Special Issues

Cells publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Extracellular Vesicles in Health and Disease 2023 submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7437 | Submission Open
Keywords: extracellular vesicles; cancer; cardiovascular diseases; neurodegenerative diseases; autoimmunity and transplantation; innate immunity and inflammation; immunoregulation; infectious diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Hypothalamic Hormonal Secretion and Metabolism
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submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4519 | Submission Open
Keywords: hypothalamus; endocrine control; energy homeostasis; hormones; signaling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Metabolism)
Forkhead-Box (Fox)O Family Transcription Factors in Cancer submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1367 | Submission Open
Keywords: forkhead-box class O transcription factors; cancer; apoptosis; tumor progression; EMT; gene transcription; drug resistance; endocrine therapy; lnRNA; PTMs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Nuclei: Function, Transport and Receptors)
Large-Scale Multi-Omic Approaches and Atlas-Based Profiling for Cellular, Molecular, and Functional Specificity, Heterogeneity, and Diversity in the Endocannabinoid System
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1068 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipidomics; proteomics; transcriptomics; cluster analysis; massive parallel screening; molecular markers; brain circuits; development; neural plasticity; synapse; appetite and feeding behavior; addiction; pain; epilepsy; neurological disorders
Role of Autophagy in Plant Cells
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submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open
Keywords: autophagy; endoplasmic reticulum; TOR; vacuoles; lysosomes; mitochondria; plastids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant, Algae and Fungi Cell Biology)
Epigenetics of Brain Function and Diseases submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurodevelopmental; neurological; neuropsychiatric; and neurodegenerative disorders; DNA methylation; chromatin remodeling; histone modifications; non-coding RNA; transcriptome; epigenome; epigenetic writers; readers and erasers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Nuclei: Function, Transport and Receptors)
Melanoma and Non-melanoma Skin Cancer: Cellular Mechanisms, Immunity and Therapeutics
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submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open
Keywords: melanoma; squamous cell carcinoma; Merkel cell carcinoma; tumorigenicity; metastasis; therapeutic targets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)
Oxidative Stress in Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases—Series 2
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submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: aging; oxidative stress; antioxidant; Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease; Lou Gehrig’ s disease; drug discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Aging)
Tooth-Related Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
edited by and Masaki Honda
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: mesenchymal stem cells; neural crest cells; bone marrow; adipose tissue; cell proliferation; cell differentiation; signal transduction; extracellular matrix; growth factors; cell culture; scaffolds; cell sheets; preservation; transplantation; bone; dentin; cartilage; tooth; tissue engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Stem Cells)
Reprogrammed Cells in Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery II
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submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9190 | Submission Open
Keywords: patient-derived cells; iPS (induced pluripotent stem cells); CRC (conditionally reprogrammed cells); organoids; air– liquid interface cultures; circulating tumor cells; human diseases; disease modeling; cancer models; drug discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell and Gene Therapy)
Molecular Mechanisms of Aging in Cardiovascular Disease
edited by Gloria Salazar
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1691 | Submission Open
Keywords: senescence; atherosclerosis; oxidative stress; inflammation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Advances in Hormonal Regulation of Calcium Homeostasis
edited by and Giulia Battafarano
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1118 | Submission Open
Keywords: calcium metabolism; vitamin D; parathyroid hormone; FGF23; pathology; translational medicine
Progress in Cancer Immunotherapies
edited by and Phuc Loi Luu
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 847 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer immunotherapy; immune checkpoint inhibitors; personalized immunotherapy; tumor microenvironment; biomarkers in immunotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)
Metabolic Regulation: Cell Growth and Proliferation—2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; metabolic regulation; lactate; tumor stroma; fibroblasts; molecular signatures; mitochondria; metabolic biomarkers; animal model; tumorigenesis; metabolomics; transcriptomics; proteomics
Role of Inflammasomes in Energy Metabolism and Glucose Homeostasis
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submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: inflammasomes; energy metaboism; metabolic syndrome; chronic inflammation; cytokine production
Recent Advances in the Field of Metastatic Melanoma
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submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6915 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular mechanism; microenvironment; immune escape; metabolism reprograming; targeted therapy; immunotherapy; organoid and 3D culture; drug development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
p53: State-of-the-Art in Revealing Cancer Targets
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: mutant TP53; alternative splicing of p53; small p53 activators; post-translational modification; p53 interaction with partner protein; apoptosis and autophagy cross-talk; tumor microenvironment; immunotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Nuclei: Function, Transport and Receptors)
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Atherosclerosis Development
edited by Wenduo Gu
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: atherosclerosis; endothelial cells; smooth muscle cells; adventitial fibroblasts; coronary artery diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cells of the Cardiovascular System)
Innate Cellular Immunity in Xenotransplantation
edited by Ping Li
submission deadline 27 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1338 | Submission Open
Keywords: innate immunity; natural killer cells; microphages; dendritic cells; neutrophils; xenotransplantation; immune rejection; immune tolerance; xenograft; genetic engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)
Kynurenic Acid: Unveiling Its Impact on the Brain’s Neurotransmission and Neurological Disorders
edited by Korrapati V. Sathyasaikumar, Sarah Beggiato and
submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: kynurenic acid; cognition; aging; neuromodulation; neurodegeneration; neurodevelopment; neuroinflammation; tryptophan catabolism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Signaling)
Signaling Regulation of Bone and Tooth Development
edited by Xiaofang Wang
submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: bone; tooth; osteogenesis; odontogenesis; enamel; dentin; cementum; amelogenesis; dentinogenesis
Advances in Scanning Probe Microscopy in Cell Biology submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 14533 | Submission Open
Autophagy in Kidney Homeostasis and Disease
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13644 | Submission Open
Keywords: differentiation; endocytosis; macroautophagy; microautophagy; chaperone-mediated autophagy; metabolism; organelle quality control; oxidative stress; kidney cells; kidney disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Autophagy)
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Pathogenesis of Hepatic Fibrosis III
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12066 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tissues and Organs)
Advances in Allogeneic Cell Therapy
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9308 | Submission Open
Keywords: hematopoietic stem cell; Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR); mesenchymal stem cell; immune modulation; engineering; expansion; processing; anti-tumor effect; graft-versus-tumor effect; histocompatibility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell and Gene Therapy)
Spotlight on Neuromuscular Diseases: Pathomechanisms and New Therapeutic Targets submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7287 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuromuscular disorders; myositis; myasthenia gravis; genetic mutations; muscle inflammation; de-/regeneration; immune cell infiltration; new therapy options; targeted therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Mechanism of Cell Signaling during Eye Development and Diseases
edited by Mehrnoosh Saghizadeh Ghiam and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7113 | Submission Open
Keywords: cell signaling; ocular; eye disorders; Wnt signaling; TGF-β
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Signaling)
Roles and Mechanisms of Ubiquitin Ligases (E3) and Deubiquitinases (DUBs)
edited by , Tsunehiro Mizushima and Hideki Yashiroda
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6856 | Submission Open
Keywords: E3 ubiquitin ligases; deubiquitinases; ubiquitin; ubiquitination; proteasome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Signaling)
Organ and Tissue Fibrosis: Molecular Signals and Cellular Mechanisms
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6015 | Submission Open
Keywords: fibrosis; scarring; cytokine; myofibroblasts; extracellular matrix; growth factors; mesenchymal transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tissues and Organs)
Epigenetics in Plant Growth and in Response to Abiotic Stress
edited by Xuncheng Liu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5219 | Submission Open
Keywords: histone modification; DNA methylation; chromatin remodeling; transcription regulation; plant development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant, Algae and Fungi Cell Biology)
Nuclear Pore Complex in Nanomedicine 2.0
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4527 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear pore complexes; spider cobweb; tumor marker; LLPS; supply chain; nano-pores
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Microenvironment)
Understanding Spinal Cord Injury and Repair: From Molecules to Neurocircuits and Multimodal Prostheses
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3530 | Submission Open
Changes in Thyrocytes during Thyroid Disease and Thyroid Cancer
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3096 | Submission Open
Keywords: thyroid cancer; thyroid nodules; hypothyroidism; hyperthyroidism; immunogenetic markers; molecular pathways for autoimmune thyroid diseases; therapeutic approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
The Role of Androgen Receptor in Prostate Cancer—Revisited
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3076 | Submission Open
Keywords: androgens; androgen receptor; prostate cancer; androgen deprivation therapy; castration resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Nuclei: Function, Transport and Receptors)
Tumor Immune Microenvironment for Effective Therapy II
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2649 | Submission Open
Keywords: tumor microenvironment; cancer immunotherapy; immune checkpoints; immune cells; cancer-associated fibroblasts; vascular cells; inflammation; hypoxia; acidosis; cytokines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Cytochrome C—Alternative Functions, New Interactions and Technological Applications submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2527 | Submission Open
Keywords: cytochrome c; proapoptotic activities; superoxide scavenging; peroxidase-like activity; mem-brane-permeabilizing activity; Raman spectroscopy; circular dichroism; aggregation; post-translational modifications; biosensor; bio-nanoelectronics
Molecular and Clinical Advances in Understanding Early Embryo Development—Volume II
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2222 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolism; biomembrane transport; genetics; epigenetic modifications; transgenerational inheritance; signaling; ART; in vitro culture; trophectoderm; inner cell mass
(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive Cells and Development)
Understanding the Extracellular Vesicles (EVs)-Mediated Horizontal Transfer of Non-coding RNAs submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1868 | Submission Open
Keywords: extracellular vesicles; non-coding RNA  ; horizontal transfer; RNA loading; RNA binding proteins
Aging in Neuronal Networks
edited by and Nuria García-Magro
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1786 | Submission Open
Keywords: synaptic plasticity; neuronal excitability; intracellular signaling; glia; neuroinflammation; cognitive decline
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cells of the Nervous System)
New Discoveries in Dermatopathology: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Opportunities
edited by and Gianluca Avallone
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1643 | Submission Open
Keywords: dermatopathology; target therapy; molecular mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Genetic Disorders in Breast and Ovarian Cancer
edited by Marek Nowak and Miłosz Wilczyński
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1612 | Submission Open
Keywords: ovarian cancer; breast cancer; oncogenesis; genetic disorders; targeted therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Nuclei: Function, Transport and Receptors)
Acute Kidney Injury: From Molecular Mechanisms to Diseases submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1492 | Submission Open
Keywords: acute kidney injury; mitochondrial dysfunction; signal pathways; metabolites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tissues and Organs)
Evolutionary Impact of the Noncoding Genome in Higher Organisms – Recent Insights Obtained from the Molecular and Cellular Level to Systems Biology
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1470 | Submission Open
Keywords: cell biology immune cell functions immunogenetics noncoding genome neurobiology human evolution brain evolution brain-immune system interactions nucleic acid-based therapeutics RNA interference
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Nuclei: Function, Transport and Receptors)
Drug Effects on Neuroendocrine Regulation: New Development submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1402 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroendocrine regulation; hormones; neuropeptides; neurotransmitters; molecular pathways; drugs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cells of the Nervous System)
Head and Neck Cancer: From Mechanisms to Therapeutics
edited by , and Federica Ganci
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1386 | Submission Open
Keywords: immunotherapy; immune checkpoint; driver mutations; predictive factors; spatial gene expression analysis; single cell sequencing; epithelial‒mesenchymal transdifferentiation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Impacts of X-chromosome Inactivation on Cell Function
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1375 | Submission Open
Keywords: X-inactivation; sex-biases; cell differentiation; autoimmunity; cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Nuclei: Function, Transport and Receptors)
Astrocyte Reprogramming and Brain Homeostasis
edited by Dimitra Thomaidou and Elsa Papadimitriou
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1367 | Submission Open
Keywords: in vitro astrocytic reprogramming; in vivo astrocytic reprogramming; induced neurons; transcription factors; miRNAs; small molecules; direct reprogramming mechanisms; scRNA-seq; gene regulatory networks; astrocytic metabolism; metabolic reprogramming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cells of the Nervous System)
Diving Deep into Synaptic Transmission
edited by Manfred Heckmann and Mila Marie Paul
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1307 | Submission Open
Keywords: presynaptic active zone; release site; synaptic cleft; postsynaptic density; super-resolution imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cells of the Nervous System)
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Lymphomas submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1255 | Submission Open
Keywords: lymphoma; pathogenes and lymphomas; molecular pathogenesis; molecular diagnosis; cellular or gene-targeted therapy; cell metabolism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
New Insights into Vascular Biology in Health and Disease
edited by Bashir M. Rezk
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1204 | Submission Open
Keywords: vascular diseases; cardiovascular; cancer; hyperhomocyteinemia; endothelial dysfunction; vascular smooth muscle cell; autophagy; alcohol; galectins; angiogenesis; neovascularization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cells of the Cardiovascular System)
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