International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology

by Jeon

• ISBN13: 9780123748096
• ISBN10: 0123748097
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780080951102
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-10-26
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
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Summary

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 * 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. ix
Macromolecutar Trafficking and Immune Evasion in African Trypanosomes	p. 1
General Overview of the Trypanosome Life Cycle	p. 3
Immune Evasion Mechanisms	p. 5
Endocytrc Pathways	p. 16
Developmental Remodeling and Signaling	p. 27
Sorting Signals	p. 28
Secretory Protein Folding and Exocytosis	p. 32
Golgi Apparatus; Functions and Replication	p. 39
Ubiquitylation and Endocytosis of Trans-Membrane Domain Proteins	p. 42
Evolution of the Trypanosome Endomembrane System	p. 46
Conclusions and Future Perspectives	p. 50
Acknowledgments	p. 51
References	p. 52
Biological and Biophysical Properties of Vascular Connexin Channels	p. 69
Introduction	p. 71
The Vasculature	p. 72
Connexin Channels	p. 75
Gap Junctional Communication Pathways in the Vasculature	p. 82
Permeability of Vascular Connexin Channels	p. 87
Involvement of Connexins in Vascular Diseases	p. 101
Concluding Remarks	p. 104
Acknowledgments	p. 105
References	p. 105
Genotype-Phenotype Mapping: Developmental Biology Confronts the Toolkit Paradox	p. 119
Introduction	p. 120
Understanding the Genotype-Phenotype Relationship	p. 121
From Sequence to Form	p. 125
Beyond Sequence	p. 135
Case Study for Parsing Gene, Cell and Self-Organizing Roles in Morphogenesis	p. 138
Conclusion	p. 142
Acknowledgments	p. 142
References	p. 142
Role of Spindle Asymmetry in Cellular Dynamics	p. 149
Introduction	p. 150
Spindle Asymmetry and Control of Cell Cycle	p. 152
Spindle Asymmetry During Asymmetric Cell Divisions	p. 174
Concluding Remarks	p. 201
References	p. 203
Cell Adhesion in Amphibian Gastrulation	p. 215
Introduction	p. 216
Characteristics of Amphibian Gastrulation	p. 217
Gastrula Tissue as a Liquid: Cell Adhesion, Cell Sorting, Boundary Formation, and Tissue Positioning	p. 223
Collective Cell Migration, Cell Rearrangement, and Intercellular Migration	p. 249
Conclusion	p. 260
Acknowledgments	p. 261
References	p. 261
Molecular and Cell Biology of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors	p. 277
Introduction	p. 278
Epidemiology and Risk Factors	p. 279
Histopathology	p. 280
Prognostic and Diagnostic Markers	p. 294
Therapy	p. 297
Conclusions and Perspectives	p. 301
Acknowledgments	p. 301
References	p. 302
Polarity Proteins and Cell-Cell Interactions in the Testis	p. 309
Introduction	p. 310
Rho GTPases and Cell-Cell Interactions in the Testis: Cdc42	p. 315
Polarity Proteins and Cell-Cell Interactions in the Testis	p. 327
The Apical ES-BTB-Basement Membrane Functional Axis in the Seminiferous Epithelium that Coordinates the Cellular Events of Spermiation and BTB Restructuring During the Seminiferous Epithelial Cycle of permatogenesis: The Role of Polarity Proteins in Mediating the Apical ES-BTB-Basement Membrane Axis	p. 335
Roles of Polarity Proteins in Coordinating the Opposing Effects of Cytokines and Testosterone in Primary Preleptotene Spermatocyte Transit at the BTB	p. 339
Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives	p. 341
Acknowledgment	p. 342
References	p. 342
Index	p. 355
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