Authors and Affiliations | p. vii |
An introduction to the septins | p. 1 |
Setting the scene | p. 5 |
Origins and development of the septin field | p. 7 |
Evolution and conserved domains of the septins | p. 35 |
Septins in model systems | p. 47 |
Biochemical properties and supramolecular architecture of septin hetero-oligomers and septin filaments | p. 49 |
Yeast septins: a cortical organizer | p. 101 |
Septins in four model fungal systems: diversity in form and function | p. 125 |
Septins in the metazoan model systems Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans | p. 147 |
Septins in mammals | p. 169 |
The genomics and regulation of the human septin genes | p. 171 |
The functions of septins in mammals | p. 187 |
Septin-interacting proteins in mammals | p. 211 |
Septin functions in the mammalian cytoskeleton | p. 229 |
Septins and the synapse | p. 247 |
Septins and platelets | p. 269 |
Septins and apoptosis | p. 281 |
Septins and human disease | p. 295 |
Insight into septin functions from mouse models | p. 319 |
Envoi | p. 337 |
Septins: 2008 and beyond | p. 339 |
Septin and septin-like sequences | p. 343 |
Mammalian septin nomenclature | p. 351 |
Septin meetings and workshops | p. 355 |
Index | p. 361 |
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