Host–Microbial Interactions
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 2644
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Interests: molecular virology; vaccine development; signaling transduction; biotechnology; veterinary medicine
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Interests: zoonotic viruses; virus pathogenesis; host responses; influenza viruses; coronaviruses
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Viruses are obligatory intercellular microorganisms which exploit cellular machinery for the establishment of successful infection. On the other hands, host cells exert multi-layered defense to combat viral infections. The outcome of this virus-host interaction determines the state of health and disease. This decisive interaction spans from basic to molecular level of virus life cycle inherently rooted into the host genetics, immunity, cell biology and molecular signaling. Insights into viral modulation of cellular pathways are pre-requisite for developing novel antiviral, vaccine delivery routes and innovative modulatory and therapeutic directions.
This special issue invites reviews and research articles addressing current knowledge of the virus-host interactions, and to precipitate fruitful dialogue on aspects that shape the host cellular factors and signaling pathways important for the pathobiology of virus-induced diseases.
Prof. Dr. Hung-Jen Liu
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Munir
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- virus–host interactions
- signaling pathway
- virus entry
- life cycle
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