UID:
almafu_9960073274902883
Umfang:
1 online resource (253 p.)
ISBN:
9786611003609
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9781281003607
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1281003603
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9780080475066
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008047506X
Serie:
International review of cytology ; v.258
Inhalt:
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. This volume contains articles on Mechanism of Depolymerization and Severing of Actin Filaments and Its Significance in Cytoskeletal Dynamics; Biology of Polycomb and Thrithorax Group Proteins; Cell and Molecular Biology of Transthyretin and Thyroid Hormones; and Development and Role of Tight Junctions in the Retinal Pigment Epi
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Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Mechanism of Depolymerization and Severing of Actin Filaments and Its Significance in Cytoskeletal Dynamics; I. Introduction; II. Proteins That Depolymerize and/or Sever Actin Filaments; A. Gelsolin and Gelsolin-Related Proteins; B. ADF/Cofilin; C. Actin-Interacting Protein 1; D. Other Proteins; III. Cell Biological Significance of Actin Depolymerization and Severing; A. Cell Viability; B. Cell Migration; C. Cytokinesis; D. Actin-Based Motility of Pathogenic Bacteria; E. Membrane Trafficking; F. Myofibril Assembly and Maintenance
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G. Nuclear FunctionsIV. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: Biology of Polycomb and Trithorax Group Proteins; I. Introduction; II. PcG, trxG, and Their Protein Complexes; A. Genetics of PcG and trxG Members; B. PcG and trxG Protein Complexes; III. Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression by PcG and trxG Proteins; A. PcG and trxG Complexes Binding Specialized DNA Elements: PREs; B. PcG Complexes and Their Targets; C. Mechanisms of Epigenetic Transmission; D. Epigenetic Marks: How Memory Is Kept; IV. Targets of Maintenance Complexes
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A. Hox Genes and Developmental RegulatorsB. PcG Complexes in Cell Cycle Regulation, Hematopoiesis, and Stem Cell Maintenance; V. Roles for PcG Complexes in DNA Methylation, X.Inactivation, and Genomic Imprinting; A. DNA Methylation; B. X Inactivation and Genomic Imprinting; VI. Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Chapter 3: Cell and Molecular Biology of Transthyretin and Thyroid Hormones; I. Introduction; II. Transthyretin and Thyroid Hormones; A. Thyroid Hormone Distributor Proteins; B. Transthyretin; C. Transthyretin Structure
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D. Binding of Thyroid Hormones and Other Ligands to TransthyretinIII. Transthyretin Gene and Transthyretin Synthesis; A. Transthyretin Gene Structure and Its Evolution in Vertebrates; B. Sites of Transthyretin Synthesis in Mammals; C. Tissue-Specific Regulation of Transthyretin Gene; IV. Regulation of Transthyretin Gene; A. Transthyretin Gene Regulation During Development; B. Transthyretin Gene Regulation During Evolution; V. Evolution of Transthyretin Structure and Function in Vertebrates; A. Three-Dimensional Structure; B. Primary Structure; C. N-Terminal Region of Subunit
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D. Transthyretins from Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, and BirdsE. Possible Implications of Changing from Binding T3 to Binding T4; VI. Additional Features of Transthyretins; A. Transthyretin and Human Diseases; B. Transthyretin Null Mice; C. Transthyretin-Like Proteins in Nonvertebrate Species; VII. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4: Development and Role of Tight Junctions in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium; I. Introduction; II. General Properties of Retinal Pigment Epithelium; A. Comparison of RPE with Other Regions of the Blood-Brain Barrier; B. Transport Across the RPE Monolayer
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III. Protein Composition and Assembly of Tight Junctions
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780123737021
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0123737028
Sprache:
Englisch
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