Cell signalling in prokaryotes and lower metazoa / edited by Ian Fairweather.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fairweather, Ian, Ph. D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cellular signal transduction.

Prokaryotes.

Metazoa.

Signal Transduction.

Medical Subjects:

Signal Transduction.

Physical Description:

viii, 412 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, [2004]

Summary:

Cell signalling lies at the heart of many biological processes and currently is the focus of intense research interest. In multicellular organisms, it is central to how different types of cell communicate with each other and how they detect and respond to extracellular signals. Intercellular communication is vital to single-celled organisms as well, allowing them to respond to environmental cues and signals.

To date, much of the understanding of signalling mechanisms has come from research on specific cell types (eg mouse lymphocyte and cardiomyocyte) or on organisms in which communication systems such as nervous and endocrine systems are well established. This volume therefore aims to 'fill the gap' by concentrating on 'simple organisms' where the elements of those signalling systems first evolved. Many of the groups covered contain important pathogens or parasites, and the potential for manipulating signalling pathways for therapeutic intervention will be highlighted.

Contents:

Chapter 1 G proteins and MAP kinase cascades in the pheromone response of fungi / Ann Kays, Katherine A. Borkovich 1

Chapter 2 Prokaryotic intercellular signalling

Mechanistic diversity and unified themes / Clay Fuqua, David White 27

Chapter 3 Signal transduction mechanisms in protozoa / Fernando L. Renaud, Jose de Ondarza, Pierangelo Luporini, Michael J. Marino, Judy van Houten 73

Chapter 4 Signalling systems in cnidaria / Werner Muller 91

Chapter 5 Neuropeptides in cnidarians / Cornelis J.P. Grimmelikhuijzen, Michael Williamson, Georg N. Hansen 115

Chapter 6 Signalling mechanisms in platyhelminths / Ian Fairweather 141

Chapter 7 Control of Caenorhabditis elegans behaviour and development by G proteins big and small / Carol A. Bastiani, Melvin I. Simon, Paul W. Sternberg 195

Chapter 8 Electrophysiological and pharmacological studies on excitable tissues in nematides / Robert J. Walker, Candida M. Rogers, Christopher J. Franks, Lindy Holden-Dye 243

Chapter 9 Evidence for an annelid neuroendocrine system / Michel Salzet, Didier Vieau, Christophe Breton 303

Chapter 10 Ion channels of microbes / Christopher P. Palmer, Ann Batiza, Xin-Liang Zhou, Stephen H. Loukin, Yoshiro Saimi, Ching Kung 325

Chapter 11 Bacterial signal transduction: Two-component signal transduction as a model for therapeutic intervention / Lenore A. Pelosi, Kwasi A. Ohemeng, John F. Barrett 347.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1402017391 :

OCLC:

53388913