International review of cytology [electronic resource] : a survey of cell biology. Volume 256 / edited by Kwang W. Jeon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jeon, Kwang W.

Series:

International review of cytology ; 256.

International review of cytology ; 256

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cytology.

Biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Elsivier Academic Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

International Review of Cytology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology - both plant and animal. Authored by some of the foremost scientists in the field, each volume provides up-to-date information and directions for future research.

Contents:

Front Cover; A Survey of Cell Biology; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Metabolism and Metabolomics of Eukaryotes Living Under Extreme Conditions; I. Introduction; II. Eukaryotic Extremophiles; III. Metabolic Analysis and Adaptations of Extremophiles; IV. Genomics and Metabolomics Working Hand in Hand; V. Conclusions and Perspectives; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: Transient Receptor Potential Channels and Intracellular Signaling; I. Introduction; II. TRP Channel Superfamily; III. Activation Mechanisms; IV. Physiological Functions of TRP Channels

V. Concluding RemarksReferences; Chapter 3: Multiple Functions of the Origin Recognition Complex; I. Introduction; II. Eukaryotic Origins and Discovery of the Origin Recognition Complex; III. ORC Functions in DNA Replication; IV. Nonreplicative Functions of the ORC; V. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: Auxin-Mediated Lateral Root Formation in Higher Plants; I. Introduction; II. Lateral Root Development in Arabidopsis; III. Lateral Root Mutants in Other Plant Species; IV. Concluding Remarks and Perspectives; Acknowledgments; References

Chapter 5: MHC Class I Antigens and Immune Surveillance in Transformed CellsI. Introduction; II. MHC Class I: Genes, Protein Structure, and Expression in Normal Tissues; III. Cellular Machinery of Antigen Presentation to T Lymphocytes; IV. Interaction of MHC Class I Molecules with T Lymphocytes and NK Cells; V. Immune Response Against Cancer Cells; VI. Tumor Progression; VII. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6: Daylength Measurements by Rice Plants in Photoperiodic Short-Day Flowering

I. Introduction: History of Studies on Photoperiodic Flowering Before Molecular CloningII. Photoperiodic Flowering in Plants; III. Photoperiodic Responses; IV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 7: Glutamatergic Functions of Primary Afferent Neurons with Special Emphasis on Vagal Afferents; I. Introduction; II. Historical Overview on Glutamatergic Transmission Mechanisms; III. Vesicular Glutamate Transporters (VGLUT1-3); IV. Intraganglionic Laminar Endings; V. VGLUTs in Peripheral Terminals of Primary Afferent Neurons

VI. Distribution of Glutamate Receptors in the Peripheral Nervous SystemVII. Functional Hypotheses on the Local Effector Role of IGLEs; VIII. Concluding Remarks; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786610962419

9781280962417

1280962410

9780080471143

0080471145

OCLC:

808601998