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The Editor’s Choice Articles are based on recommendations by the scientific editors of MDPI journals from around the world. Editors select a small number of articles that have recently been published in the journal that they believe will be particularly interesting to authors, or important in this field. The aim is to provide a snapshot of some of the most exciting work published in the various research areas of the journal.

We are pleased to present the Editor’s Choice Articles published in Genes (ISSN: 2073-4425), and we hope that these papers can help and provide a reference for your academic research. A carefully curated list of high-quality articles can be found below.

1. “Regulation of Ergosterol Biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae”
by Tania Jordá and Sergi Puig
Genes 2020, 11(7), 795; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11070795
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/7/795

2. “Histone Deacetylases (HDACs): Evolution, Specificity, Role in Transcriptional Complexes, and Pharmacological Actionability”
by Giorgio Milazzo, Daniele Mercatelli, Giulia Di Muzio, Luca Triboli, Piergiuseppe De Rosa, Giovanni Perini and Federico M. Giorgi
Genes 2020, 11(5), 556; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11050556
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/5/556

3. “Knee Osteoarthritis: A Review of Pathogenesis and State-Of-The-Art Non-Operative Therapeutic Considerations”
by Dragan Primorac, Vilim Molnar, Eduard Rod, Željko Jeleč, Fabijan Čukelj, Vid Matišić, Trpimir Vrdoljak, Damir Hudetz, Hana Hajsok and Igor Borić
Genes 2020, 11(8), 854; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11080854
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/8/854

4. “Genomics in Bacterial Taxonomy: Impact on the Genus Pseudomonas”
by Jorge Lalucat, Magdalena Mulet, Margarita Gomila and Elena García-Valdés
Genes 2020, 11(2), 139; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11020139
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/2/139

5. “Clustered DNA Double-Strand Breaks: Biological Effects and Relevance to Cancer Radiotherapy”
by Jac A. Nickoloff, Neelam Sharma and Lynn Taylor
Genes 2020, 11(1), 99; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11010099
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/1/99

6. “The Changing Epidemiology of Cystic Fibrosis: Incidence, Survival and Impact of the CFTR Gene Discovery”
by Virginie Scotet, Carine L’Hostis and Claude Férec
Genes 2020, 11(6), 589; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11060589
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/6/589

7. “COVID-19 and Genetic Variants of Protein Involved in the SARS-CoV-2 Entry into the Host Cells”
by Andrea Latini, Emanuele Agolini, Antonio Novelli, Paola Borgiani, Rosalinda Giannini, Paolo Gravina, Andrea Smarrazzo, Mario Dauri, Massimo Andreoni, Paola Rogliani et al.
Genes 2020, 11(9), 1010; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11091010
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/9/1010

8. “Transcriptional Factors Regulate Plant Stress Responses Through Mediating Secondary Metabolism”
by Tehseen Ahmad Meraj, Jingye Fu, Muhammad Ali Raza, Chenying Zhu, Qinqin Shen, Dongbei Xu and Qiang Wang
Genes 2020, 11(4), 346; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11040346
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/4/346

9. “Protein Coding and Long Noncoding RNA (lncRNA) Transcriptional Landscape in SARS-CoV-2 Infected Bronchial Epithelial Cells Highlight a Role for Interferon and Inflammatory Response”
by Radhakrishnan Vishnubalaji, Hibah Shaath and Nehad M. Alajez
Genes 2020, 11(7), 760; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11070760
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/7/760

10. “Regulation of mTORC2 Signaling”
by Wenxiang Fu and Michael N. Hall
Genes 2020, 11(9), 1045; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11091045
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/9/1045

11. “A Review of the Important Role of CYP2D6 in Pharmacogenomics”
by Christopher Taylor, Ian Crosby, Vincent Yip, Peter Maguire, Munir Pirmohamed and Richard M. Turner
Genes 2020, 11(11), 1295; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11111295
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/11/1295

12. “Down Regulation and Loss of Auxin Response Factor 4 Function Using CRISPR/Cas9 Alters Plant Growth, Stomatal Function and Improves Tomato Tolerance to Salinity and Osmotic Stress”
by Sarah Bouzroud, Karla Gasparini, Guojian Hu, Maria Antonia Machado Barbosa, Bruno Luan Rosa, Mouna Fahr, Najib Bendaou, Mondher Bouzayen, Agustin Zsögön, Abdelaziz Smouni et al.
Genes 2020, 11(3), 272; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11030272
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/3/272

13. “Mutation Patterns of Human SARS-CoV-2 and Bat RaTG13 Coronavirus Genomes Are Strongly Biased Towards C>U Transitions, Indicating Rapid Evolution in Their Hosts”
by Roman Matyášek and Aleš Kovařík
Genes 2020, 11(7), 761; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11070761
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/7/761

14. “Prediction and Analysis of SARS-CoV-2-Targeting MicroRNA in Human Lung Epithelium”
by Jonathan Tak-Sum Chow and Leonardo Salmena
Genes 2020, 11(9), 1002; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11091002
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/9/1002

15. “A Novel Cuproptosis-Related Prognostic Gene Signature and Validation of Differential Expression in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma”
by Zilong Bian, Rong Fan and Lingmin Xie
Genes 2022, 13(5), 851; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13050851
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/13/5/851

16. “Plasmid Transfer by Conjugation in Gram-Negative Bacteria: From the Cellular to the Community Level”
by Chloé Virolle, Kelly Goldlust, Sarah Djermoun, Sarah Bigot and Christian Lesterlin
Genes 2020, 11(11), 1239; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11111239
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/11/1239

17. “Efficient Generation and Correction of Mutations in Human iPS Cells Utilizing mRNAs of CRISPR Base Editors and Prime Editors”
by Duran Sürün, Aksana Schneider, Jovan Mircetic, Katrin Neumann, Felix Lansing, Maciej Paszkowski-Rogacz, Vanessa Hänchen, Min Ae Lee-Kirsch and Frank Buchholz
Genes 2020, 11(5), 511; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11050511
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/5/511

18. “Genetic Modifiers and Rare Mendelian Disease”
by K. M. Tahsin Hassan Rahit and Maja Tarailo-Graovac
Genes 2020, 11(3), 239; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11030239
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/3/239

19. “Mechanisms of Photoreceptor Death in Retinitis Pigmentosa”
by Fay Newton and Roly Megaw
Genes 2020, 11(10), 1120; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11101120
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/10/1120

20. “The AP2/ERF Gene Family in Triticum durum: Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis under Drought and Salinity Stresses”
by Sahar Faraji, Ertugrul Filiz, Seyed Kamal Kazemitabar, Alessandro Vannozzi, Fabio Palumbo, Gianni Barcaccia and Parviz Heidari
Genes 2020, 11(12), 1464; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11121464
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/12/1464

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