RNA Chemical Biology
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "RNA".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2022) | Viewed by 36332
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Our view of RNA has dramatically changed. While it was initially believed to be a passive messenger in genetic information transfer from DNA to protein, it is currently considered an exciting and underexplored functional molecule, which plays key roles in numerous biological processes in both normal and diseased cells. RNA chemical biology has emerged as one of the most influential research areas to revolutionize our fundamental understandings of life and the development of new RNA-based and RNA-targeted molecular tools and therapeutics, exemplified by the widely used RNA-guided genome editing tools and mRNA-based vaccinations to treat SARS-CoV-2 and other viral infections.
In this Special Issue, we welcome reviews, new methods and protocols, and original research articles covering many aspects of RNA chemical biology, highlighting how chemistry can contribute and add new frontiers to the research of RNA biology. These topics include but are not limited to RNA chemistry, RNA-based molecular tools, RNA or ribonucleoside-based therapeutics, RNA chemical modifications, RNA sequencing and structures, molecular dynamic simulation, RNA targeting and cleavage strategies, etc. We look forward to your contributions.
Dr. Jia Sheng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- RNA chemical biology
- RNA synthetic biology
- RNA chemical modifications
- RNA therapeutics
- RNA processing and editing
- RNA targeting and cleavage
- RNA structure, folding, and modeling
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