Viral RNA and Its Interaction with the Host
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "General Virology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 14 March 2025 | Viewed by 182
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Interests: viruses; HIV; influenza; RNA; RNA structure; non-coding RNA; nucleic acids; evolution; next generation sequencing
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Dear Colleague,
The life cycle of a virus is critically dependent on its ability to hijack the host cell’s machinery for its own replication and propagation. Central to this process is viral RNA. Not only does this carry the genetic information necessary for the synthesis of viral proteins, but it also contains RNA structural elements and non-coding sequences that are essential for regulating replication processes and host interactions. These non-coding elements can manipulate the host's protein synthesis machinery, alter immune responses, and control the spatiotemporal dynamics of viral assembly within the host cell.
This research topic aims to expand our mechanistic knowledge of viral RNA and its interactions with the host.
Potential topics:
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
-Importance of specific viral RNA structures during viral replication;-Interactions between host or viral RNA binding proteins and viral RNA;
-Translational control by viral RNA;
-Role of RNA modifications in viral life cycles and pathogenicity;
-Immune recognition or evasion mediated by viral RNA;
-Viral RNA localization during infections
We welcome submissions of Original Research, Methods, Review, Mini-Review and Brief Research Report articles.
Dr. Redmond Smyth
Dr. Neva Caliskan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- virus life cycle
- host-virus interactions
- viral RNA
- RNA structures
- RNA binding proteins
- translational control
- RNA modifications
- immune evasion
- RNA localization
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