Epigenetic Reprogramming During Development

Guest Editor:
Tamas Aranyi, MD, PhD, Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, HUN-REN, Hungary and Semmelweis University, Hungary

Submission Status: Open | Submission Deadline: 31 January 2025

Epigenetics & Chromatin is calling for submissions to our new Collection on "Epigenetic Reprogramming During Development". We invite researchers from diverse backgrounds to submit original research articles and review papers that investigate the dynamics of epigenetic reprogramming during development.

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About the collection

Epigenetic reprogramming during development coordinates crucial changes in gene expression patterns without altering DNA sequences. This process, essential for cellular differentiation and tissue specialization, involves dynamic modifications to chromatin structure, including DNA methylation and histone modifications. Early developmental stages witness extensive erasure of epigenetic marks followed by establishment of lineage-specific patterns. Such reprogramming ensures cellular plasticity while generating embryonic gene expression profiles essential for proper development. Dysregulation in this delicate balance can lead to developmental disorders and diseases. Understanding the intricate network of epigenetic modifications in reprogramming holds significant promise for unraveling developmental processes and therapeutic interventions targeting covalent epigenetic marks.

We invite researchers from diverse backgrounds to submit original research articles and review papers that investigate the dynamics of epigenetic reprogramming during development.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• Mechanisms of DNA methylation and histone modification during cellular differentiation
• Environmental influences on epigenetic reprogramming
• Role of non-coding RNAs in developmental epigenetics
• Epigenetic regulation of stem cell pluripotency and differentiation
• Implications of epigenetic dysregulation in developmental disorders and diseases

There are currently no articles in this collection.

Submission Guidelines

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Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure you have read our submission guidelines. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Epigenetic Reprogramming During Development" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Guest Editor has no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Guest Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.