Intracellular mechanisms for neuritogenesis / edited by Ivan de Curtis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

De Curtis, Ivan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neurons--Growth.

Neurons.

Nerve Growth Factors.

Medical Subjects:

Nerve Growth Factors.

Physical Description:

xv, 333 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Springer, 2007.

Contents:

1 Adhesion-Induced Intracellular Mechanisms of Neurite Elongation / Sarah Escuin, Elisabeth Georges-Labouesse 1

2 Regulation of Growth Cone Initiation and Actin Dynamics by ADF/Cofilin / Kevin Flynn, Chi Pak, James R. Bamburg 25

3 Role of Microtubules and MAPs During Neuritogenesis / John K. Chilton, Phillip R. Gordon-Weeks 57

4 Small GTPases: Mechanisms Linking Membrane Traffic to Cytoskeleton During Neuritogenesis / Ivan de Curtis, Sara Corbetta 89

5 Exocytic Mechanisms for Axonal and Dendritic Growth / Thierry Galli, Philipp Alberts 115

6 Role of the Golgi Apparatus During Axon Formation / Alfredo Caceres, Gabriela Paglini, Santiago Quiroga, Adriana Ferreira 136

7 Focal Adhesion Kinase in Neuritogenesis / Dario Bonanomi, Flavia Valtorta 155

8 Regulation of Neuronal Morphogenesis by Abl Family Kinases / Hameeda Sultana, Anthony J. Koleske 180

9 Membrane Glycolipids in Neurotrophin Receptor-Mediated Signaling / Jose Abad-Rodriguez 195

10 Wnt Signaling in Neurite Development / Silvana B. Rosso, Patricia C. Salinas 222

11 Role of CRMP-2 in Neuronal Polarization / Nariko Arimura, Takeshi Yoshimura, Kozo Kaibuchi 239

12 Regulation of Axon Branching / Katherine Kalil, Erik W. Dent, Fangjun Tang 253

13 Comparative Analysis of Neural Crest Cell and Axonal Growth Cone Dynamics and Behavior / Frances Lefcort, Tim O'Connor, Paul M. Kulesa 282

14 Mechanisms of Axon Regeneration / Jan M. Schwab, Zhigang He 302.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

038733128X

9780387331287

OCLC:

71284655