Dear Colleagues,

Far from obvious sometimes, symmetry can be easily disclosed in almost every domain of cell biology. Usually properly associated with cell morphology or architecture (structure and ultrastructure), symmetry and asymmetry  can be also viewed, metaphorically, as a yin and yang that the equilibrium of cell function(s) is relying on.

We are soliciting contributions (research and review articles) covering a broad range of topics on symmetry versus asymmetry in cell biology, including (though not limited to) the following:

• Molecular mechanisms of cell polarization
• Symmetric versus asymmetric cell division
• Mechanisms of asymmetry during development
• Symmetry breaking cell signals
• Dorsiventrality, patterns and branching systems
• Symmetry versus asymmetry in molecular cell interactions
• Cell space fillers: staking and packing
• Symmetry breaking during movements
• Maintaining internal (a)symmetries (spatial or temporal regulators of localization or interaction)
• Exploiting symmetry in antiviral strategies
• Apoptosis and a(symmetry)
• Organelle shape and cell activity

Dr. Mihail E. Hinescu
Dr. Laura Cristina Ceafalan
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Symmetry is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• Cell polarization
• Asymmetric cell division
• Symmetry breaking in development
• Dorsiventrality
• Patterns and branching systems
• Symmetry in molecular cell interactions
• Staking and packing
• Internal (a)symmetries
• Exploiting symmetry in antiviral strategies
• Apoptosis and a(symmetry)
• Organelle shape