Our understanding of how genetic variation influences bone regulation and skeletal strength has advanced enormously in recent years and the wealth of genomic techniques and bioinformatics tools currently available is expanding the possibilities further still.
This special issue is intended to showcase current research into bone disease. The aim is to collect submissions on a broad range of topics ranging from epigenetics, micro RNA’s, gene expression profiling, osteogenic differentiation of stem cells, skeletal regeneration, GWAS and candidate gene association studies,
The primary focus will be on osteoporosis, but the scope of the issue can also include all bone diseases (e.g. arthritis, Pagets disease or monogenic bone diseases), with the main emphasis on functional characterization.
生物学
Developmental Biology
Special Issue on Neural Crest: 150 years after His‘ discovery
In honor of His' discovery of the neural crest in 1868,Developmental Biologyis organizing a special issue to celebrate the breadth and depth of research in neural crest development in a variety of systems using a diversity of approaches.
We welcome original research papers, technical papers, review articles and critical commentaries. All manuscripts will undergo peer-review to determine their suitability for publication.
The blind cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus, was fortuitously discovered in 1936 by a Mexican surveyor and quickly embarked on a journey into both academic research and the aquatic pet trade. Over the following 80+ years, this animal ascended from a modest aquarium novelty to a powerful model system for contemporary biological research. This rise was punctuated by the release of a sequenced genome in 2014. The aim of this special issue is to highlight the expansion, breadth and depth of research into understanding cavefish development. We welcome novel research papers, review articles and critical commentaries relevant to all aspects of Astyanax mexicanus and other cavefish development.
All submissions will undergo comprehensive peer review to determine their merits for publication. There are no page or illustration charges. Publishing your article in Developmental Biology enables your work to be reached widely throughout the scientific community.
In recent years, the topic of plant regeneration has gained increasing interest with many exciting new studies coming from a widening community of researchers. In an effort to promote the field and expose plant regeneration research for the general developmental biology audience, Developmental Biology is glad to announce a call for papers dealing with cellular plasticity and reprogramming in plant regeneration.
Research article, perspective or reviews covering cellular plasticity, reprogramming and general mechanisms in plant regeneration are welcomed.
All manuscripts will undergo peer-review to determine their suitability for publication and, if accepted, published together in a special issue to be completed in summer 2018.
Further guidelines for manuscript preparation can be found in the online guide for authors for Developmental Biology.
When ready, submit your manuscript online in our editorial system under the special issue name “SI: Plant Regeneration”