| Biosynthesis and Alternate Targeting of the Lysosomal Cysteine Protesase Cathepsin L / M. Grilli et al. ; M.N. Gruzova ; J. Ruiz-Cabello ; M. Wallin ; O. Numata ; A. De Loof |
| Redundancy of biological regulation as the basis for emergence of multidrug resistancedrug resistance |
| Microtubule-Associated Proteins and Their Essential Roles During Mitosis |
| The palladin-myotilin-myopalladin family: Potent modulators of the actin cytoskeleton |
| NF-kB and Rel-Participants in a Multiform Transcriptional Regulatory System |
| Multifunctional Proteins in Tetrahymena: 14-nm Filament Protein/Citrate Synthase and Translation Elongation Factor-1a / V.N. Parfenov ; J.S. Cohen ; E. Str_mberg |
| Molecular and Functional Anyalysis of the Dictyostelium Centrosome / J. Vanden Broeck |
| Patch-clamp studies of the new permeability pathways in Plasmodium falciparum |
| Polytene Chromosomes: 70 Years in Genetic Research / S.L. Bernstein et al. ; I.N. Shvemberger |
| Cellular mechanisms of bacterial internalization |
| Karyosphere in Oogenesis and Intranuclear Morphogenesis |
| NMR and the Study of Pathological State in Cells and Tissues |
| Cold-Stable and Cold-Adapted Microtubules |
| Insect Basic Leucine Zipper Proteins and Their Role in Cyclic AMP Dependent Regulation of Gene Expression / I. Janssen |
| Microinsemination and Transfer Using Male Germ Cells |
| Molecular Genetic Analysis of Muscle Development, Structure, and function in Drosophila |
| Nuclear envelope, nuclear lamina in inherited diseases / J.L. Dangl ; J.C. Polacco ; S. Takahashi ; A.N. Ermilov |
| Hormones and the Cytoskeleton of Animals and Plants / R. Fujii |
| Applications of Arabidopsis thaliana to Outstanding Issues in Plant-Pathogen Interactions |
| Development and Heterogeneity of Prolactin Cells / M.A. Holland |
| Some Characteristics of Neoplastic Cell Transformation in Transgenic Mice |
| Contractile Proteins and Myofibrillogenesis / M.-M. Giraud-Guille |
| Roles of Urease in Plant Cells / Y. Fukui ; Y. Hiramoto ; S.D. Georgatos |
| Twisted Liquid Crystalline Supramolecular Arrangements in Morphogenesis |
| Toward a New Concept of Cell Motility: Cytoskeletal Dynamics in Amoeboid Movement and Cell Division |
| Cytophysiology of Fish Chromatophores / S. Kikuyama ; E. Kamitsubo ; C. Maison ; W.J. Schneider |
| Centrifuge Microscope as a Tool in the Study of Cell Motility / R. Gerstberger ; K. Hinata et al. ; K. Kawamura |
| Integration of Intermediate Filaments into Cellular Organelles |
| Vitellogenin Receptors: Oocyte-Specific Members of the Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Supergene Family |
| A Review of Recent studies on Homomorphic Self-Incompatibility / D.A. Gray ; B.L. Kee ; N.J. Winston ; Y.-J. Liu |
| Fine Structure, Innervations, and Functional Control of Avian Salt Glands / S. Tanaka ; R.L. Last |
| Developmental Failure in Preimplantation Human Conceptuses / C.J. Paige |
| The Genetics of Nitrogen Assimilation and Amino Acid Biosynthesis in Flowering Plants: Progress and Prospects / G. Grouard ; S. Ghosh ; K. Yamamoto ; J.J.M. Vanden Broeck |
| Murine B Cell Development: Commitment and Progression from Multipotential Progenitors to Mature B Lymphocytes |
| Chapter References / O. de Bouteiller |
| Aspects of Amphibian Metamorphosis: Hormonal Control / N. Paweletz |
| G-Protein-Coupled Receptors in Insect Cells / M.R. Gold |
| Subject Index |
| Mitosis: Dissociability of Its Events / M.J. Emes ; C.D. Thaler ; J. Banchereau |
| Follicular Dendritic Cells and Germinal Centers / L. Matsuuchi ; J.M. Whatley ; A.K. Tobin ; L.T. Haimo |
| Signal Transduction by the Antigen Receptors of B and T Lymphocytes |
| The Endosymbiotic Origin of Chloroplasts / S. Ohno |
| Control of Metabolism and Development in Higher Plant Plastids |
| Microtubules and Microtubule Motors: Mechanisms of Regulation / G. Zaccone |
| Index / J.L. Arias ; T. Baba ; S. Fasulo |
| Neuroendocrine Epithelial Cell System in the Respiratory Organs of Air-Breathing and Teleost Fishes / D.J. Fink ; N. Terada ; L. Ainis ; S.-Q. Xiao ; Y. Fujii |
| Cell Biology of Kidney Glomerulus / A.H. Heuer ; H. Wolburg ; H. Ueda ; A.I. Caplan ; A. Rohlmann |
| Biomineralization and Eggshells: Cell-Mediated Acellular Compartments of Mineralized Extracellular Matrix / P.M. Ingleton |
| Structure-Function Relationships in Gap Junctions |
| Regulation of Intracellular Movements in Plant Cells by Environmental Stimuli / R. Nagai ; J.A. Danks |
| Distribution and Functions of Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein in Vertebrate Cells |
| Contributors |
| Endogenous Ligands of PACAP/VIP Receptors in the Autocrine-Paracrine Regulation of the Adrenal Gland / Maria Teresa Conconi ; Raffaella Spinazzi ; Gastone G. Nussdorfer |
| Introduction / I： |
| Biology of PACAP/VIP Receptors and Their Endogenous Ligands / II： |
| Expression of PACAP/VIP Receptors and Their Endogenous Ligands in the Adrenal Gland / III： |
| Effects of Endogenous Ligands of PACAP/VIP Receptors on Adrenal Cortex Secretion / IV： |
| Effects of Endogenous Ligands of PACAP/VIP Receptors on Adrenal Medulla Secretion / V： |
| Effects of Endogenous Ligands of PACAP/VIP Receptors on Adrenal Growth / VI： |
| Concluding Remarks / VII： |
| References |
| Ultrastructural Dynamics of Human Reproduction, from Ovulation to Fertilization and Early Embryo Development / Giuseppe Familiari ; Rosemarie Heyn ; Michela Relucenti ; Stefania A. Nottola ; A. Henry Sathananthan |
| Sperm Structure and Function |
| Human Mature Egg |
| Gamete Interaction and Fertilization |
| The Embryo |
| Concluding Remarks and Future Directions |
| Chromosomal Variation in Mammalian Neuronal Cells: Known Facts and Attractive Hypotheses / Ivan Y. Iourov ; Svetlana G. Vorsanova ; Yuri B. Yurov |
| Numerical Chromosome Abnormalities: Origin and Consequences |
| Chromosomal Mosaicism in Humans |
| Somatic Chromosomal Mosaicism in Mammalian Neuronal Cells |
| Relevance of Chromosomal Variations in the Mammalian Brain |
| Technical Aspects of Studies of Chromosomal Mosaicism in Mammalian Neuronal Cells |
| Automated Interpretation of Protein Subcellular Location Patterns / Xiang Chen ; Robert F. Murphy |
| Subcellular Location of Proteins |
| Subcellular Location Patterns of Proteins |
| Cell and Molecular Biology of Human Lacrimal Gland and Nasolacrimal Duct Mucins / Friedrich Paulsen |
| Anatomy of the Lacrimal System |
| Properties of Mucins |
| Lacrimal Gland Mucins |
| Mucins of the Nasolacrimal Ducts |
| Conclusions and Perspectives |
| New Insights into Fatty Acid Modulation of Pancreatic [beta]-Cell Function / Esther P. Haber ; Joaquim Procopio ; Carla R. O. Carvalho ; Angelo R. Carpinelli ; Philip Newsholme ; Rui Curi |
| Metabolism of Glucose and Fatty Acids in the [beta] Cell |
| Impact of Free Fatty Acids and Adiponectin on [beta]-Cell Metabolism |
| Roles of Free Fatty Acids in Modulation of Cell Signaling Pathways |
| Other Roles of Free Fatty Acids |
| Drosophila RNA Binding Proteins / Chiara Gamberi ; Oona Johnstone ; Paul Lasko |
| Canonical RNA Binding Proteins |
| RNA Binding Proteins That Lack Canonical RNA Binding Motifs |
| Other RNA Binding Domains and Factors |
| Plasticity of Pelvic Autonomic Ganglia and Urogenital Innervation / Janet R. Keast |
| Overview of the Function and Structure of Pelvic Ganglia |
| Structure of Adult Mammalian Pelvic Ganglia |
| Sex Steroid Actions on Pelvic Ganglia and Their Projections |
| Injury of Pelvic Ganglia and Their Projections |
| Neurotrophic Factors for Adult Pelvic Ganglion Neurons |
| Vomeronasal Versus Olfactory Epithelium: Is There a Cellular Basis for Human Vomeronasal Perception? / Martin Witt ; Thomas Hummel |
| Neuroanatomy of the Vomeronasal System in Vertebrates |
| Function of the VNO in Humans |
| Perspectives and Concluding Remarks |
| Tight Junctions: Molecular Architecture and Function / Saima Aijaz ; Maria S. Balda ; Karl Matter |
| Molecular Composition |
| Junctional Diffusion Barriers |
| Regulation of Epithelial Polarization and Proliferation |
| Role of Regulatory |
| T Cells in Controlling Immunologic Self-Tolerance |
| Cell and Molecular Biology of Myoblast Fusion |
| Fishy Tales of Prolactin-Releasing Peptide |
| Regulation of Fish Gonadotropins |
| Cell Volume and Insulin Signaling |
| Ammonia Signaling in Yeast Colony Formation |
| Biogenesis and Cellular Dynamics of Aminoglycerophospholipds |
| Life Cycle of Decidual Cells |
| Genetic Control of Germline Sexual Dimorphism in Drosophila |
| Gene Silencing |
| Functional Diversity of Axonemal Dyneins as Studied in Chlamydomonas Mutants |
| Genetic Alterations in Ovarian Cancer Cells That Might Account for Sensitivity to Chemotheraphy in Patients, Conventional and Nonconventional Roles of the Nucleolus |
| Role of CCN2/CTGF/Hcs24 in Bone Growth / Satoshi Kubota ; Masaharu Takigawa |
| The CCN Family |
| CCN2: A Multiple Regulator of Mesenchymal Tissue Development |
| CCN2 and Bone Cell Biology |
| Action Potential in Charophytes / Mary Jane Beilby |
| Historical Background (Up to Late 1990s) |
| New Approaches in the New Century |
| Summary |
| Similarity of the Domain Structure of Proteins as a Basis for the Conservation of Meiosis / Yu. F. Bogdanov ; T. M. Grishaeva ; S. Ya. Dadashev |
| Homomorphism of Cytological Features of Meiosis |
| Functional Analogy of Morphogenetic Proteins in Meiosis |
| Recombination Enzymes |
| Proteins of the SMC Family |
| Importance of Secondary Protein Structure for Ultrastructure Morphogenesis |
| Conclusion: Organelle Morphology as Dependent on the Protein Structure |
| Fibroblast Differentiation in Wound Healing and Fibrosis / Ian A. Darby ; Tim D. Hewitson |
| Inflammation and Wound Healing |
| Fibroblasts and Myofibroblasts |
| Fibrogenic Mediators |
| Regulation of Fibrogenesis |
| Tumor Hypoxia and Targeted Gene Therapy / Olga Greco ; Simon Scott |
| Hypoxia-Targeted Gene Therapy |
| Combination of Hypoxia Gene Therapy with Conventional Treatments |
| Cellular Basis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Horses / Darko Marinkovic ; Sanja Aleksic-Kovacevic ; Pavle Plamenac |
| Morpho-Functional Features of Horse Lungs |
| Cytological Features of Equine Lungs |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Horses |
| Adhesion Molecules and Other Secreted Host-Interaction Determinants in Apicomplexa: Insights from Comparative Genomics / Vivek Anantharaman ; Lakshminarayan M. Iyer ; S. Balaji ; L. Aravind |
| Comparative Genomics and Apicomplexan Biology |
| Conserved Domains in Apicomplexan Adhesion and Host-Interaction Proteins |
| Maturation, Deployment, and Export of Apicomplexan Surface Proteins |
| Regulation of Surface Protein Gene Expression |
| General Evolutionary Considerations and Conclusions |
| Cell Responses to Biomimetic Protein Scaffolds Used in Tissue Repair and Engineering / Robert A. Brown ; James B. Phillips |
| Background |
| Clinical and Other Goals of Culture on Biomimetic Scaffolds |
| Opportunities to Achieve Clinical Goals: Materials Commonly Used as Biomimetic Protein Scaffolds |
| Key Questions for 3D Culture Models |
| New Insights into Glycosphingolipid Functions-Storage, Lipid Rafts, and Translocators / Dan J. Sillence |
| Traffic of Glycosphingolipids |
| Glycosphingolipid Storage |
| Secondary Storage Diseases |
| Effect of MDR1a Deficiency on Glycosphingolipids in Both Normal and Niemann-Pick Type C Mice |
| Microscopic Morphology and the Origins of the Membrane Maturation Model of Golgi Apparatus Function / D. James Morre ; Hilton H. Mollenhauer |
| Concept and Early Observations |
| Morphological Basis of the Membrane Maturation Model |
| Membrane Flow Differentiation Within the Aggregate of Golgi Apparatus Stacks |
| New Insights into the Macronuclear Development in Ciliates / Stefan A. Juranek ; Hans Joachim Lipps |
| Macronuclear and Micronuclear Genome Structure |
| Macronuclear Differentiation |
| Processing of DNA to Mature Nanochromosomes |
| Recent Approaches to Understand the Control of Macronuclear Differentiation |
| Conclusions |
| Polarity Regulators and the Control of Epithelial Architecture, Cell Migration, and Tumorigenesis / Lukas E. Dow ; Patrick O. Humbert |
| Epithelial Cell Polarity |
| Polarity Regulators and Tumorigenesis |
| LEM-Domain Proteins: New Insights into Lamin-Interacting Proteins / Nicole Wagner ; Georg Krohne |
| LEM-Domain Proteins: Presenting the Family |
| LEM-Domain Proteins: Various Binding Partners and Various Functions |
| LEM-Domain Protein Complexes and Laminopathies |
| New Insights into Membrane Trafficking and Protein Sorting / Merran C. Derby ; Paul A. Gleeson |
| Secretory and Endocytic Pathways of Eukocarytic Cells: An Overview |
| Regulation of Membrane Transport in the Secretory Pathway: ER to Golgi Transport |
| Relationship Between Membrane Transport and Organelle Biogenesis |
| The Role of G-Proteins and Lipids in Defining Organelle Identity |
| Generation of Subdomains |
| Form and Function of the TGN: Subdomains and Trafficking |
| Structure and Function of the Atypical Orphan Nuclear Receptor Small Heterodimer Partner / Yong-Soo Lee ; Dipanjan Chanda ; Jeonggu Sim ; Yun-Yong Park ; Hueng-Sik ChoiVIII： |
| Gene Structure and Regulation of the Small Heterodimer Partner |
| Mechanisms of Small Heterodimer Partner Function and Gene Regulation |
| Physiological Impact of Small Heterodimer Partner Expression and Function |
| Zebrafish Gastrulation: Cell Movements, Signals, and Mechanisms / Laurel A. Rohde ; Carl-Philipp Heisenberg |
| Gastrulation Cell Movements in Zebrafish |
| Instructive and Permissive Cues |
| Tissue Interactions |
| Differential Adhesion |
| Calcium Dynamics: Spatio-Temporal Organization from the Subcellular to the Organ Level / Genevieve Dupont ; Laurent Combettes ; Luc Leybaert |
| Oscillations |
| Elementary Aspects of Ca[superscript 2+] Signaling |
| Intracellular Ca[superscript 2+] Waves |
| Intercellular Ca[superscript 2+] Waves |
| New Technologies Used in the Study of Human Melanoma / Armando Felsani ; Anna Maria Mileo ; Vittoria Maresca ; Mauro Picardo ; Marco G. Paggi |
| Biology of Human Melanoma |
| Molecular Characterization and Management of Human Melanomas |
| Somite Formation and Patterning / E. Hirsinger ; C. Jouve ; J. Dubrulle ; O. Pourqui |
| Morphogenesis of the Egg Shell in Drosophila / G.L. Waring |
| Cell Biology of Cytochrome P-450 in the Liver / S. Kanamura ; J. Watanabe |
| Alternative Protein Sorting Pathways / J. Kim ; S.V. Scott ; D.J. Klionsky |
| Structural Correlates of the Transepithelial Water Transport / E.S. Snigirevskaya ; Y.Y. Komissarchik |
| Membrane Trafficking and Processing in Paramecium / R.D. Allen ; A.K. Fok |
| Role of Natural Benzoxazinones in the Survival Strategy of Plants / D. Sicker ; M. Frey ; M. Schulz ; A. Gierl |
| Paternal Contributions to the Mammalian Zygote: Fertilization after Sperm-Egg Fusion / P. Sutovsky ; G.P. Schatten |
| Coat Proteins Regulating Membrane Traffic / S.J. Scales ; M. Gomez ; T.E. Kreis |
| Regulation of Monoamine Receptors in the Brain: Dynamic Changes during Stress / G. Fluuml;gge |
| Rhodopsin Trafficking and Its Role in Retinal Dystrophy / C.-H. Sung ; A.W. Tai |
| Calcium Signaling During Abiotic Stress in Plants / H. Knight |
| Fern Antheridiogens / H. Yamane |
| Signaling to the Microtubular Cytoskeleton in Plants / P. Nick |
| Morphology of Cryofixed Myelin Sheath / K. Meller |
| Mechanisms of Signal Transduction in the Stress Response of Hepatocytes / S. Bhattacharya |
| Intracellular Proteinases of Invertebrates: Calcium-Dependent and Proteasome/Ubiquitin-Dependent Systems / D.L. Mykles |
| The Preprophase Band of Microtubules: Its Function as a Cytokinetic Apparatus in Higher Plants / Y. Mineyuki |
| Molecular Characteristics of the Centrosome / S.S.L. Andersen |
| The Pecten Oculi of the Chicken: A Model System for Vascular Differentiation and Barrier Maturation / S. Liebner ; A. Reichenbach ; H. Gerhardt |
| Bacteriorhodopsin / J.K. Lanyi |
| The Regulation of Apoptosis by Microbial Pathogens / J.E. Moss ; A.O. Aliprantis ; A. Zychlinsky |
| Invertebrate Opioid Precursors: Evolutionary Conservation and the Significance of Enzymatic Processing / G.B. Stefano ; M. Salzet |
| Biology of Plant Cells in Microgravity and under Clinostating / E.J. Kordyum |
| The Use of Antibodies to Study the Architecture and Developmental Regulation of Plant Cell Walls / J.P. Knox |
| Biophysical Aspects of P-Glycoprotein-Mediated Multidrug Resistance / R.M. Wadkins ; P.D. Roepe |
| Normal and Pathological Tau Proteins as Factors for Microtubule Assembly / A. Delacourte ; L. Bueacute;e |
| Differentiation and Transdifferentiation of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium / S. Zhao ; L.J. Rizzolo ; C.J. Barnstable |
| The Role of Endothelins in the Paracrine Control of the Secretion and Growth of the Adrenal Cortex / G.G. Nussdorfer ; G.P. Rossi ; A.S. Belloni |
| Transport of Glucose across the Blood-Tissue Barriers / K. Takata ; H. Hirano ; M. Kasahara |
| The Role of Suppressors in Determining Host-Parasite Specificities in Plant Cells / T. Shiraishi ; T. Yamada ; Y. Ichinose ; A. Kiba ; K. Toyoda |
| Distribution and Functions of Platelet-Derived Growth Factors and Their Receptors during Embryogenesis / P. Ataliotis ; M. Mercola |
| Adaptive Crystal Formation in Normal and Pathological Calcifications in Synthetic Calcium Phosphate and Related Biomaterials / G. Daculsi ; J.-M. Bouler ; R.Z. LeGeros |
| The Biogenesis Traffic and Function of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane-Conductance Regulator / T. Jilling ; K.L. Kirk |
| Regulation of Phenylpropanoid Metabolism in Relation to Lignin Biosynthesis in Plants / M.S. Barber ; H.J. Mitchell |
| A Model for Flagellar Motility / C.B. Lindemann ; K.S. Kanous |
| Basement-Membrane Stromal Relationships: Interactions between Collagen Fibrils and the Lamina Densa / E. Adachi ; I. Hopkinson ; T. Hayashi |
| The Role of Endoxyloglucan Transferase in the Organization of Plant Cell Walls / K. Nishitani |
| Microtubule-Microfilament Synergy in the Cytoskeleton / R.H. Gavin |
| Insulin Internalization and Other Signaling Pathways in the Plieotropic Effects of Insulin / R.M. Smith ; S. Harada ; L. Jarett |
| Structure of the Insect Head in Ontogeny and Phylogeny: A View from Drosophila / B.T. Rogers ; T.C. Kaufman |
| Functional Reconstitution of the Tonoplast Proton-ATPase from Higher Plants / K. Kasamo ; H. Yamanishi |
| The Role of Molecular Chaperones in Motochondrial Protein Import and Folding / M.T. Ryan ; D.J. Naylor ; P.B. Hoj ; M.S. Clark ; N.J. Hoogenraad |
| Proteoglycans and Related Components in Plant Cells / E.A. Nothnagel |
| Cell Model Systems in Plant Cytoskeleton Studies / S. Sonobe |
| The Structure, Function, and Assembly of Actin Filament Bundles / R. Furukawa ; M. Fechheimer |
| Nuclear Components with Microtubule-Organizing Properties in Multicellular Eukaryotes: Functional and Evolutionary Considerations / F. Baluska ; D. Volkman ; P.W. Barlow |
| Sialic Acids in Molecular and Cellular Interactions / S. Kelm ; R. Schauer |
| Embryonic Neural Chimeras in the Study of Vertebrate Brain and Head Development / N.M. Le Douarin ; M. Catala ; C. Batini |
| Role of Rab GTPases in Membrane Traffic / V.M. Olkkonen ; H. Stenmark |
| Lingnification Plant Cell Walls / A.R. Barceloacute; |
| Functional Interactions Among Cytoskeleton Membranes and Cell Wall in the Pollen Tube of Flowering Plants / Y.Q. Li ; A. Moscatelli ; G. Cai ; M. Cresti |
| Biology of the Postsynapic Glycine Receptor / C. Vannier ; A. Triller |
| Cell-Fate Specification by Localized Cytoplasmic Determinants and Cell Interactions in Ascidian Embryos / H. Nishida |
| Distributionof the Na +/K +ATPase in Photoreceptor Cells of Insects / O. Baumann |
| The Cellular Basis of Tumor Progression / G. Heppner ; F.R. Miller |
| Molecules Involved in Mammalian Sperm-Egg Interaction / S.B. McLesky ; C. Dowds ; R. Carballada ; R.R. White ; P.M. Saling |
| Coordination of Nuclear and Chloroplast Gene Expression in Plant Cells / M. Goldschmidt-Clermont |
| Signaling in Unicellular Eukaryotes / S.T. Christensen ; V. Leick ; L. Rasmussen ; D.N. Wheatley |
| Action of SO2 on Plants and Metabolic Detoxification of SO2 / U. Heber ; K. Hüve |
| Karyotypic Evolution of Cells in Culture: A New Concept / S.E. Mamaeva |
| Sucrose Transport in Higher Plants / J.M. Ward ; C. Kuuml;hn ; M. Tegeder ; W.B. Frommer |
| Interaction of Cytoskeletal Proteins with Membrane Lipids / G. Isenberg ; V. Niggli |
| Cell Biology of Autoimmune Diseases / J.M. Van Noort ; S. Amor |
| Multiple Forms of Tubulin: Different Gene Products and Covalent Modifications / R.F. Luduena |
| Translocation of Proteins Across the Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane / J.L. Brodsky |
| Tropomyosin Isoforms in Nonmuscle Cells / J.J.-C. Lin ; K.S. Warren ; D.D. Wamboldt ; T. Wang ; J.L.-C. Lin |
| Effects of Microgravity on the Structure and Function of Plant Cell Walls / E.M. Nedukha |
| Pro-Opiomelanocortin-Derived Peptides, Cytokines, and Nitric Oxide in Immune Responses and Stress: An Evolutionary Approach / E. Ottaviani ; A. Franchini ; C. Franceschi |
| Mammalian Skeletal Muscle Fiber Type Transitions / D. Pette ; R.S. Staron |
| Acute Phase Proteins and Transformed Cells / A. Mackiewicz |
| Glucocorticoid and Thyroid Hormone Receptors in Mitochondria of Animal Cells / Klaus Scheller ; Peter Seibel ; Constantine E. Sekeris |
| Physiology of Glucocorticoid and Thyroid Hormones: Energy Metabolism / I.： |
| Molecular Mechanisms of Glucocorticoid and Thyroid Hormone Action / III.： |
| Effects of Glucocorticoid and Thyroid Hormones in Mitochondria / IV.： |
| Plastid Division: Its Origins and Evolution / Haruki HashimotoV.： |
| Endosymbiosis and Origins of Plastid Envelope Membranes |
| Division of Plastids Acquired via Primary Endosymbiosis |
| Division of Plastids Acquired via Secondary Endosymbiosis / L.R. Fraser ; A.L. Muggleton-Harris ; K.W. Wolf ; D.K. Griffin ; V.R. Pantic ; Y. Ohta ; M.A. Moses ; L. Beevers ; G. Chieffi |
| The Nuclear Lamina and its Functions in the Nucleus |
| Genomic Domains and Regulatory Elements Operating at the Domain |
| Na + Requirements for Capacitation and Acrosomal Exocytosis in Mammalian Sperm |
| Inherited Genetic Defects: Analysis and Diagnosis at the Cellular Level in Preimplantation Embryo |
| The Unique Structure of Lepidopteran Spindles |
| Fluorescent in Situ Hybridization for the Diagnosis of Genetic Disease at Postnatal, Prenatal, and Preimplantation Stages |
| Biology of Hypothalamic Neurons and Pituitary Cells |
| Sterility in Neonatally Androgenized Female Rats and the Decidual Cell Reaction |
| Clathrin-Coated Vesicles in Plants / M. Klagsbrun |
| Level Membrane Dynamics and the Regulation of Epthelial Cell / G.B. Chieffi Baccari |
| Nuclear Control of Plastid Division / S.C. Huber ; W. Löffelhardt ; C.L. Geczy ; L.A. Williams ; G.W. Cockerill ; K.E. Latham ; C.J.P. Grimmelikhuijzen |
| Polarity Growth During the Cell Cycle |
| Acidification and Protein Traffic / Y. Shing ; L. Di MatteoVI.： |
| Cellular Mechanisms for the Activation of Blood Coagulation / J.L. Huber ; H.J. Bohnert |
| The Mannose Receptor in the Brain / W. Egner ; J.R. Gamble ; J. McGrath ; I. Leviev |
| The Role of Growth Factors in Vascular Cell Development and Differentiation / Y. Takahashi |
| Structure and Function of the Cyanelle Genome / M. d'Istria ; R.W. McMichael, Jr. |
| Control of Plant Enzyme Activity by Reversible Protein Phosphorylation / D.N.J. Hart ; M.A. Vadas ; D. Solter ; S. Kawano ; K. Carstensen ; T.A. Schoenfeld ; S. Ishida ; S. Minucci |
| Isolation and Function of Human Dendritic Cells |
| Angiogenesis: Models and Modulators |
| Mechanistic and Developmental Aspects of Genetic Imprinting in Mammals |
| Peptides in the Nervous System of Cnidarians: Structure, Function, and Biosynthesis / H. Takano |
| Testicular Macrophages / Andrew R. Cuddihy ; J.C. Hutson ; R.A. Obar ; T. Nagata ; C.-C. Liu ; K. Brasch ; T. Zeuthen ; A. Gebert ; B. Varriale ; T. Kuroiwa ; Matthew J. O'Connell |
| Diverse Distribution and Function of Fibrous Microtubule-Associated Proteins in the Nervous System |
| Function and Modulation of Expression of Auxin-Regulated Genes |
| Molecular Mechanisms for Passive and Active Transport of Water / E.L. Parr ; R.L. Ochs |
| Cell Biology of the Harderian Gland / H.-J. Rothkötter |
| Sexuality of Mitochondria: Fusion, Recombination, and Plasmids / W. Stockem ; P.G. Layer ; C.L. Dieckmann ; S.S. Guraya |
| Cell-Cycle Responses to DNA Damage in G[subscript 2] / J.-L. Guan |
| Nuclear Remodeling in Response to Steroid Hormone Action / J.D.-E. Young |
| The Comparative Cell Biology of Accessory Somatic (or Sertoli) Cells in the Animal Testis / J.F. Bertram ; R. Papst ; K. Brix ; E. Willbold ; R.R. Staples ; J. Taxi |
| Granulated Lymphoid Cells of the Pregnant Uterus: Morphological and Functional Features / H.-C. Chen |
| Analyzing Renal Glomeruli with the New Stereology / C. Birchmeier |
| M Cells in Peyer's Patches of the Intestine |
| Analysis of Microfilament Organization and Contractile Activities in Physarum |
| Cholinesterases in Avian Neurogenesis |
| Regulation of Mitochondrial Gene Expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
| Signal Transduction in Cell-Matrix Interactions / D.E. Olins ; D. Eugene ; E.K. Hoffmann ; C.A. Otey |
| Effects of Axotomy, Deafferentation and Reinnervation on Sympathetic Ganglionic Synapses: A Comparative Study / R. Martinez-Rodriguez ; C.M. Feldherr ; K. Swann ; D. Meyer ; N.A. Belyavskaya ; A.L. Olins |
| pp125 FAK in the Focal Adhesion / P.B. Dunham |
| Cdc2: The Mitotic Switch |
| Calcium and Graviperception in Plants: Inhibitor Analysis / R. Martinez-Murillo ; D. Akin ; J.-P. Ozil ; R. Cancedda ; D. Riethmacher ; E. Marshall |
| The Replication Band of Ciliated Protozoa |
| Membrane Mechanisms and Intracellular Signalling in Cell Volume Regulation |
| Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Neurotransmission and Neuromodulation / E.M. Plisetskaya |
| Role of Nuclear Trafficking in Regulating Cellular Activity |
| Dynamics of the Calcium Signal That Triggers Mammalian Egg Activation |
| Factors Controlling Growth, Motility, and Morphogenesis of Normal and Malignant Epithelial Cells / S.D. Bouffler ; F.D. Cancedda |
| The DNA Damage-Mediated G[subscript 2] Arrest Signaling Pathway / S. Hauschildt ; B.I. Lord |
| Whole-Chromosome Hybridization / G. Wallace ; G.E. Korte ; L.R. Mata ; T.P. Mommsen |
| Feedback Inhibitors in Normal and Tumor Tissues / P. Castagnola ; B. Kleine |
| Dynamics of the Seminal Vesicle Epithelium / S.C. Fry ; J.I. Perlman ; R.A. Smith |
| Glucagon and Glucagon-like Peptides in Fishes |
| The G[subscript 2] Checkpoint and Development |
| Chondrocyte Differentiation |
| Bacterial Stimulators of Macrophages / T. Makita |
| Phenolic Components of the Plant Cell Wall / C.F. Beck |
| The Incidence, Origin, and Etiology of Aneuploidy / A. Pollack ; Z.-G. Jiang |
| Molecular Organization of Hepatocyte Peroxisomes |
| Additional Components in Checkpoint Signaling / M.A. Haring |
| Regeneration of Mammalian Retinal Pigment Epithelium |
| Neuronal Modulation and Plasticity in Vitro |
| Gametic Differentiation of Chlamydomonas / K. Syono |
| The G[subscript 2] Checkpoint as a Therapeutic Target / M. Schneider |
| Habituation as a Tumerous State That Is Interchangeable with a Normal State in Plant Cells / T. Fujita ; P. SchweizerVII.： |
| Systemic Acquired Resistance in Plants / P. Meuwly ; J.P. Meacute;traux ; Josef Loidl |
| Chromosomes of the Budding Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
| Chromosome Structure and Division |
| Chromosomes in Interphase |
| Summary and Conclusions |
| Proteinases and Their Inhibitors in the Immune System / Marco van Eijk ; Cornelis Johannes Forrendinis van Noorden ; Cornelis de Groot |
| Proteinases and Their Natural Inhibitors in Apoptosis |
| MHC Class II-Mediated Antigen Processing |
| Interference with Proteinase Activity as a Therapeutic Strategy |
| Comparative Analysis of Spore Coat Formation, Structure, and Function in Dictyostelium / Christopher M. West |
| Background on Cell Walls |
| Composition and Structure of the Dictyostelium Spore Coat |
| Intermolecular Interactions |
| Formation and Functions of the Dictyostelium Spore Coat |
| Germination of Dictyostelium Spores |
| Comparison with Other Dictyostelium ECMs |
| Implications for Future Studies / VIII.： |
| Osmotic Flow in Membrane Pores / A.E. Hill |
| The Use of Computers in Understanding How Animal Cells Crawl / D.R. Soll |
| Programmed Cell Death in Development / E.J. Sanders ; M.A. Wride |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Chromoplast Development / B. Camara ; P. Hugueney ; F. Bouvier ; M. Kuntz ; R. Moneger |
| Sperm-Binding Proteins / K.R. Foltz |
| The Ultrastructure of Epithelial and Fiber Cells in the Crystalline Lens / J.R. Kuszak |
| Salt Tolerance in Plants and Microorganisms: Toxicity Targets and Defense Responses / R. Serrano |
| Polytene Chromosomes in Mammalian Cells / E.V. Zybina ; T.G. Zybina |
| Ependymins: Meningeal-Derived Extracellular Matrix Proteins at the Blood-Brain Barrier / W. Hoffmann ; H. Schwarz |
| Cadherin Cell Adhesion Molecules in Differentiation and Embryogenesis / J.A. Marrs ; W.J. Nelson |
| Escape and Migration of Nucleic Acids between Chloroplasts, Mitochondria, and the Nucleus / P.E. Thorsness ; E.R. Weber |
| Cytoplasmic Mechanisms of Axonal and Dendritic Growth in Neurons / S.R. Heidemann |
| Cumulative Subject Index, Volumes 138-176 |
| Gene Expression During Amphibian Limb Regeneration / J. Geraudie ; P. Ferretti |
| The Extracellular Matrix of Volvox / M. Sumper ; Hallman |
| The Cell Biology of Basophils / A. Dvorak |
| Membrane Receptors for Endocytosis in Renal Proximal Tubule / E. Christensen ; H. Birn ; P. Berroust ; S.K. Moestrup |
| The Division Apparatus of Plastids and Mitochondria / H. Kuroiwa ; A. Sakai ; H. Takahashi ; K. Toda ; R. Itoh |
| Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Glycosylation / D.M. Snow ; G.W. Hart |
| Microtubule-Organizing Centers and Nucleating Sites in Land Plants / K.C. Vaughn ; J.D.I. Harper |
| The Wilms' Tumor 1 Gene: Oncogenes or Tumor Suppressor Gene? / A.L. Menke ; A.J. van der Eb ; A.G. Jochemsen |
| Exocytosis in the Chromaffin Cells of Adrenal Medulla / D. Aunis |
| Physicochemical Properties of Aqueous Phase Systems and Partitioning Behavior of Biomaterials / V. Tolstoguzov |
| Compositions and Phase Diagrams for Aqueous Systems Based on Proteins and Polysaccharides / G. Johansson ; H. Walter |
| Partitioning and Concentrating Biomaterials in Auqeous Phase Systems / G. Kopperschlauml;ger |
| Effects of Specific Binding Reactions on the Partitioning Behavior of Biomaterials / H. Cabezas |
| Properties of Interfaces and Transport Across Them / F. Tjerneld ; H.-O. Johansson |
| Compartmentalization of Enzymes and Distribution of Products in Aqueous Two-Phase Systems |
| Physicochemical Properties of Cytoplasm / D.E. Brooks ; C.A. Haynes |
| Macromolecular Crowding and Its Consequences / J.I. Clark ; J.M. Clark |
| Lens Cytoplasmic Phase Separation / K. Luby-Phelps |
| Cytoarchitecture and Physical Properties of Cytoplasm: Volume, Viscosity, Diffusion, Intracellular Surface Area / T.Y. Aw |
| Intracellular Compartmentation of Organelles and Gradients of Low Molecular Weight Species / J. Ovaacute;di ; P.A. Srere |
| Macromolecular Compartmentation and Channeling / K.D. Garlid |
| The State of Water in Biological Systems / L. Pagliaro |
| Mechanisms for Cytoplasmic Organization: An Overview |
| Cytoplasm and Phase Separation |
| Can Cytoplasm Exist Without Undergoing Phase Separation? |
| Consequences of Phase Separation in Cytoplasm |
| Unusual Autonomic Ganglia: Connections, Chemistry, and Plasticity of Pelvic Ganglia / J.R. Keast |
| Mechanism and Control of Embryonic Genome Activation in Mammal Embryos |
| Temporal and Spatial Coordination of Cells with their Palstid Component / A.W. Coleman ; A.M. Nerozzi |
| Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Sexual Incompatibility in Plants and Fungi / U. Kuuml;es ; S. Hiscock |
| Structural and Functional Evolution of the Natriuretic Peptide System in Vertebrates / Y. Takei |
| The Kinetochore of Higher Eucaryotes: A Molecular View / T. Maney ; L.M. Ginkel ; A.W. Hunter ; L. Wordeman |
| Mitochondrial Proteins at Unexpected Cellular Locations: Export of Proteins from Mitochondria from an Evolutionary Perspective / B.J. Soltys ; R.S. Gupta |
| The Petite Mutation in Yeast: Fifty Years On / X.J. Chen ; G.D. Clark-Walker |
| Effects of Stress on Cellular Infrastructure and Metabolic Organization in Plant Cells / M.A. Aon ; S. Cortassa ; D.F.G. Casati ; A.A. Iglesias |
| Involvement of Gap Junctional Communication in Myogenesis / B. Constantin ; L. Cronier |
| Genetic Analysis of Plant Morphogenesis in Vitro / M. Sugiyama |
| The Cell and Developmental Biology of Tendons and Ligaments / M. Benjamin ; J.R. Ralphs |
| Some Aspects of Plant Karyology and Karyosystematics / V.G. Grif |
| Eph Receptors and Ephrins: Regulators of Guidance and Assembly / D.G. Wilkinson |
| Renewal of Photoreceptor Outer Segments and Their Phagocytosis by the Retinal Pigment Epithelium / J. Nguyen-Legros ; D. Hicks |
| Key Features |
| Factors Controlling Lineage Specification in the Neural Crest |
| Phospholipid Transfer Proteins and Physiological Functions |
| Dendritic Cell Dynamics in the Liver and Hepatic Lymph |
| Protooncogenes as Mediators of Apoptosis |
| Glial Cells as Targets and Producers of Neurotrophins |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology of Capacitation and Acrosome Reaction in Spermatozoa |
| Growth Factors and Epithelial-Stromal Interactions in Prostate Cancer Development / Y.C. Wong ; Y.Z. Wang |
| PCR-Detected Genome Polymorphism in Malignant Cell Growth / I.M. Shvemberger ; S.A. Alexandrova |
| Cellulose Microfibrils in Plants: Biosynthesis, Deposition, and Integration into the Cell Wall / C.T. Brett |
| Cell Biology of Peroxisomes and Their Characteristics in Aquatic Organisms / I. Cancio ; M.P. Cajaraville |
| Cellular Responses to Vasectomy / S.W. McDonald |
| Role of Activin and Other Peptide Growth Factors in Body Patterning in the Early Amphibian Embryo / Makoto Asashima ; Kei Kinoshita ; Takashi Ariizumi ; George M. Malacinski |
| Mesoderm-Inducing Factors and Their Modifiers |
| Effects of Activin on the Regional Expression of Specific Genes |
| Axial Patterning by Activin(s) |
| Life History of Activin Signaling Mechanisms of the Embryo |
| Proposed Molecular Models for Activin's Role in Signal Transduction Pathways |
| Activin Causes a Broad Array of Differentiations in Vitro |
| Conclusion |
| Calcium Regulation of the Actin-Myosin Interaction of Physarum polycephalum / Akio Nakamura ; Kazuhiro Kohama |
| Calcium Inhibition of Motile Events Related to Actomyosin |
| Calcium Inhibition of the Actin-Myosin Interaction of Physarum as Detected in Vitro |
| Ca-Binding Properties of Physarum Myosin |
| Phosphorylated State and Calcium Inhibition of Physarum Myosin |
| Actin-Binding Proteins of Physarum That Are Involved in Calcium Inhibition |
| Ca-Binding Proteins in Physarum |
| Amebal Myosin and Amebal-Plasmodial Transition |
| Characteristics of Skeletal Muscle in Mdx Mutant Mice / Sabine De La Porte ; Sophie Morin ; Jeanine KoenigIX.： |
| Animal Models |
| Dystrophin, Utrophin, and Associated Proteins |
| Mdx Muscle Cells |
| Therapeutic Projects |
| Regulation of Phosphate Transport and Homeostasis in Plant Cells / Tetsuro Mimura |
| Measurements of Inorganic Phosphate |
| Distribution of Inorganic Phosphate |
| Membrane Transport of Inorganic Phosphate |
| Homeostasis and Detection of Pi Status in Plant Cells |
| Synaptic-like Microvesicles in Mammalian Pinealocytes / Peter Redecker |
| The Mammalian Pineal Organ: A Mediator of Darkness |
| Ultrastructural Observations |
| Molecular Aspects |
| Emergence of Functional Concepts |
| Biogenesis of Synaptic-like Microvesicles |
| Concluding Remarks and Future Perspective |
| Invertebrate Integrins: Structure, Function, and Evolution / Robert D. Burke |
| Invertebrate Integrins |
| Evolution of Integrins |
| Organellar RNA Polymerases of Higher Plants / Wolfgang R. Hess ; Thomas Borner |
| The Mitochondrial RNA Polymerase |
| The Chloroplast RNA Polymerases |
| Evolution of Plant Phage-Type RNAPs |
| Eukaryotic Transmembrane Solute Transport Systems / Milton H. Saier, Jr. |
| Transport Nomenclature |
| The Transport Commission System of Transporter Classification |
| Eukaryotic-Specific Families of Transporters |
| Transporters Encoded within the Yeast Genome |
| Transport Proteins for Which High Resolution Three-Dimensional Structures Are Available |
| Neural Plasticity in the Adult Insect Brain and Its Hormonal Control / Colette Strambi ; Myriam Cayre ; Alain Strambi |
| Adult Insect Endocrinology |
| Behavioral Plasticity and Its Hormonal Control |
| Neural Plasticity |
| Mechanism of Action of P-Glycoprotein in Relation to Passive Membrane Permeation / Gera D. Eytan ; Philip W. Kuchel |
| Mechanism of Transbilayer Movement of Drugs |
| Drug Adsorption to the Plasma Membrane |
| Stoichiometry of Pgp-Mediated ATP-Hydrolysis to Drug Transport |
| An Integrative Model of Drug Transport in MDR Cells |
| Is the Multidrug Transporter a Flippase? |
| Mechanism of Pgp Modulation |
| Mathematica Model of Drug Transport into and out of a Cell / Appendix： |
| Plasmodesmata and Cell-to-Cell Communication in Plants / Biao Ding ; Asuka Itaya ; Young-Min Woo |
| Plasmodesma, a Supramolecular Complex |
| Plasmodesmata in Intercellular Trafficking of Proteins and Nucleic Acids |
| Intercellular Macromolecular Trafficking in Animals: Parallel Mechanisms and Functions with Trafficking in Plants |
| Plasmodesmata and Plant Developmental Domains |
| Secondary Plasmodesmata and Modification of Existing Plasmodesmata |
| Some Evolutionary Aspects of Cell-to-Cell Communication |
| Differentiation-Related Changes in the Cell Cycle Traverse / G.P. Studzinski ; L.E. Harrison |
| Nitric Oxide and Endothelin-1 in Coronary and Pulmonary Circulation / A. Rubino ; A. Loesch ; G. Burnstock |
| Phosphoinositide-Kinases and the Synthesis of Polyphosphoinositides in Higher Plant Cells / B.K. Droslash;bak ; R.E. Dewey ; W.F. Boss |
| Chlamydomonas Cell Cycle Mutants |
| Cellular Aspects of Trophic Actions in the Nervous System / D.M.V. Weisenhorn ; J. Roback ; A.N. Young ; B.H. Wainer |
| Conformational Changes of Contractile Proteins and Their Role in Muscle Contraction / Y.S. Borovikov |
| Whatever Happened to Acetabularia? Bringing a Once-Classic Model System into the Age of Molecular Genetics / D.F. Mandoli |
| The Role of the Dynactin Complex in Intracellular Motility / E.A. Holleran ; S. Karki ; E.L.F. Holzbaur |
| Dual Mechanisms of Apoptosis Induction by Cytotoxic Lymphocytes / J.A. Trapani |
| Drought-Induced Responses in Plant Cells / Z. Tabaeizadeh |
| Peptidergic Control of the Corpus Cardiacum-Copora Allata Complex of Locusts / D. Veelaert ; L. Schoofs |
| The Phylogeny of the Insulin-like Growth Factors / M. Reinecke ; C. Collett |
| Secretion of Mucous Granules and Other Membrane-Bound Structures: A Look Beyond Exocytosis / I. Deyrup-Olsen ; D.L. Luchtel |
| Immune-Endocrine Interactions in the Mammalian Adrenal Gland: Facts and Hypotheses / G. Mazzocchi |
| The Structure, Function and Cellular Regulation of Ryanodine-Sensitive Ca 2+- Release Channels / V. Shoshan-Barmatz ; R.H. Ashley |
| Autoregulation of Angiogenesis by Cells of the Vessel Wall / R.F. Nicosia ; S. Villaschi |
| Fibroblast Growth Factors as Malfunctional Signaling Factors / G. Szebenyi ; J.F. Fallon |
| Structural and Functional Characteristics of the Centrosome in Gametogenesis and Early Embryogenesis of Animals / M.M. Krioutchkova ; G.E. Onishchenko |
| Cell and Molecular Biology of the Pars Tuberalis of the Pituitary / W. Wittkowski ; J. Bockmann ; M.R. Kreutz ; T.M. Böckers |
| Polarization of the Na + , K + -ATPase in Epithelia Derived from the Neuroepithelium |
| Demosomes: Intercellular Adhesive Junctions Specialized for Attachment of Intermediate Filaments / A.P. Kowalczyk ; E.A. Bornslaeger ; S.M. Norvell ; H.L. Palka ; K.J. Green |
| Control of Genes by Mammalian Retroposons / N.V. Tomilin |
| Human Mitochondrial Diseases: Answering Questions and Questioning Answers / N. Howell |
| Occludin and the Functions of Tight Junctions / K. Matter ; M.S. Balda |
| Pattern Formation and Cell Differentiation: Trichomes in Arabidopsis as a Genetic Model System / M. Huuml;lskamp ; A. Schnittger ; U. Folkers |
| The Armadillo Family of Structural Proteins / M. Hatzfeld |
| Hepatocyte Growth Factor and the Kidney: It Is Not Just for the Liver / D.F. Balkovetz ; J.H. Lipschutz |
| Nature and Role of Proteasomes on the Maturation of Fish Oocytes / T. Tokumoto |
| Microfibrils from the Arterial Subendothelium / F. Fauvel-Laf+ve |
| Cultivation and Transplantation of Epidermal Keratinocytes / J.V. Terskikh ; A.V. Vasiliev |
| Retinoids and Mammalian Development / G.M. Morriss-Kay ; S.J. Ward |
| Gene Expression in the Epididymis / C. Kirchhoff |
| Roles of Reactive Oxygen Species: Signaling and Regulation of Cellular Functions / I.A. Gamaley ; I.V. Klyobin |
| High-Density Lipoprotein: Multipotent Effects on Cells of the Vasculature / S. Reed |
| Uterus as the Only Place of Mammalian Development / V. M. Mikhailov |
| Structure of Decidual Membranes |
| Synthesis and Structure of LDC Nucleic Acids |
| Functions of Decidual Cells |
| Immunoregulatory Function of Endometrial Granulated Cells (eGC) |
| Prostate Development and Carcinogenesis / Y. C. Wong ; X. H. Wang ; M. T. Ling |
| Growth and Development of the Prostate Gland |
| Development and Progression of Prostate Cancer |
| Extracellular Matrix and Sex-Inducing Pheromone in Volvox / Armin Hallmann |
| Structure of the ECM |
| ECM Biogenesis, Remodeling, and Lysis |
| The Sex-Inducing Pheromone: A Powerful Trigger of Sexual Development |
| Bridging of ECM Remodeling and Sexual Development |
| Membrane and Cytoskeleton Dynamics During Axonal Elongation and Stabilization / Maria Dolores Ledesma ; Carlos G. Dotti |
| Early Events in Neuronal Differentiation |
| The Mature Stage: Molecular Sorting |
| The Mature Stage: Polarized Transport |
| The Mature Stage: Maintainance of Polarity |
| Polarized Distribution of Intracellular Components by Class V Myosins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Yasushi Matsui |
| Structure and Location of Class V Myosins |
| Functions and Interacting Proteins of Myo2p |
| Function and Interacting Proteins of Myo4p |
| Regulation of Class V Myosins |
| Concluding Remarks and Perspectives |
| Deubiquitinating Enzymes: Their Roles in Development, Differentiation, and Disease / Janice A. Fischer |
| Regulating Dubs with Known Ubiquitinated Protein Substrates |
| Dubs with Less Well-Characterized Functions |
| Mechanisms and Control of Nutrient Uptake in Plants / Robert Reid ; Julie Hayes |
| Basic Features of Plant Membrane Transport |
| Macronutrients |
| Micronutrients |
| Functional Mineral Nutrient Transporters on the Plasma Membrane |
| Interstitial Cells in the Musculature of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Cajal and Beyond / Juri Rumessen ; Jean-Marie Vanderwinden |
| Ultrastructural Identification of IC in the GI Tract |
| Identification of IC by Light Microscopy |
| New Aspects of Gravity Responses in Plant Cells / Takayuki Hoson ; Kouichi Soga |
| Morphogenesis of Plant Seedlings in Gravity-Free Environment |
| Resistance of Plant Seedlings to Gravitational Force |
| Regulation of Cortical Actin Networks in Cell Migration / Shiro Suetsugu ; Tadaomi Takenawa |
| Dynamics and Regulation of Actin Filaments |
| Force Generation by Actin Filament Dynamics |
| Involvement of Dynamic Actin Filament Reorganization in a Variety of Cellular Functions |
| Potential Use of Stem Cells in Neuroreplacement Therapies for Neurodegenerative Diseases / Kiminobu Sugaya |
| Basic Considerations in Stem Cell Research |
| Promising Transplantable Materials for Neuroreplacement Therapies |
| Specific Discussion on Applications for Each Neurodegenerative Disease |
| From Genes to Photosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana / Dario Leister ; Anja Schneider |
| Evolutionary Considerations |
| Mutational Dissection of Photosynthesis |
| Regulation of Photosynthesis and Cross-Talk between Chloroplast and Nucleus |
| Homologous Recombination and Gene Targeting in Plant Cells / Bernd Reiss |
| Mechanisms of Recombination and Gene Targeting in Plants |
| Alternative Systems |
| Redox Control, Redox Signaling, and Redox Homeostasis in Plant Cells / Karl-Josef Dietz |
| Cytoplasmic Redox Milieu and Cellular Redox Network |
| Components of Redox and Key Players |
| Redox Regulation |
| Other Roles of Redox |
| The Cellular and Molecular Bases of Vertebrate Lens Regeneration / Jonathan J. Henry |
| In Vivo Forms of Lens Regeneration |
| Lens Regeneration and Transdifferentiation |
| Cellular and Molecular Comparisons between Lens Regeneration and Embryonic Lens Development |
| Molecular Control of Transdifferentiation: Hypotheses |
| Nature of Inducing Factors Involved in Lens Regeneration |
| Role of Mucins in the Function of the Corneal and Conjunctival Epithelium |
| Recent Advance in Cell Biology of Polycystic Kidney Disease |
| Estrogen Receptos in the Spinal Cord, Sensory Ganglia and Pelvic Autonomic Ganglia |
| Regulatory Pathways in Lacrimal Gland Epithelium |
| Regulation by RNA |
| Interpretation of Mutants in Leaf Morphology: Genetic Evidence for a Compensatory System in Leaf Morphogenesis That Provides a New Link between Cell and Organismal Theories / Hirokazu Tsukaya |
| Organismal Theory |
| Organismal Theory versus Cell Theory--Case Studies |
| Concluding Remarks: Neo-Cell Theory |
| Regulation of Nuclear Import and Export by the GTPase Ran / Susanne M. Steggerda ; Bryce M. Paschal |
| Overview: Nuclear Transport Pathways |
| Ran and Its Primary Regulators RanGEF and RanGAP |
| Nuclear Transport Receptors Regulated by Ran |
| Ran-Binding Domain- (RanBD) Containing Proteins |
| NTF2 and Related Proteins |
| The Role of Growth Factors in Tooth Development / Irma Thesleff ; Marja Mikkola |
| TGF-[beta] Family |
| Fibroblast Growth Factors |
| Sonic Hedgehog |
| Wnt Family |
| Tumor Necrosis Factors |
| Notch Signaling |
| Other Growth Factors |
| Signaling Networks and Dental Patterning |
| Actin Dynamics in Platelets / E. L. Bearer ; J. M. Prakash ; Z. LiX.： |
| Platelets and Actin |
| Actin Filaments in Resting Platelets |
| Inhibition of Actin Polymerization in Resting Platelets |
| Actin Filaments in Activated Platelets |
| Stress Fibers and Adhesion Plaques |
| A Model of Actin Dynamics in Platelet Activation |
| Photoreceptor Renewal: A Role for Peripherin/rds / Kathleen Boesze-Battaglia ; Andrew F. X. Goldberg |
| Organization of Vertebrate Photoreceptors |
| Preservation of ROS Organization |
| Cellular Processes Coordinating Renewal |
| Molecular Basis of Disk Renewal |
| Specification of Developmental Fates in Ascidian Embryos: Molecular Approach to Maternal Determinants and Signaling Molecules / Hiroki Nishida |
| Maternal Determinants That Control Cell Fates |
| Signaling Molecules That Mediate Inductive Interactions |
| Specification of the Cell Lineages: Determinants of Cell and Positional Fate in Ascidian Embryos / W.R. Jeffery |
| RNA Localization and Germ Cell Determination in Xenopus / M. Kloc ; S. Bilinski ; A. P-Y. Chan ; L.H. Allen ; N.R. Zearfoss ; L.D. Etkin |
| Asymmetric Germ Cell Division and Oocyte Determination during Drosophila Oogenesis / W. Deng ; H. Lin |
| The Germline in C. elegans: Origins, Proliferation, Silencing / G. Seydoux ; T. Schedl |
| Assembly of the Drosophila Germ Plasm / A.P. Mahowald |
| Early Events in Mammalian Germ Line / R. Anderson ; J. Heasman ; C. Wylie |
| Patterning of the Embryo: The Initial Phase of Embryonic Patterning in Mammals / R.L. Gardner |
| Cadherin and Catenins, Wnts and Soxs: Embryonic Patterning in Xenopus / A.L. St. Amand ; M.W. Klymkowsky |
| Establishment of Left-Right Asymmetry / H.J. Yost |
| Initiation and Early Patterning of the Endoderm / D. Clements ; M. Rex ; H.R. Woodland |
| Neural Patterning in the Vertebrate Embryo / C.R. Altmann ; A. Hemmati-Brivanlou |
| Cell Biology of Limb Patterning / S.A. Schaller ; S. Li ; V. Ngo-Muller ; M.-J. Han ; M. Omi ; K. Muneoka |
| Mechanisms to Establish Polarity and Initiate Cell Fate Determination: Defining Cis-Acting Elements and Trans-Acting Factors in RNA Localization / K. Yaniv ; J.K. Yisraeli |
| RNA Localization and Translational Regulation during Axis Specification in the Drosophila Oocyte / R.L. Cooperstock ; H.D. Lipshitz |
| Translational Control in Vertebrate Development / C.H. de Moor ; J.D. Richter |
| Metabolic Regulation of pH in Plant Cells: Role of Cytoplasmic pH in Defense Reaction and Secondary Metabolism / K. Sakano |
| Freeze-Substitution: Origins and Applications / R. Shiurba Myosins |
| Genetic Regulation of Gravitropism in Higher Plants / M. Tasaka ; T. Kato ; H. Fukaki |
| Biology of Kidney Cells: Ontogeny-Recapitulating Phylogeny |
| Circadian Rhythms in Microalgae / M. Mittag |
| Proadrenomedullin-Derived Peptides in the Paracrin Control of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis |
| Effects of Radiation Damage on Intestinal Morphology / Katharine E. Carr |
| Interpretation of Radiation-Induced Changes in Intestinal Structure |
| Effects of a Single Dose of Partial Body, Low-LET Irradiation |
| Effects of a Single Dose of Unshielded, Low-LET Irradiation |
| Effects of a Fractionated Dose of Low-LET Radiation |
| Factors Affecting Outcome and Summary for All Schedules |
| Nonneuronal Cellular Prion Protein / Jean-Guy Fournier |
| The Prion Protein Gene and Protein Isoforms |
| Production and Subcellular Localization of Prion Proteins |
| Functions of Cellular Prion Proteins |
| Cellular Basis of Shoot Apical Meristem Development / Jan Traas ; John H. Doonan |
| Cellular Events during Morphogenesis |
| Meristem Organization |
| Integration of Cells within the Meristem |
| Meristem Morphogenesis and Cellular Regulation |
| Roles of Cytoskeletal and Junctional Plaque Proteins in Nuclear Signaling / Stefan Hubner ; David A. Jans ; Detler Drenckhahn |
| Rules and Players Involved in Nuclear Transport |
| Roles of Plaque Proteins |
| Nuclear Signaling by Nonjunctional Cytoskeletal Proteins |
| Cytoskeleton-Dependent Transport and Localization of mRNA / H. Stebbings |
| Special Cytochemistry in Cell Biology |
| Plasticity and Stabilization of Neuromuscular and CNS Synapses: Interactions between Thrombin Protease Signaling Pathways and Tissue Transglutaminase / B.W. Festoff ; Z. Suo ; B.A. Citron |
| Adipokinetic Hormones of Insect: Release, Signal Transduction, and Responses / D.J. Van der Horst ; W.J.A. van Marrewijk ; J.H.B. Diederen |
| Iron Metabolism in Mammalian Cells / B.L. Walker ; J.W.C. Tiong ; W.A. Jefferies |
| Mechanisms of Gradient Detection: A Comparison of Axon Pathfinding with Eukaryotic Cell Migration / Anne von Philipsborn ; Martin Bastmeyer1： |
| Mechanisms of Gradient Detection in Selected Eukaryotic Cell Types / 2： |
| Common Grounds and Diversity / 3： |
| Acknowledgments / 4： |
| Leptin and the Regulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis / Ludwik K. Malendowicz ; Marcin Rucinski ; Anna S. Belloni ; Agnieszka Ziolkowska |
| Biology of Leptin and Its Receptors |
| Expression of Leptin and Its Receptors in the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis |
| Effects of Leptin on the Central Branch of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis |
| Effects of Leptin on the Peripheral Branch of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis / 5： |
| Involvement of Leptin in the Pathophysiology of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis / 6： |
| Focal Adhesion Kinase and p53 Signaling in Cancer Cells / Vita M. Golubovskaya ; William G. Cance7： |
| Structure and Function of Focal Adhesion Kinase Protein |
| FAK in Tumorigenesis |
| FAK and p53 Association |
| FAK and p53 Targeted Therapy |
| Cell and Molecular Biology of the Spindle Matrix / Kristen M. Johansen ; Jorgen Johansen |
| Microtubule Spindle Dynamics and Force Production |
| Evidence for a Spindle Matrix |
| Mitochondrial Biology and Disease in Dictyostelium / Christian Barth ; Phuong Le ; Paul R. Fisher |
| Mitochondrial Biology |
| Mitochondrial Disease |
| Oxytocin and the Human Prostate in Health and Disease / Helen D. Nicholson ; Kate Whittington |
| The Human Prostate |
| Oxytocin and Oxytocin Receptor |
| Oxytocin and the Prostate |
| Possible Roles of Oxytocin in the Pathophysiology of Prostate Disease |
| Plastid RNA Polymerases, Promoters, and Transcription Regulators in Higher Plants / Takashi Shiina ; Yuichi Tsunoyama ; Yoichi Nakahira ; Muhammad S. Khan |
| RNA Polymerases in Higher Plant Plastids |
| Plastid Promoters |
| Plastid [sigma] Factors |
| Plastid Transcription Regulators and Proposed Models for Plastid Transcriptional Regulation |
| Conclusion and Prospects |
| Maintenance of Golgi Apparatus Structure in the Face of Continuous Protein Recycling to the Endoplasmic Reticulum: Making Ends Meet / Brian Storrie |
| Golgi Resident Proteins Continuously Recycle to the ER |
| What Holds Golgi Cisternae Together into a Stack and Holds Stacks into a Ribbon? |
| De Novo Golgi Formation Is Possible But Not Likely During Mitosis |
| Conclusions and Future Perspectives: Protein Cycling, Golgi Assembly, and Vesicular Versus Cisternal Progression Models of Golgi Function |
| Nucleocytoplasmic Trafficking in Plant Cells / Iris Meier |
| Mechanism of Nuclear Import and Export |
| Nucleocytoplasmic Trafficking in Plant Regulatory Pathways |
| Nucleocytoplasmic Trafficking of Viruses and Viroids |
| Nucleocytoplasmic Trafficking of Other Molecules |
| Perspectives |
| Building In Vitro Models of Organs / Erik J. Suuronen ; Heather Sheardown ; Kimberley D. Newman ; Christopher R. McLaughlin ; May Griffith |
| Why Build In Vitro Organs? |
| Scaffolding in Tissue Engineering |
| In Vitro Corneal Models |
| In Vitro Nerve Models |
| In Vitro Models of the Cardiovascular System |
| Mitochondrion-Derived Organelles in Protists and Fungi / Mark van der Giezen ; Jorge Tovar ; C. Graham Clark |
| Mitochondrion-Derived Organelles |
| Comparative Genomics |
| Evolutionary Perspectives |
| Note Added in Proof |
| The Flagellum of Trypanosomes / Linda Kohl ; Philippe Bastin |
| Cilia and Flagella |
| The Trypanosome Flagellum |
| Regulation of Growth and Differentiation in Dictyostelium / Yasuo Maeda |
| Intercellular Signals Required for the Initiation of Differentiation |
| The Early Events Induced by Starvation |
| Growth/Differentiation Checkpoint in the Cell Cycle |
| Novel and Multiple Functions of Mitochondria in the Developmental System |
| Perspective |
| Calpain Proteases in Cell Adhesion and Motility / Alan Wells ; Anna Huttenlocher ; Douglas A. Lauffenburger |
| Calpains |
| Activities of Calpain |
| Future Directions |
| Transforming Growth Factor-[beta] (TGF-[beta]) and Programmed Cell Death in the Vertebrate Retina / Nicole Duenker |
| Programmed Cell Death in the Nervous System |
| TGF-[beta] and Retinal Cell Death |
| Interaction of TGF-[beta] with Other Pro- and Antiapoptotic Factors in Mediating Retinal Apoptosis |
| Molecular Mechanism of Apoptosis Induced by Mechanical Forces / Michael H. Hsieh ; Hiep T. Nguyen |
| Detection of Apoptosis |
| The Effects of Mechanical Stretch on the Cell |
| Stretch-Induced Apoptosis by Tissue Type |
| Cellular Functions of Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperones Calreticulin, Calnexin, and ERp57 / Karen Bedard ; Eva Szabo ; Marek Michalak ; Michal Opas |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum and Chaperone Proteins |
| Nonchaperone Functions of the Quality Control Cycle Components |
| Plasticity of Nonapeptidergic Neurosecretory Cells in Fish Hypothalamus and Neurohypophysis / Pavel Evgenyevich Garlov |
| Functional Morphology of Nonapeptidergic Neurosecretory Cells of Fish |
| Comparative Analysis of the Main Signs of Plasticity of Neurosecretory Cells |
| Interactions Between Virus Proteins and Host Cell Membranes During the Viral Life Cycle / Rodrigo A. Villanueva ; Yves Rouille ; Jean Dubuisson |
| Interactions Between Virus Proteins and Host Cell Membranes During Entry |
| Interactions Between Virus Proteins and Host Cell Membranes During Genomic Replication |
| Interactions Between Virus Proteins and Host Cell Membranes During Virus Assembly and Budding |
| Nerve Ending "Signal" Proteins GAP-43, MARCKS, and BASP1 / Mark I. Mosevitsky |
| GAP-43 |
| MARCKS |
| BASP1 |
| Cellulose Metabolism in Plants / Takahisa Hayashi ; Kouki Yoshida ; Yong Woo Park ; Teruko Konishi ; Kei'ichi Baba |
| General Properties of Cellulose |
| Cellulases |
| Concluding Remarks: Origin of Cellulases |
| Survivin: A Protein with Dual Roles in Mitosis and Apoptosis / Sally P. Wheatley ; Iain A. McNeish |
| Role of Survivin in Cell Division |
| Introduction to Apoptosis |
| Survivin and Apoptosis |
| Clinical Significance of Survivin in Cancer |
| Survivin in Brief |
| Hypothalamic Tanycytes: A Key Component of Brain-Endocrine Interaction / Esteban M. Rodriguez ; Juan L. Blazquez ; Francisco E. Pastor ; Belen Pelaez ; Patricio Pena ; Bruno Peruzzo ; Pedro Amat |
| Ontogeny, Cell Markers, and Cell Lineage |
| Tanycyte Subtypes |
| Barrier Properties of Tanycytes |
| Polarized Endocytosis and Transcytosis |
| Synthetic Activities of Tanycytes |
| Tanycytes as Neural Stem Cells |
| Short Retroposons in Eukaryotic Genomes / Dimitri A. Kramerov ; Nikita S. Vassetzky |
| Structure of SINEs |
| Replication of SINEs |
| Evolution of SINEs |
| Functions of SINEs for the Host Genome |
| Plant Genome Analysis: The State of the Art / Christiane Gebhardt ; Renate Schmidt ; Katharina Schneider |
| Molecular Linkage Maps of Plant Species and Their Applications |
| Plant Molecular Cytogenetics and Physical Maps |
| Plant Genomes |
| Conclusion and Outlook |
| Function and Evolution of the Vacuolar Compartment in Green Algae and Land Plants (Viridiplantae) / Burkhard Becker |
| Structure and Function of Vacuoles in Embryophytes |
| Structure and Function of Vacuoles in Green Algae |
| Evolution of Vacuolar Compartments in Plants |
| Cell Biology and Pathophysiology of the Diacylglycerol Kinase Family: Morphological Aspects in Tissues and Organs / Kaoru Goto ; Yasukazu Hozumi ; Tomoyuki Nakano ; Sachiko S. Saino ; Hisatake Kondo |
| Molecular Heterogeneity |
| Gene Expression in the Brain |
| Morphological Analysis of the Subcellular Localization in Tissues and Organs |
| Pathophysiological Implications in Animal Studies |
| Structure and Function of Desmosomes / Bastian Holthofer ; Reinhard Windoffer ; Sergey Troyanovsky ; Rudolf E. Leube |
| Morphology |
| Molecular Architecture |
| Biogenesis |
| Dynamics |
| Imbalance of Desmosomal Protein Synthesis in Transgenic Mice |
| Interplay Between Desmosomes and Other Cell Components |
| Desmosomes and Disease / 8： |
| Subepithelial Fibroblasts in Intestinal Villi: Roles in Intercellular Communication / Sonoko Furuya ; Kishio Furuya9： |
| Morphological Features of Subepithelial Fibroblasts |
| Receptors in Subepithelial Fibroblasts |
| Gap Junction Communication |
| Mechanosensitive Networks via ATP Receptors |
| Roles of Subepithelial Fibroblasts in the Villi |
| Syndrome of Aluminum Toxicity and Diversity of Aluminum Resistance in Higher Plants / Jian Feng Ma |
| Syndrome of Aluminum Toxicity |
| Aluminum Resistance |
| Beneficial Effect of Aluminum on Plant Growth |
| Cross-Talk Among Integrin, Cadherin, and Growth Factor Receptor: Roles of Nectin and Nectin-Like Molecule / Hisakazu Ogita ; Yoshimi Takai |
| Molecular and Structural Features of Nectin and Nectin-Like Molecule |
| Formation of Adherens Junctions Induced by the Nectin-Afadin System |
| Formation of Tight Junctions Regulated by the Nectin-Afadin System |
| Roles of Nectin and Necl-5 |
| Common Utilization of Signaling Molecules in Forming Leading Edges and Cell-Cell Adhesion |
| Neural Stem Cells in the Mammalian / Brain A. V. Revishchin ; L. I. Korochkin ; V. E. Okhotin ; G. V. Pavlova |
| Neural Stem Cells and Their Niches in the Adult Mammalian Brain |
| Transcriptional Regulation of NSC Self-Renewal and Differentiation |
| Neural Stem and Progenitor Cell-Based Therapy |
| Mechanisms of Mitotic Spindle Assembly and Function / Claire E. Walczak ; Rebecca Heald |
| Molecular Components of the Mitotic Spindle |
| Major Pathways of Spindle Assembly |
| Mechanisms of Chromosome Congression and Attachment |
| Mechanisms of Chromosome Segregation |
| Conclusions and Future Directions |
| Multiple Actions of Secretin in the Human Body / Ian P. Y. Lam ; Francis K. Y. Siu ; Jessica Y. S. Chu ; Billy K. C. Chow |
| Structure and Regulation of Secretion and the Gene |
| Secretin's Actions in the Gastrointestinal Tract |
| Secretin's Actions in Other Tissues |
| Summary and Future Prospects |
| Biology of the Striated Muscle Dystrophin-Glycoprotein Complex / James M. Ervasti ; Kevin J. Sonnemann |
| Composition of the Core Dystrophin-Glycoprotein Complex |
| Function in Mammals |
| Function in Model Organisms |
| Providing Unique Insight into Cell Biology via Atomic Force Microscopy / Victor Shahin ; Nelson P. Barrera |
| AFM: Principle of Operation and Operation Modes |
| AFM Can Measure Forces and Elasticity |
| Advantages of AFM |
| Application of AFM to Biology |
| Characteristics of Oxysterol Binding Proteins / Daoguang Yan ; Vesa M. Olkkonen |
| Subcellular Distribution of the ORPs |
| Role of the Mammalian ORPs in Lipid Metabolism |
| The Yeast S. cerevisiae ORPs |
| Role of ORPs in Cell Signaling |
| Future Perspectives |
