**Meet the editor**

Dr. Črtomir Podlipnik obtaineded his PhD in the field of theoretical chemistry at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, under the supervision of Prof. Jože Koller. Afterwards, he joined the group of Prof. Anna Bernardi (University of Milan, Italy), where he was involved in the designing of cholera toxin inhibitors. Currently, he is working as an assistant professor at the Faculty of

Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. He has great scientific interest in the research of relevant biomolecular systems, and with his valuable comprehensive knowledge in this field, he actively participates in many projects, including research of Ebola.

## Contents

#### **Preface XI**


Yue Teng, Yan Yu, Yuan Jin, Xiaoping An and Dan Feng

Chapter 5 **Prediction of Ebolavirus Genomes Encoded MicroRNA-Like Small RNAs Using Bioinformatics Approaches 85** Yue Teng, Zhe Xu, Jin Yuan, Xiaoping An, Jiangman Song and Dan Feng

#### **Section 3 Structure and Pathogenesis of Ebola Virus 99**

#### Chapter 6 **Roles of VP35, VP40 and VP24 Proteins of Ebola Virus in Pathogenic and Replication Mechanisms 101** Rahma Ait Hammou, Yassine Kasmi, Khadija Khataby, Fatima Ezzahra Laasri, Said Boughribil and My Mustapha Ennaji

