Special Issue - Cilia and Flagella: from Basic Biology to Disease
Journal of Cell Science (JCS) invites you to submit your latest research to our upcoming special issue - Cilia and Flagella: from Basic Biology to Disease. This issue will be coordinated by two Guest Editors: Pleasantine Mill (University of Edinburgh) and Lotte Pedersen (University of Copenhagen).
Cilia, from the Latin word for "eyelash", are small, microtubule-based organelles found on many eukaryotic cells, acting as essential cellular "antennae" for signalling, and sometimes generating movement to facilitate fluid flow or cell locomotion. These antenna-like structures are highly conserved through evolution and are crucial for human development and health. Mutations affecting cilia can lead to a broad range of disorders, known as ciliopathies, which vary from isolated blindness to severe multisystem syndromes. Recent research has deepened our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that underlie cilia formation and function, revealing variations across different cell types and model organisms, leading to a large diversity of cilia structures. This special issue aims to showcase the latest work in cilia and flagella biology, spanning from molecules through to phenotypes, and across cell types and model systems. We also encourage submissions of new technologies to probe and computational tools to analyse multiscale data surrounding these versatile structures.
Prospective authors are welcome to send pre-submission enquiries to [email protected].
The special issue will be published in late 2025 (although note that, in our continuous publication model, we will aim to publish your article as soon as it is accepted). The issue will be widely promoted online and at key global conferences, guaranteeing maximum exposure for your work.
Please refer to our author guidelines for article types and manuscript preparation. To submit your article, visit our online submission system; please highlight in your cover letter that the submission is to be considered for this special issue.
The deadline for submitting articles is 1 March 2025.
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*Please note that, according to timing and volume of submissions, not all articles accepted for publication will be included in the special issue; they may instead be published in earlier or later issues of the journal.
Last updated: 12 September 2024
