International review of cytology : a survey of cell biology. v. 256 / edited by Kwang W. Jeon. — Amsterdam ;Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, c2007. – (58.15/I61/v.256)

Contents

    CONTENTS
    
    Contributors
    Metabolism and Metabolomics of Eukaryotes Living Under Extreme Conditions
    I. Introduction
    II. Eukaryotic Extremophiles
    III. Metabolic Analysis and Adaptations of Extremophiles
    IV. Genomics and Metabolomics Working Hand in Hand
    V. Conclusions and Perspectives
    References
    Transient Receptor Potential Channels and Intracellular Signaling
    I. Introduction
    II. TRP Channel Superfamily
    III. Activation Mechanisms
    IV. Physiological Functions of TRP Channels
    V. Concluding Remarks
    References
    Multiple Functions of the Origin Recognition Complex
    I. Introduction
    II. Eukaryotic Origins and Discovery of the Origin Recognition Complex
    III. ORC Functions in DNA Replication
    IV. Nonreplicative Functions of the ORC
    V. Concluding Remarks
    References
    Auxin-Mediated Lateral Root Formation in Higher Plants
    I. Introduction
    II. Lateral Root Development in Arabidopsis
    III. Lateral Root Mutants in Other Plant Species
    IV. Concluding Remarks and Perspectives
    References
    MHC Class I Antigens and Immune Surveillance in Transformed Cells
    I. Introduction
    II. MHC Class I: Genes， Protein Structure， and Expression in Normal Tissues
    III. Cellular Machinery of Antigen Presentation to T Lymphocytes.
    IV. Interaction of MHC Class I Molecules with T Lymphocytes and NK Cells
    V. Immune Response Against Cancer Cells
    VI. Tumor Progression
    VII. Concluding Remarks
    References
    Daylength Measurements by Rice Plants in Photoperiodic Short-Day Flowering
    I. Introduction: History of Studies on Photoperiodic Flowering Before Molecular Cloning
    II. Photoperiodic Flowering in Plants
    III. Photoperiodic Responses
    IV. Concluding Remarks
    References
    Glutamatergic Functions of Primary Afferent Neurons with Special Emphasis on Vagal Afferents
    I. Introduction
    II. Historical Overview on Glutamatergic Transmission Mechanisms
    III. Vesicular Glutamate Transporters (VGLUT1-3)
    IV. Intraganglionic Laminar Endings
    V. VGLUTs in Peripheral Terminals of Primary Afferent Neurons
    VI. Distribution of Glutamate Receptors in the Peripheral Nervous System
    VII. Functional Hypotheses on the Local Effector Role of IGLEs
    VIII. Concluding Remarks
    References