Genetic and Molecular Regulations of Neuronal Activity
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Neurobiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2023) | Viewed by 13965
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to announce a new Special Issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, entitled “Genetic and Molecular Regulations of Neuronal Activity”, devoted to recent research that focuses on the association between genes or proteins and neuronal activity in neurodegenerative disorders.
This aim of this Special Issue is to provide an overview of the current status and new achievements in drug therapy for neurodegenerative diseases. Reviews are particularly welcome.
The advances in molecular biology and gene regulation knowledge have driven innovations in neuroscience. The regulation of the transcription of many genes—but also the splicing, trafficking and translation of mRNA—are involved in controlling protein levels and their ultimate localization and role. Within neurons, multiple gene regulatory mechanisms are essential to the healthy development and function of the nervous system. Genetic mutations and the regulation of gene expression may play a critical role in abberant neuronal development and occurrence of neurological disorders.
The topics include but are not limited to:
- mRNA splicing, microRNAs, epigenetic modifications and controling translation in the developing and mature nervous system;
- The molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal dysfunction;
- Neuronal dysfuncion and neurodegenerative diseases;
- The translation of neuronal dysfunction therapeutics from bench to bedside.
Prof. Dr. Marcella Reale
Dr. Nigel H. Greig
Prof. Dr. Cesar Borlongan
Prof. Dr. Anna Rosa Carta
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- neurodegeneration
- neurological disorder
- neurotherapeutics
- gene regulation
- neurogenetics
- neuroinflammation
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