Intracellular Organellar Ion Channels and Molecular Physiology
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biophysics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 5290
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular physiology and biophysics; lipid-dependent gating of Kv channels; ion channels in regulated secretion; RNA-binding proteins; development of new technologies for membrane biology and cryoEM imaging
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Intracellular membranes have ion gradients across them. It is expected that ion channels and transporters play important roles in generating and/or maintaining these gradients and in using the electrochemical gradients to drive movement of signals and materials across membranes. In this Special Issue, experts will provide a detailed introduction to the ion channels of interest in each organelle and will discuss their physiological or pathophysiological functions. The intracellular membrane-enclosed organelles generally include ER, Golgi apparatus, mitochondria, lysosomes, chloroplasts, endosomes, peroxisomes, lysosome-related organelles, trafficking vesicles, secretory granules, synaptic vesicles, phagosomes, autophagosomes, vacuoles, etc. Exosomes are also considered because of their intracellular origin. The general theme is to discuss cation or anion channels discovered with relatively high certainty and crystallize the current understandings into a mechanistic basis for physiology and pathophysiology.
Prof. Elizabeth Jonas
Dr. Qiu-Xing Jiang
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 submissions that pass pre-check are 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.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Molecular Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. There is an Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal. For details about the APC please see here. Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
