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Why RNA Biology?
Jan Barciszewski, Volker A. Erdmann and Eric G. Moss
volume 1 | issue 1
may/june 2004Page 2
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Appreciation is growing for the importance of RNA and its interacting proteins across biology. These molecules function not only in basic cellular processes and the flow of genetic information, but in controlling gene expression, quality control, cell health and development. Yet a full understanding of the signficance of these molecules is only emerging. Genome sequencing has identified numerous RNA-binding proteins whose biological functions are not yet known, as well as many mysterious non-coding RNAs. Importantly, RNA itself is becoming increasingly relevant to disease and its treatment.
The goal of RNA Biology is to bring together work in diverse disciplines that bears on RNA in the biology of cells and organisms. Much of this work is currently scattered in many different journals, which tends to de-emphasize its common themes. By gathering such papers under one roof, it is hoped that researchers will be better informed, more cross-fertilization will occur, and the attention of the larger scientific community will be drawn to this important research.
As the editors, we are particularly excited by the prospects of RNA Biology. The Editorial Board includes distinguished scientists from around the world, established experts in RNA biochemistry and molecular biology, as well as in developmental biology, cell biology, genetics and bioinformatics. The experimental systems represented include microbes, invertebrates, mammalian cells, and plants. We are pleased by the excellent papers that make up this first issue which touch on diverse subjects having RNA or RNA-interacting proteins in a central role.
RNA Biology will be published both in print and online. Each issue will consist of Research Papers, Reviews, and on occasion, Points-of-View and Technical Papers. All manuscripts will undergo peer review, with an emphasis on rapid turnaround. Accepted manuscripts will be made available on the journal’s website immediately. The Editors and Editorial Board will strive to maintain standards of excellence in order to generate a valuable resource for a broad readership.
Jan Barciszewski
Volker A. Erdmann
Eric G. Moss
Editors-in-Chief
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