International review of cell and molecular biology. v. 279 / edited by Kwang W. Jeon. — Amsterdam : Elsevier, c2010. – (58.15/I61/v.279) |
Contents
CONTENTS
Contributors
1. Functions of Claudin Tight Junction Proteins and Their Complex Interactions in Various Physiological Systems
1. Introduction
2. Tight Junction Membrane Integral Proteins
3. The Claudin Family of Tight Junction Proteins
4. Claudin Interactions Within and Between TJ Strands
5. Is the Expression Level of Different Claudins Coregulated?
6. Claudin-Related Phenotypes
7. Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgment
References
2. Secondary Symbiosis Between Paramecium and Chlorella Cells 33
1. Introduction
2. Infection Route
3. Different Fates of Infection-Capable and Infection-Incapable Chlorella Species
4. Function of PV Membrane
5. Host or Algal Changes Induced by Infection
6. Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
3. Molecular Basis of Peroxisome Division and Proliferation in Plants
1. Introduction
2. Roles of PEROXIN11 Proteins, Dynamin-Related Proteins, and FISSION1
3. Other Proteins and Pathways
4. Environmental and Nuclear Regulation of Peroxisome Proliferation
5. Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
4. New Insights into the Signal Transmission from Taste Cells to Gustatory Nerve Fibers
1. Introduction
2. Diversity of Taste Bud Cells
3. Coding of Taste Information
4. Mechanisms for the Signal Transmission from Taste Cells to Gustatory Nerve Fibers
5. Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
5. New Insights into the Regulation of Ion Channels by Integrins 135
1. Introduction
2. Main Structural Features of Integrins and Ion Channels
3. An Outline of Integrin Signaling
4. Integrins and Ion Channels in Normal and Neoplastic Hematopoietic Cells
5. Integrins and Ion Channels in Cell Migration
6. Integrins and Ion Channels in the Nervous System
7. Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
Index