International Review Of Cytology: A Survey of Cell Biology
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Table of contents
- A Survey of Cell Biologyiii
- Copyright Pageiv
- Contentsv
- Contributorsix
- Chapter 1: Metabolism and Metabolomics of Eukaryotes Living Under Extreme Conditions1
- I. Introduction2
- II. Eukaryotic Extremophiles3
- III. Metabolic Analysis and Adaptations of Extremophiles8
- IV. Genomics and Metabolomics Working Hand in Hand20
- V. Conclusions and Perspectives23
- Acknowledgments24
- References24
- Chapter 2: Transient Receptor Potential Channels and Intracellular Signaling35
- I. Introduction35
- II. TRP Channel Superfamily37
- III. Activation Mechanisms42
- IV. Physiological Functions of TRP Channels47
- V. Concluding Remarks56
- References56
- Chapter 3: Multiple Functions of the Origin Recognition Complex69
- I. Introduction70
- II. Eukaryotic Origins and Discovery of the Origin Recognition Complex70
- III. ORC Functions in DNA Replication73
- IV. Nonreplicative Functions of the ORC89
- V. Concluding Remarks100
- Acknowledgments101
- References101
- Chapter 4: Auxin-Mediated Lateral Root Formation in Higher Plants111
- I. Introduction111
- II. Lateral Root Development in Arabidopsis113
- III. Lateral Root Mutants in Other Plant Species126
- IV. Concluding Remarks and Perspectives129
- Acknowledgments130
- References130
- Chapter 5: MHC Class I Antigens and Immune Surveillance in Transformed Cells139
- I. Introduction139
- II. MHC Class I: Genes, Protein Structure, and Expression in Normal Tissues141
- III. Cellular Machinery of Antigen Presentation to T Lymphocytes145
- IV. Interaction of MHC Class I Molecules with T Lymphocytes and NK Cells149
- V. Immune Response Against Cancer Cells153
- VI. Tumor Progression166
- VII. Concluding Remarks174
- Acknowledgments175
- References175
- Chapter 6: Daylength Measurements by Rice Plants in Photoperiodic Short-Day Flowering191
- I. Introduction: History of Studies on Photoperiodic Flowering Before Molecular Cloning191
- II. Photoperiodic Flowering in Plants193
- III. Photoperiodic Responses207
- IV. Concluding Remarks217
- References217
- Chapter 7: Glutamatergic Functions of Primary Afferent Neurons with Special Emphasis on Vagal Affere223
- I. Introduction223
- II. Historical Overview on Glutamatergic Transmission Mechanisms225
- III. Vesicular Glutamate Transporters (VGLUT1-3)228
- IV. Intraganglionic Laminar Endings232
- V. VGLUTs in Peripheral Terminals of Primary Afferent Neurons242
- VI. Distribution of Glutamate Receptors in the Peripheral Nervous System253
- VII. Functional Hypotheses on the Local Effector Role of IGLEs257
- VIII. Concluding Remarks262
- References263
- Index277
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.