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Nucleic Acids Research 2008 36(13):4221; doi:10.1093/nar/gkn478
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Nucleic Acids Research, 2008, Vol. 36, No. 13 4221
© 2008 The Author(s)
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/uk/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Editorial

Editorial

CHANGES TO CATEGORIES AND CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION

To reflect the emergence of new and exciting areas in nucleic acid research, we have amended the categories in which standard papers are listed. We would like to draw your attention to the new category titles highlighted below. Full details of all categories can be found in the Scope and Criteria for Consideration (http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/nar/for_authors/criteria_scope.html).

GENE REGULATION, CHROMATIN AND EPIGENETICS

The journal encourages manuscripts that describe:

  • Novel structural or dynamic features of chromatin.
  • New insights into mechanisms that modulate covalent modification of DNA or chromatin proteins.
  • Promoters, enhancers, terminators, silencers, insulators, RNA polymerases, transcription factors and regulators, constitutive and alternative splicing, polyadenylation, editing and RNA turnover.
  • New information about DNA modifying enzymes and nucleic acid-binding proteins.

GENOME INTEGRITY, REPLICATION AND REPAIR

The journal encourages manuscripts focusing on systems for maintenance of genome integrity. In particular, we encourage manuscripts that:

  • Report novel mechanisms for sensing and responding to DNA damage.
  • Characterize the structural biology of DNA damage sensors and repair enzymes.
  • Use novel experimental approaches or models.

CHEMISTRY AND SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY

This extends the previous Chemistry category and includes manuscripts on synthetic biology and nanotechnology. We encourage submission of manuscripts describing:

  • Chemical synthesis or physical characterization of novel oligonucleotide analogues, where there is a potentially useful biological or structural application.
  • Novel chemistry applied to nucleic acids (e.g. array technology, cross-linking and modifying agents) that includes demonstration of a significant biological application.
  • Engineered RNA and DNA molecules (synthetic biology), particularly if they describe application of novel engineering principles or demonstrate cellular in vivo effects.


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