Viruses and Non-Coding RNAs
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "General Virology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 3328
Special Issue Editors
Interests: HPV; HPV-induced transformation; cancer biology; miRNAs; biomarkers for early cancer detection and risk stratification
Interests: influenza A virus; hepatitis C virus; coronaviruses; translational control; viral replication; virus-host interactions
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue, entitled "Viruses and Non-Coding RNAs", aims to present recent research on the non-coding RNAs (both host and virus-encoded) and their regulations on host gene expression in various virus infections. Non-coding RNAs are increasingly acknowledged in shaping host–virus interaction and modulating antiviral responses and immune evasion. The delineating mechanism involved in this interaction will unravel novel biomarkers and targets for diagnosis and treatment of viral diseases. Novel bioinformatics tools to assess host–virus interaction via non-coding RNAs can advance our understanding of the complex molecular relationship.
The focal points of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Mechanisms of viral non-coding RNA production in virus life cycles and virus infection-induced production of host non-coding RNAs;
- Mechanisms of non-coding RNAs in regulation of viral recognition and antiviral immunity;
- The role of host and viral non-coding RNA in viral replication, persistence, and pathogenesis;
- Immunological studies describing the unique antiviral functions of non-coding RNA;
- Bioinformatics tools to study non-coding RNA interaction with host and viral transcriptome;
- Pre-clinical and clinical studies describing the contribution of non-coding RNAs as biomarkers in viral nfection and virus-induced disease;
- Therapeutic targeting of non-coding RNAs in viral infection.
Reviews, original research, and communications are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Renske D.M. Steenbergen
Dr. Shih-Yen Lo
Dr. Afsar Naqvi
Dr. Zhi-Ming Zheng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- viral infections
- microRNAs
- long noncoding RNAs
- antiviral immunity
- post-transcriptional regulation
- virus diagnostics and therapeutics
