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International Review of Cytology: A Survey of Cell Biology

Jeon, Kwang W.

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Table of contents
  • CONTENTSv
  • Contributorsvii
  • Chapter 1.Paternal Contributions to the Mammalian Zygote: Fertilization after Sperm–Egg Fusion1
  • I. Introduction2
  • II. Sperm–Oocyte Interactions2
  • III. The Centrosome, Sperm Nucleus, and Pronucleus14
  • IV. Other Potential Paternal Contributions28
  • V. Concluding Remarks46
  • References47
  • Chapter 2. Coat Proteins Regulating Membrane Traffic67
  • I. Introduction67
  • II. Clathrin and Adaptor Proteins69
  • III. Coat Proteins78
  • IV. Models for Membrane Traffic in Eukaryotic Cells96
  • V. Regulation of Membrane Traffic through Coat Proteins111
  • VI. Emerging Families of Coat Proteins116
  • VII. Conclusions and Perspectives119
  • References120
  • Chapter 3.Regulation of Monoamine Receptors in the Brain: Dynamic Changes during Stress145
  • I. Introduction145
  • II. Monoamines147
  • III. Monoamine Receptors152
  • IV. Stress and the Tree Shrew Paradigm177
  • V. Concluding Remarks193
  • References195
  • Chapter 4.Rhodopsin Trafficking and Its Role in Retinal Dystrophies215
  • I. Introduction215
  • II. The Rod Photoreceptor: A Highly Polarized Cell216
  • III. Rapid Turnover of Rod Disk Membranes223
  • IV. Rhodopsin Trafficking at the Subcellular Level in Normal Rod Photoreceptors226
  • V. Rhodopsin Trafficking in Pathological Conditions231
  • VI. Molecular Mechanisms of Rhodopsin Trafficking238
  • VII. Rhodopsin Trafficking and Photoreceptor Survival251
  • VIII. Concluding Remarks254
  • References255
  • Chapter 5.Calcium Signaling during Abiotic Stress in Plants269
  • I. Introduction269
  • II. Low Temperature Stress271
  • III. Osmotic Stress, Drought, and Salinity Stress283
  • IV. Oxidative Stress290
  • V. Anoxia296
  • VI. Heat Stress299
  • VII. Mechanical Stress301
  • VIII. Interactions between Signals308
  • IX. Concluding Remarks310
  • References313
  • Index325
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780123645999
  • ISBN-13 9780080489094
  • Author Jeon, Kwang W.
  • Category Science
  • Subject Cell Biology

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International Review of Cytology 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. Authored by some of the foremost scientists in the field, each volume provides up-to-date information and directions for future research.

Key Features
* Paternal Contributions to the Mammalian Zygote
* Coat Proteins Regulating Membrane Traffic
* Regulation of Monoamine Receptors in the Brain
* Rhodopsin Trafficking and Its Role in Retinal Dystrophy
* Calcium Signaling during Abiotic Stress in Plants