International review of cell and molecular biology / edited by Kwang W. Jeon. — Amsterdam : Elsevier, c2009. – (58.15/I61/v.272)

Contents

    CONTENTS
    
    Contributors
    1. Roles of F-BAR/PCH Proteins in the Regulation of Membrane Dynamics and Actin Reorganization
     1. Introduction
     2. F-BAR Proteins
     3. Yeast F-BAR Proteins
     4. Vertebrate F-BAR Proteins
     5. F-BAR Proteins in Health and Disease
     6. Concluding Remarks
     Acknowledgments
     References
    2. New Insights into the Roles of Dendritic Cells in Intestinal Immunity and Tolerance
     1. Introduction
     2. Dendritic Cells
     3. Intestinal Dendritic Cells
     4. Dendritic Cells in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
     5. Intestinal DCs and Pathogens
     6. Concluding Remarks References
    3. Transcriptional Control of Gene Expression by Actin and Myosin 107
     1. Introduction
     2. Actin and Myosin in Gene Expression Regulation
     3. Roles of Actin in RNA Polymerase II-Mediated Transcription
     4. Evidence for the Presence of Myosin in the Cell Nucleus
     5. Interplay between Actin and Myosin in Transcription of rRNA Genes
     6. Concluding Remarks
     Acknowledgments
     References
    4. Roles of Eukaryotic Lsm Proteins in the Regulation of mRNA Function
     1. Introduction
     2. Lsm Proteins Function in Eukaryotic mRNA Decay
     3. Lsm1O and Lsm11 Function in Histone mRNA 3'-processing
     4. Sm-Domain Containing Protein Ataxin-2 is Implicated in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2
     5. Concluding Remarks and Future Directions
     Acknowledgments
     References
    5. Spatiotemporal Dynamics of the ER-derived Peroxisomal Endomembrane System 191
     1. Introduction
     2. Sorting of Peroxisomal Membrane Proteins (PMPs) to and within the ER
     3. Formation of Preperoxisomal Carriers from the ER
     4. The Peroxisomal Endomembrane System
     5. Proliferation of Peroxisomal Endomembranes
     6. Coordination of the Biogenesis of the Peroxisomal Endomembrane System with the Biogenesis of other Organellar Compartments
     7. Concluding Remarks
     Acknowledgments
     References
    6. New Insights into Melanosome Transport in Vertebrate Pigment Cells
     1. Introduction
     2. Intracellular Transport Systems for Melanophores
     3. Adaptor Proteins and Anchorage of Motor Proteins to Cargoes
     4. Studying Receptors and Signal Pathways Involved in Color Change in Fish and Amphibians
     5. Regulation of Molecular Motors and Switching between Tracks
     6. Pigment Transfer
     7. Pigment Cells
     8. Concluding Remarks
     Acknowledgments
     References
    7. Compartmentalizing the Neuronal Plasma Membrane: From Axon Initial Segments to Synapses
     1. Introduction
     2. Cellular Mechanisms of Membrane Protein Compartmentalization
     3. Creating and Maintaining Subdomains in the Neuronal Plasma Membrane
     4. Conclusion
     Acknowledgments
     References
     Index