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Special issue on microRNAs and other non-coding RNAs

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Among the transcribed sequences, except the protein-coding RNAs, there are also lots of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), including microRNAs and long ncRNAs (lncRNAs). More and more evidence shows that ncRNAs play versatile roles during plant and animal development and response to various environmental changes, including different human diseases, such as cancers, and plant response to biotic and abiotic stresses. To bring together the related research and enhance the application of ncRNAs in crop improvement as well as human disease diagnosis and clinic treatment, Functional & Integrative Genomics invites submissions to a special issue on microRNAs and other non-coding RNAs which will be published at early 2023. This special issue welcomes reviews, research articles and short communications as well as computational tools and database. Topics include, but are not limited to: Identification and functional characterization of microRNA, lncRNAs and other non-coding regulatory RNAs in plant and animal systems microRNA-based transgenic and biotechnology microRNAs as biomarkers for disease diagnosis and as targets for different diseases ncRNAs and cancer Genome editing (CRISPR) of microRNAs and lncRNAs Computational tools for ncRNA identification and function analysis microRNAs and ncRNA databases Both invited and unsolicited manuscripts will be considered for this special issue. Manuscripts should be formatted according to our submission guidelines and submitted via the online submission system. In the submission system, please select “MicroRNAs and other non-coding RNAs” on the additional information tab. Please also indicate clearly in the covering letter that the manuscript is to be considered for the Special Issue on “microRNAs and other non-coding RNAs”.

Editors

  • Baohong Zhang Baohong Zhang  &

    Baohong Zhang

    Dr. Baohong Zhang is a well-known scientist and distinguished professor in the Department of Biology at East Carolina University (North Carolina, USA). Dr. Zhang received his bachelor’s degree in plant genetics and breeding at China Agricultural University and Ph.D. in environmental toxicology at Texas Tech University. Dr. Zhang is majorly working on small regulatory RNAs, including microRNAs, in both plant and animal system. He also employ the advanced genome sequencing, transgenic and CRISPR/Cas genome editing technology to study the functional and integrative genomics.

  • Zahide Neslihan Öztürk Zahide Neslihan Öztürk

    Zahide Neslihan Öztürk

    Dr. Zahide Neslihan ÖZTÜRK GÖKÇE is a professor at Department of Agricultural Genetic Engineering, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University. She was awarded with a World Bank Scholarship after she completed her BS and MSc studies in Food Engineering. Her current studies include combined stress transcriptomics including sRNA and miRNAs, where she focuses on agriculturally important but not commonly studied plants such as carrot and onion. She is also working with a collection of Deschampsia antarctica (Antarctic hairgrass) collected from 7 different ecosystems in Antarctica to provide novel resources to improve abiotic stress tolerance.

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