International review of cell and molecular biology / edited by Kwang W. Jeon. — Amsterda : Elsevier, c2008. – (58.15/I61/v.267)

Contents

    CONTENTS
    
    Contributors
    1. The Structure and Function of Mitochondrial F1Fo-ATP Synthases
     1. Introduction
     2. Mitochondrial ATP Synthase
     3. Supramolecular ATP Synthase
     4. Extra-Mitochondrial Expression of F1Fo-ATP Synthase
     5. Concluding Remarks
     References
    2. Role of Proteasomes in Cellular Regulation 59
     1. Introduction
     2. Proteasome Structure and Catalytic Activities
     3. Function of Proteasomes in Cell Proliferation， Differentiation， Apoptosis and Immune Response
     4. Modes of Regulation of Proteasome Activities in the Cell
     5. Reprogramming of Proteasomes at Immune Response， Differentiation and Apoptosis
     6. Proteasomes in Regulation of Different Levels of Gene Expression
     7. Concluding Remarks
     Acknowledgments
     References
    3. Permissive and Repulsive Cues and Signalling Pathways of Axonal Outgrowth and Regeneration 125
     1. Introduction
     2. Neuritogenesis and Developmental Patterning
     3. Repulsive Guidance Cues in Axonal Pathfinding
     4. Guidance Cues in Axonal Damage and Neuronal Death
     5. Guidance Cues and Synaptic Plasticity in Stroke Brains
     6. Evidence for Guidance Cues as Therapeutic Targets
     7. Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives
     Acknowledgment
     References
    4. New Insights into Mechanism and Regulation of Actin Capping Protein
     1. Introduction
     2. Background
     3. Mechanism of Binding Actin
     4. Capping Protein Inhibitors and Uncapping
     5. Role of Capping Protein in Complex Cellular Processes
     6. Concluding Remarks and Future Directions
     Acknowledgments
     References
    5. Effects of Environmental Estrogens and Antiandrogens on Endocrine Function， Gene Regulation， and Health in Fish 207
     1. Introduction
     2. Mechanisms of Estrogenic and Antiandrogenic Effects
     3. Consequences of Impaired Reproductive Endocrine Function
     4. Summary and Concluding Remarks
     References
    6. Roles of P21-Activated Kinases and Associated Proteins in Epithelial Wound Healing
     1. Introduction
     2. Biology of Wound Healing in Different Model Systems
     3. Rho GTPases and Epithelial Morphogenesis During Wound Healing
     4. P21-Activated Kinases
     5. Pak Activation During Wound Healing and Epithelial Sheet Migration
     6. Regulation of Wound Healing Downstream of Pak
     7. Concluding Remarks
     Acknowledgments
     References
    7. Biology and Biophysics of the Nuclear Pore Complex and Its Components
     1. Introduction
     2. Nuclear Pore Complex Structure
     3. Nucleoporin Function(s)
     4. Selective Cargo Translocation Across the Nuclear Pore Complex
     5. Nuclear Pore Complex Assembly and Disassembly
     6. Concluding Remarks
     Acknowledgments
     References
    8. Endocytosis and the Actin Cytoskeleton in Dictyostelium discoideum
     1. Introduction
     2. Tools to Study Endocytosis
     3. Role of D. discoideum Actin and ABPs in Endocytosis
     4. Molecular Events During the Uptake Phase: A Simplified Model
     5. Concluding Remarks
     Acknowledgments
     References