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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jeon, Kwang W.

Series:

International review of cell and molecular biology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Molecular biology.

Cytology.

Cells.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2010.

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 2008: 4.935. * 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 Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Natriuretic Peptides in the Regulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis; 1. Introduction; 2. Biology of Natriuretic Peptides and Their Receptors; 2.1. Natriuretic peptides; 2.2. Natriuretic peptide receptors and their signaling mechanisms; 3. Expression of Natriuretic Peptides and Their Receptors in the HPA Axis; 3.1. Hypothalamus; 3.2. Pituitary gland; 3.3. Adrenal cortex; 3.4. Adrenal medulla; 4. Effects of Natriuretic Peptides on the HPA Axis; 4.1. Hypothalamus

4.2. Pituitary gland4.3. Adrenal cortex; 4.4. Adrenal medulla; 5. Natriuretic Peptides and Pathophysiology of HPA Axis; 5.1. Adrenocortical adenomas and carcinomas; 5.2. Pheochromocytomas; 6. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 2: Evidence for Multiple Photosystems in Jellyfish; 1. Multiple Photosystems; 1.1. General-purpose versus special-purpose eyes; 1.2. Multiple photopigments; 1.3. Visual channels; 2. Photosensitivity in Cnidarians; 2.1. Behavioral evidence of photoreception in cnidarians; 2.2. Photosensitive structures in cnidarians

3. Photosensory Organs in Hydromedusae4. Photosensory Organs in Scyphomedusae; 5. Photosensory Organs in Cubomedusae; 5.1. The rhopalium; 5.2. Eye types and visual properties; 5.3. Presence of different photoreceptor types?; 5.4. Neuronal organization; 6. Multiple Opsins in Cnidarians-Multiple Photosystems?; 7. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: Membrane Trafficking in Protozoa: SNARE Proteins, H+-ATPase, Actin, and Other Key Players in Ciliates; 1. Introduction; 1.1. State of discussion with higher eukaryotes; 1.2. State of research with ciliates

1.3. Paramecium and Tetrahymena as model systems for membrane trafficking2. Factors Involved in the Regulation of Vesicle Trafficking; 2.1. Identifying SNAREs-Criteria and methodology; 2.2. Small GTP-binding proteins/GTPases and their modulators; 2.3. Actin; 2.4. H+-ATPase; 3. Features of SNAREs; 3.1. Characteristics of Paramecium SNAREs; 3.2. Role of the SNARE-specific chaperone, NSF; 3.3. ''SNAREs and Co''-targeting of vesicle traffic from the ER to the Golgi apparatus and beyond; 4. Exocytosis and Endocytosis; 4.1. Exo- and endocytosis in general

4.2. Constitutive endocytosis and exocytosis in ciliates4.3. Stimulated exocytosis and exocytosis-coupled endocytosis in ciliates; 5. Possible SNARE Arrangement in Microdomains and Membrane Fusion; 5.1. General aspects; 5.2. Aspects concerning ciliates; 6. Phagocytosis; 6.1. Phagocytosis in ciliates; 6.2. Involvement of actin in phagocytotic cycle of ciliates; 6.3. Role of H+-ATPase, SNAREs, and G-proteins in phagocytotic cycle of ciliates; 6.4. Autophagy; 7. Calcium-Binding Proteins and Calcium Sensors; 7.1. Comparison of Ca2+-signaling in ciliates with other cells

7.2. Synaptotagmin as a Ca2+-sensor

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-77016-0

9786612770166

0-12-381261-5

OCLC:

728757213