility, and repair. Viruses and bacteria hijack the cytoskeleton for propagation, movement within the cell, and spreading between cells. For this Topic, we invite reviews and original papers detailing research on the cytoskeleton in animal and plant cells.

Prof. Dr. Malgorzata Kloc
Dr. Jacek Z. Kubiak
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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Biophysica biophysica	1.4	2.3	2021	16.1 Days	CHF 1000	Submit
Current Issues in Molecular Biology cimb	3.0	3.7	1999	15.8 Days	CHF 2200	Submit
Biology biology	3.5	7.4	2012	16.4 Days	CHF 2700	Submit
Membranes membranes	3.6	7.9	2011	14.9 Days	CHF 2200	Submit
International Journal of Molecular Sciences ijms	4.9	9.0	2000	16.8 Days	CHF 2900	Submit

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