The journal "Animal Gene" publishes research papers focusing on the regulation, expression, function, and evolution of genes across various biological contexts, including all prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, as well as viruses. We aim to be a diverse journal that welcomes submissions from all fields. Some key areas of research include: \n\n1. DNA Organization, Replication & Evolution: Focus on genomic DNA (chromosomal organization, comparative genomics, DNA replication, DNA repair, mobile DNA, mitochondrial DNA, chloroplast DNA).\n\n2. Expression & Function: Focus on functional RNAs (microRNAs, tRNAs, rRNAs, mRNA splicing, alternative polyadenylation).\n\n3. Regulation: Focus on processes that mediate gene expression (epigenetics, chromatin, histone code, transcription, translation, protein degradation).\n\n4. Cell Signaling: Focus on mechanisms that control information flow into the nucleus to regulate gene expression (kinase and phosphatase pathways controlled by extracellular ligands, Wnt, Notch, TGFbeta/BMPs, FGFs, IGFs, etc.).\n\n5. Profiling of Gene Expression and Genetic Variation: Focus on high-throughput approaches (e.g., DeepSeq, ChIP-Seq, Affymetrix microarrays, proteomics) that define gene regulatory circuitry, molecular pathways, and protein/protein networks.\n\n6. Genetics: Focus on development in model organisms (e.g., mouse, frog, fruit fly, worm), human genetic variation, population genetics, as well as agricultural and veterinary genetics.\n\n7. Molecular Pathology & Regenerative Medicine: Focus on the deregulation of molecular processes in human diseases and the mechanisms supporting tissue regeneration through pluripotent or multipotent stem cells.