Molecular Biology is an international peer reviewed journal that covers a wide scope of problems in molecular, cell and computational biology including genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, molecular virology and immunology, molecular development biology, molecular evolution and related areals. Molecular Biologypublishes reviews, experimental and theoretical works. Every year, the journal publishes special issues devoted to most rapidly developing branches of physical-chemical biology and to the most outstanding scientists.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Alexander A. Makarov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Moscow, Russia
DEPUTY EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
Vadim L. Karpov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Moscow, Russia
Dmitry V. Kuprash
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Moscow, Russia
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Tatiana A. Pronina
Cand. Sci. (Biol.), All-Russian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (VINITI), Moscow, Russia
EDITORIAL BOARD
Anna V. Baranova
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), George Mason University, School of Systems Biology, Fairfax, USA
Petr M. Chumakov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Moscow, Russia
Vladimir G. Debabov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institute Genetics & Selectionof Industrial Microorganisms, Moscow, Russia
Olga A. Dontsova
Dr. Sci. (Chem.), Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow, Russia
Olga O. Favorova
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
Aleksey V. Finkelshtein
Dr. Sci. (Phys.-Math.), Institute of Protein Research, Pushchino, Russia
Mikhail S. Gelfand
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Moscow, Russia
Sofia G. Georgieva
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institute of Gene Biology, Moscow, Russia
Marina B. Gottikh
Dr. Sci. (Chem.), Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow, Russia
Vladimir A. Gvozdev
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institute of Molecular Genetics, Moscow, Russia
Sergey N. Kochetkov
Dr. Sci. (Chem.), Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Moscow, Russia
Olga I. Lavrik
Dr. Sci. (Chem.), Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Novosibirsk, Russia
Dmitry A. Los'
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Moscow, Russia
Sergey A. Lukyanov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
Sergey A. Nedospasov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Moscow, Russia
Vladimir S. Prasolov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Moscow, Russia
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
Grigory N. Enikolopov
Cand. Sci. (Biol.), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, USA
Andrei V. Gudkov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, USA
Alexey S. Kondrashov
Cand. Sci. (Biol.), Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA; Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Eugene V. Koonin
Cand. Sci. (Biol.), National Center for Biotechnology Information, Bethesda, USA
Julia G. Kzhyshkowska
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Universität Heidelberg, Faculty of Medicine Mannheim and Clinic Mannheim, Germany
Inna N. Lavrik
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Translational Inflammation Research, Magdeburg, Germany; Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk, Russia
Ruslan M. Medzitov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Yale University, New Haven, USA
Sergei M. Mirkin
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Tufts University, Medford, USA
Eugeny A. Nudler
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), NYU Langone Medical Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York, USA; Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Moscow, Russia
Eugene I. Rogaev
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, USA; Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Moscow, Russia
Alexander Y. Rudensky
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Immunology Program at Sloan Kettering Institute, and Ludwig Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
Michael Y. Sherman
Cand. Sci. (Biol.), Ariel University, Department of Molecular Biology, Ariel, Israel
Vasily M. Studitsky
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Cancer Epigenetics Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, USA; Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Yegor S. Vassetzky
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, Signaling, Nuclei and Innovations in Oncology Unit, Villeiuif, France
Marat M. Yusupov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institute of Genetics and of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Strasbourg, France; Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga) Federal University, Kazan, Russia
STAFF EDITOR
Inna A. Usanova