Current Insights into Nucleic Acids
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2025 | Viewed by 1575
Special Issue Editor
2. Medical Research Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Interests: immune properties of DNA; immunochemical properties of anti-DNA antibodies; the properties of antinuclear antibodies; the role of DNA in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus; the role of microparticles as a source of extracellular DNA; immune properties of HMGB1
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nucleic acids are a diverse group of macromolecules that are essential for all life. While the basic principles of heredity and differentiated cell function have long been established, recent studies have revealed exciting insights into the various roles of DNA and RNA, both intracellular and extracellular, in biology, genomic structure, regulatory RNA, and the immune activities of nucleic acids. This Special Issue of IJMS will focus on the structural and functional roles of DNA and RNA, including advances in delineating higher-order interactions in gene function. The role of different enzymes in DNA metabolism will also be considered. Genetic studies are of interest if they illustrate important aspects of genomic structure or regulation. Papers for this Special Issue can encompass studies of both eukaryotic and prokaryotic systems as well as viruses and other infecting organisms. This Special Issue will also consider papers on methodologies including novel approaches for gene sequencing and structural analysis.
Prof. Dr. David Stephen Pisetsky
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nucleic acids
- DNA
- RNA
- genome
- gene function
- gene regulation
- gene structure
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