Current topics in developmental biology. Volume 63 / edited by Gerald P. Schatten.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schatten, Gerald.

Series:

Current topics in developmental biology ; v. 63.

Current topics in developmental biology ; v. 63

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developmental biology.

Embryology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego, Calif. : Elsevier Academic, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Current Topics in Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology. The volumes are valuable to researchers in animal and plant development, as well as to students and professionals who want an introduction to cellular and molecular mechanisms of development. The series has recently passed its 30-year mark, making it the longest-running forum for contemporary issues in developmental biology. This volume contains six important contributions from leading minds in developmental biology.* Presents major contempor

Contents:

Front Cover; Current Topics in Developmental Biology; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Early Events in the DNA Damage Response; I. Introduction; II. Formation of Multiprotein Complexes; III. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2. Afrotherian Origins and Interrelationships: New Views and Future Prospects; I. Introduction; II. Morphological and Molecular Evidence; III. Continental Drift, Cladistic Biogeography, and Afrotherian Origins; IV. Rare Genomic Changes; V. Conclusions; References

Chapter 3. The Role of Antisense Transcription in the Regulation of X-InactivationI. Introduction; II. Early Signs of Antisense Transcription within Xist; III. Is There One Xist Antisense Transcript or Several?; IV. Tsix Is Involved in Imprinted X-Inactivation; V. Tsix Is Involved in Neither Counting nor Silencing; VI. Is Tsix Involved in Choice?; VII. A Role for Tsix in Xist Metabolism; VIII. Mechanistic Insights into Tsix Function; IX. Regulation of Tsix Transcription; X. Is Tsix Functional Only in the Mouse?; XI. Concluding Remarks; References

Chapter 4. The Genetics of Hiding the Corpse: Engulfment and Degradation of Apoptotic Cells in C. elegans and D. melanogasterI. Introduction; II. Studies of Cell Corpse Engulfment in C. elegans; III. The Degradation of Nuclear DNA During Programmed Cell Death in C. elegans; IV. Study of Engulfment and DNA Degradation in Drosophila; V. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. Beginning and Ending an Actin Filament: Control at the Barbed End; I. Introduction; II. Locally Create a Free Barbed End; III. Enhance Barbed-End Elongation; IV. Capping Barbed Ends

V. Replenish G-Actin Pool by Pointed-End Depolymerization of F-ActinVI. New Directions; References; Chapter 6. Life Extension in the Dwarf Mouse; I. Introduction; II. Origin and Phenotypic Characteristics of Mutant, Knockout, and Transgenic Dwarf Mice; III. Longevity of Different Types of Dwarf Mice; IV. Suspected Mechanisms of Prolonged Longevity; V. Why Are Dwarf Mice Long-Lived? Single versus Multiple Mechanisms; VI. How Do the Findings in Long-Lived Mutant Mice Fit into the ''Big Picture''? What Can Be Extrapolated to Genetically Normal Mice and to Other Species?

VII. Breeding and Husbandry of Long-Lived Mutant MiceReference; Index; Contents of Previous Volumes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611010881

9781281010889

128101088X

9780080494364

0080494366

OCLC:

476067698