International review of cell and molecular biology / edited by Kwang W. Jeon. — Amsterdam : Elsevier, c2008. – (58.15/I61/v.266) |
Contents
CONTENTS
Contributors
1. Transgenic Mouse Models of Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis
1. Introduction
2. Factors Involved in Abnormal Embryonic Vascular and Lymphatic Development
3. Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
2. Morphogenesis in Giant-Celled Algae
1. Introduction
2. Biological Features of Giant-Celled Algae
3. Cytoskeletal Organization During Morphogenesis
4. Physiological and Molecular Biological Aspects of Morphogenesis
5. Concluding Remarks
References
3. Plasmodium in the Postgenomic Era: New Insights into the Molecular Cell Biology of Malaria Parasites
1. Introduction
2. Cellular and Molecular Biology of Red Blood Cell Invasion
3. Proteases
4. Protein Trafficking
5. Cellular Calcium Dynamics
6. Molecular Biological Approaches to Plasmodium Studies
7. Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
4. Role of Nuclear Lamins in Nuclear Organization, Cellular Signaling, and Inherited Diseases
1. Introduction
2. Structure and Organization of Lamins
3. Genetic Diseases Associated with Mutations in Lamins and Nuclear Envelope Proteins
4. Role of Lamins in Nuclear Organization and Cellular Functions
5. Cellular Signaling Pathways Involving Lamins
6. Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
5. New Insights into the Mechanisms of Macroautophagy in Mammalian Cells
1. Introduction
2. Autophagy Proteins and Their Known Functions
3. Maturation of Autophagosomes into Autolysosomes
4. Functions and Regulation of Autophagy
5. Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References