Genes Involved in Immune System Development

Dear Colleagues,

A fully functional immune system is critical for the survival of an organism, particularly to meet the challenges posed by infection, injury, and malignancy. In order to perform these roles, a rich repertoire of specialized immune cells is required, which collectively form the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system. Each of these arms work both individually and together to mediate a robust immune response. This sophisticated network of immune cells relies on a complex developmental program for its generation and subsequent regulation. Underpinning this process are a myriad of genes encoding transcription factors as well as signaling and effector proteins which serve to initiate, regulate, and functionalize immune response. This special journal issue entitled ‘Genes involved in immune system development’ aims to highlight some of the key genes that impact this process, outline their mechanisms of action, and highlight potential roles in disease.

Prof. Alister C. Ward

Guest Editor

Manuscripts should be submitted via our online editorial system at https://imr.propub.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to start your submission. Manuscripts can be submitted now or up until the deadline. All papers will go through peer-review process. Accepted papers will be published in the journal (as soon as accepted) and meanwhile listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, reviews as well as short communications are preferred. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office to announce on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts will be thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. Please visit the Instruction for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) in this open access journal is 2500 USD. Submitted manuscripts should be well formatted in good English.