Current topics in developmental biology. Volume 51 / edited by Gerald P. Schatten.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schatten, Gerald.

Series:

Current topics in developmental biology ; v. 51.

Current topics in developmental biology ; v. 51

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developmental biology.

Embryology.

Cytogenetics.

Chemical embryology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the embryonic stage of a multicellular organism, precise arrangements of different cell types arise. These cell types eventually become the tissues and organs of the organism if it is an animal, for instance. Developmental biology is the study of this process in both plants and animals and covers the entire development stage of the organism.Current Topics in Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in this rapidly advancing field. The volumes are valuable to researchers in animal and plant development as well as to students and professionals wh

Contents:

Front Cover; Current Topics in Developmental Biology; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Patterning and Lineage Specification in the Amphibian Embryo; I. Introduction; II. Xenopus as a Model System for Studying Early Embryogenesis; III. Dorsal-Ventral Specification; IV. The Spemann Organizer; V. The Three Germ Layers; VI. Developmental Pathways and Tumorigenesis; VII. Perspectives; References; Chapter 2. Transcriptional Programs Regulating Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Development and Differentiation; I. Introduction; II. Embryology of the Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Lineage(s)

III. Commitment to the Smooth Muscle Cell LineageIV. Transcriptional Control of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation; V. SRF: A Nuclear Sensor Regulating Growth and Differentiation; VI. Modulation of VSMC Phenotype; VII. Conclusions and Future Challenges; References; Chapter 3. Myofibroblasts: Molecular Crossdressers; I. Myofibroblasts: An Overview; II. Myofibroblast Origin and the Role of PDGF; III. Cytokines and Myofibroblast Phenotypes; IV. "Muscle" Structural Protein Expression in Myofibroblasts; V. Mechanisms of "Muscle-Specific" Gene Regulation in Myofibroblasts

VI. Myofibroblast ContractilityVII. Myofibroblasts and the Cell Cycle; VIII. Perspectives; References; Chapter 4. Checkpoint and DNA-Repair Proteins Are Associated with the Cores of Mammalian Meiotic Chromosomes; I. Introduction; II. Structural Characteristics of Meiotic Chromosomes during the Prophase of Meiosis I; III. Meiotic Checkpoint and Recombination Proteins Are Associated with the Cores of the Meiotic Chromosomes; IV. Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Chapter 5. Cytoskeletal and Ca2+ Regulation of Hyphal Tip Growth and Initiation

I. Introduction: Characteristics of Fungal GrowthII. The Cytoskeleton and Apical Growth in Fungi; III. Calcium and Apical Growth in Fungi; IV. Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. Pattern Formation during C. elegans Vulval Induction; I. Introduction; II. Spatial Regulation of VPC Competence; III. Temporal Regulation of VPC Competence and Commitment; IV. Downstream Events of RAS Signaling; V. Negative Regulation of RAS Signaling; VI. Lateral Signaling; VII. Evolutionary Implications; VIII. Conclusions and Future Directions; References

Chapter 7. A Molecular Clock Involved in Somite SegmentationI. Introduction; II. Models for Somite Formation; III. A Molecular Clock Linked to Somitogenesis; IV. Notch Signaling Pathway; V. Other Genes Implicated in Somitogenesis; VI. Conservation of the Segmentation Clock in Evolution; References; Index; Contents of Previous Volumes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611005023

9781281005021

1281005029

9780080490953

0080490956

OCLC:

476058928