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Contributors	p. ix
New Insights into Determinants of Listeria Monocytogenes Virulence	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
Acquisition of Virulence Genes and Their Expression	p. 4
Adaptation to Host Extracellular Compartments	p. 7
Adhesion, Cell Invasion, and Intracellular Multiplication	p. 9
Immunomodulation and Persistence	p. 21
Virulence Determinants of Unknomn Function	p. 24
Conclusion	p. 24
Acknowledgments	p. 25
References	p. 26
Flagellar Motility in Bacteria: Structure and Function of Flagellar Motor	p. 39
Introduction	p. 40
Basal Structure of Flagella as Motor	p. 50
Torque Generation	p. 61
Molecular Physiology of Motor	p. 68
Conclusion	p. 74
References	p. 74
Programmed Cell Death in Plants: New Insights into Redox Regulation and the Role of Hydrogen Peroxide	p. 87
Introduction	p. 88
PCD in Plants	p. 90
Hydrogen Peroxide and Other ROS as Signals Modulating Plant PCD	p. 111
Concluding Remarks	p. 129
Acknowledgments	p. 129
References	p. 129
Protein Trafficking in Polarized Cells	p. 145
Introduction	p. 146
Exocytosis, Endocytosis, and Sorting Pathways	p. 148
Apical Sorting	p. 152
Basolateral Sorting	p. 159
Endosomal and Lysosomal Sorting Signals	p. 165
Conclusion	p. 167
References	p. 167
Chick Embryo Chorioallantoic Membrane as a Useful Tool to Study Angiogenesis	p. 181
Introduction	p. 182
Chorioallantoic Membrane and Its Embryological Origin	p. 183
Use of Chorioallantoic Membranes in the Study of Angiogenesis	p. 189
Role of FGF-2 in Chorioallantoic Membrane Vascularization	p. 205
Concluding Remarks	p. 210
Acknowledgments	p. 212
References	p. 213
Molecular and Cellular Biology of Synucleins	p. 225
Introduction	p. 227
Synuclein Family: How and Why Proteins Form Families	p. 234
Synuclein Functions	p. 257
Localization of Synucleins	p. 269
Synuclein Pathophysiology	p. 273
Synuclein KO	p. 283
Approaches to Reduce Pathological Action of Synucleins	p. 285
Concluding Remarks	p. 290
Acknowledgments	p. 291
References	p. 291
Genetically Unstable Microsatellite-Containing Loci and Genome Diversity in Clonally Reproduced Unisexual Vertebrates	p. 319
Introduction	p. 320
DNA Fingerprinting in Studies of Genome Diversity	p. 326
Characterization of Individual Microsatellite Loci in Parthenogenetic Lizards	p. 337
Concluding Remarks	p. 341
Acknowledgments	p. 342
References	p. 342
Index	p. 351
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