International review of cell and molecular biology. Volume two ninety / edited by Kwang Jeon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jeon, Kwang W.

Series:

International review of cell and molecular biology ; v. 290

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cytology.

Cells.

Molecular biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology--both plant and animal. Articles address structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic interactions, control of cell development and differentiation, and cell transformation and growth. Impact factor for 2009: 6.088. * Authored by some of the foremost scientists in the field * Provides up-to-date information and directions for future research * Valuable reference material for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and professional sc

Contents:

Front Cover; International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Mast Cells in Nonmammalian Vertebrates...; 1. Introduction; 2. Mammals; 3. Nonmammalian Vertebrates; 4. Summary and Perspectives; References; Chapter 2: Control of Actin Assembly by the WH2 Domains and Their Multifunctional Tandem Repeats in Spire and Cordon-Bleu; 1. Introduction; 2. Individual WH2 Domain as a Disordered Protein Module Regulating Actin Assembly Dynamics; 3. Regulation of Actin Assembly by WH2 Repeat Proteins, Spire and Cordon-Bleu; 4. Concluding Remarks

AcknowledgmentsReferences; Chapter 3: Role for Primary Cilia as Flow Detectors in the Cardiovascular System; 1. Introduction; 2. Primary Cilium; 3. Biomechanics and the Cardiovascular System; 4. Primary Cilia in the Cardiovascular System; 5. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4: Chemical Stress on Protein Disulfide Isomerases and Inhibition of their Functions; 1. Introduction; 2. Identification and Initial Characterization of PDI; 3. The PDI Family; 4. Substrate Recognition by PDIs; 5. Chemicals Binding to PDI; 6. Inhibition of PDI Functions by Small Compounds (or Ligands)

7. Effects of ER Stress on PDI Functions8. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 5: Retrograde Signaling Pathway from Plastid to Nucleus; 1. Introduction; 2. Historical Overview; 3. Treatments Known to Affect Plastid Signaling; 4. Tetrapyrroles; 5. Redox and ROS in Plastid Signaling; 6. Effects of Plastid Gene Expression and Protein Import on Nuclear Gene Expression; 7. GUN Proteins and Plastid Signaling; 8. Transcription Factors and Plastid Signaling; 9. Interconnection Between Plastid Signaling and Other Signaling Pathways; 10. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References

Chapter 6: New Insights into the Regulation of Vascular Permeability1. Introduction; 2. Endothelial Transport Pathways; 3. Composition of IEJs; 4. Signaling Mechanisms Increasing Paracellular Permeability; 5. Signaling Mechanisms Restoring Normal Paracellular Permeability; 6. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-58237-5

9786613612151

0-12-386038-5

OCLC:

775872026