Animal Cells and Systems is the official journal of the Korean Society for Integrative Biology. This international, peer-reviewed journal publishes original papers that cover diverse aspects of biological sciences including Developmental Biology, Evolution and Molecular Ecology, Genetics & Genomics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neurobiology and Physiology, and Translational Medicine. 
  
Animal Cells and Systems considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to Animal Cells and Systems , that they have not been published already, nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. Authors who fail to adhere to this condition will be charged with all costs which Animal Cells and Systems incurs and their papers will not be published. 
  
Contributions to Animal Cells and Systems must report original research and will be subjected to review by referees at the discretion of the Editorial Office.

The copyright to the contents of the articles belong to the Authors, and the rights in the journal title belong to the Society. 
This journal was supported by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) Grant funded by the Korean Government. 
There are no submission charges for this journal. 

Editor-in-Chief 
Myungchull Rhee – Chungnam National University, Korea

Associate Editors 
Seyun Kim – KAIST, Korea  
Sunkyung Lee – Hanyang University, Korea 
Jaewoo Kim – Yonsei University, Korea 
Insuk Lee – Yonsei University, Korea 
Ho Young Suk – Yeongnam University, Korea 
Woong Sun – Korea University, Korea

Advisory Board 
Chin Ha Chung – Seoul National University, Korea 
Kyungjin Kim – Seoul National University, Korea 
Dan Larhammar – Uppsala University, Sweden 
Sang-Gi Paik – Chungnam National University, Korea 
Eun-Ho Park – Hanyang University, Korea 
Keiji Tanaka – Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science (Rinshoken), Japan 
Hurbert Vaudry – University of Rouen, France

Editorial Board Members 

Developmental Biology 
Je-Min Choi – Hanyang University, Korea 
Tae-Lin Huh– Kyungpook University, Korea 
Ho Sung Jung – Yonsei University, Korea 
Byunghyuk Kim - Dongguk University, Korea 
Eun Young Kim - Ajou University, Korea 
Kyuhyung Kim – DGIST, Korea 
Hyuk Wan Ko - Yonsei Univerisity 
Mi-Ryoung Song – GIST, Korea 
Genetics & Genomics 
Jung-Kyoon Choi – KAIST, Korea 
Heon Yung Gee – Yonsei University, Korea 
Sohyun Hwang – Cha University, Korea 
Yang Jae Kang – Gyeongsang National University, Korea 
Jun-Mo Kim – Chung Ang University, Korea 
Ben Lehner – EMBL/CRG Systems Biology Unit, Spain 
Jin-Woo Nam – Hanyang University, Korea 
Christine Vogel – New York University, USA 
Haiyuan Yu – Cornell University, USA

Evolution & Molecular Ecology 
Kee-Jeong Ahn – Chungnam National University, Korea 
Ui Wook Hwang – Kyungpook National University, Korea                                                                             
Steven A. Nadler – University of California, Davis, USA                            
Hyuk Je Lee - Sangji University, Korea                                         
Mark E. Siddall – American Museum of Natural History, USA                  
Wolfgang Waegele – Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Germany 
Yong-Jin Won – Ewha Womans University, Korea

Molecular & Cellular Biology 
Sungsoon Fang - Yonsei University, Korea 
Chanhee Kang - Seoul National University, Korea 
Cungho Kim - Korea University, Korea 
In Hye Lee - Ewha Womans University, Korea 
Sung-Gyoo Park – GIST, Korea 
Jaeseok Han - Soonchunhyang University, Korea 
Hyunkyung Kim – KAIST, Korea 
Shin H. Kang – Temple University, USA

Neurobiology & Physiology 
Se-Young Choi – Seoul National University, Korea 
Sun Wook Hwang – Korea University, Korea 
Sang Ki Park – POSTECH, Korea 
Seong-Woon Yu  - DGIST, Korea 
Chan Young Shin - Konkuk University, Korea 
Ja Wook Koo - Korea Brain Research Institute, Korea 
Ho Chul Kang - Ajou University, Korea

Translational Medicine 
Jae Ho Cheong – Yonsei University, Korea 
Jae-Yong Chung – Seoul National University, Korea 
Man-Kyo Chung – University of Maryland, USA 
Hyongbum Kim – Yonsei University, Korea 
Ja Seung Koo – Yonsei University, Korea 
Eui-Cheol Shin – KAIST, Korea 
Chengbiao Wu – University of California, San Diego, USA

Assistant Managing Editor          
Jang Ham Jung

Contact information 
Editorial Office 
Room 511, College of Bioscience & Biotechnology 
99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Korea 
E-mail: acsjung@hanmail.net     
The Korean Society for Integrative Biology (KSIB) 
The Korea Science and Technology Center 
(Rm. 1002), 22, 7 Gil Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06130, Korea 
E-mail: zsk57@hanmail.net