International Review Of Cell and Molecular Biology

by Jeon

• ISBN13: 9780123745545
• ISBN10: 0123745543
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-02
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

DESCRIPTION: International Review of Cell & Molecular Biology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology-both plant and animal. Articles address structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic interactions, control of cell development and differentiation, and cell transformation and growth. Authored by some of the foremost scientists in the field, each volume provides up-to-date information and directions for future research. Key Features * Authored by some of the foremost scientists in the field * Provides up-to-date information and directions for future research * Valuable reference material for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and professional scientists

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Trophic Factors in the Carotid Body	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
Growth and Trophic Factors	p. 6
Peptide Neuromodulators as Glomic Potential Trophic Factors	p. 24
Concluding Remarks and Perspectives	p. 35
References	p. 37
Structure of the Insect Oocyte Nucleus with Special Reference to Interchromatin Granule Clusters and Cajal Bodies	p. 59
Introduction	p. 60
Background	p. 62
Nuclear Structures of Oocytes in Panoistic Ovaries	p. 70
Oocyte Nuclear Structures in Insects with Meroistic-Polytrophic Ovaries	p. 76
Oocyte Nuclear Structures in Insects with Meroistic-Telotrophic Ovaries	p. 87
Closing Remarks	p. 96
Acknowledgments	p. 99
References	p. 99
Galactose Metabolism in Yeast-Structure and Regulation of the Leloir Pathway Enzymes and the Genes Encoding Them	p. 111
Introduction	p. 112
Leloir Pathway Enzymes in Yeast	p. 114
The Regulation of GAL Gene Expression	p. 120
Chromatin Re-Localization and Transcriptional Memory in GAL Gene Regulation	p. 137
Conclusions and Future Directions	p. 142
Acknowledgments	p. 142
References	p. 143
Signaling Systems of Lower Eukaryotes and Their Evolution	p. 151
Introduction	p. 152
Serpentine-Type Receptors: Organization, Ligands, and Signaling Cascades	p. 155
Heterotrimeric G Proteins	p. 187
Adenylyl Cyclases	p. 202
Guanylyl Cyclases	p. 222
Evolution of Eukaryotic Chemosignaling Systems	p. 240
Acknowledgments	p. 254
References	p. 254
Mechanisms of Sister Chromatid Pairing	p. 283
Introduction	p. 284
Structural Cohesins	p. 286
Cohesin Enzymology	p. 292
Cohesin Deposition	p. 298
PDSS and WAP1/RAD61 - Cohesin Regulators	p. 308
Cohesion Establishment and CTF7	p. 311
Alternate Cohesion Mechanisms	p. 324
Human Disease States and Future Considerations	p. 326
Acknowledgments	p. 327
References	p. 327
Teleost Lens Development and Degeneration	p. 341
Introduction	p. 342
Zebrafish Lens Developmental Morphology	p. 343
Adult Lens Structural Organization	p. 346
Molecular Basis of Teleost Lens Formation	p. 349
Teleost Lens and Development of Extralenticular Eye Tissues	p. 357
Mutational Analysis to Identify Genes Necessary for Zebrafish Lens Development and Maintenance of Transparency	p. 359
Summary	p. 364
Acknowledgments	p. 365
References	p. 365
Index	p. 375
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