Two Special Issues are scheduled for early 2012. Drs. Nadja Heidrich and Cynthia Sharma (both from the University of Würzburg, Germany) serve as Guest Editors for a Special on Small RNAs and Virulence. The Special Issue on RNA and Disease will be guest-edited by Dr. Sven Diederichs (University of Heidelberg, Germany). We invite you to send us your original manuscripts on either of these two topics (closing date 6 November 2011). The appearance of your research paper in the context of a series of Reviews written by experts in the field will increase its visibility and round out these special issues! Please contact the Editor-in-Chief with suggestions for future Special Foci!
Differential stimulation of hepatitis C virus RNA translation by microRNA-122 in different cell cycle phases. Carmen Fehr, K. Dominik Conrad and Michael Niepmann. Cell Cycle 11(2). January 15, 2012.
Coding RNAs with a non-coding function: Maintenance of open chromatin structure. Caudron-Herger et al. Nucleus 2(5); September/October 2011.
Engineering host-derived resistance against plant parasites through RNA interference: Challenges and opportunities. Steven Runo. Bioengineered Bugs 2(4); July/August 2011. Mini-Review.
Renee Schroeder
University of Vienna