International review of cell and molecular biology. v. 282 / edited by Kwang W. Jeon. — Amsterdam : Elsevier, c2010. – (58.15/I61/v.282)

Contents

    CONTENTS
    
    Contributors
    1. Functional Nuclear Architecture Studied by Microscopy: Present and Future
    1. Introduction
    2. Historical Background
    3. Models of Nuclear Architecture and Experimental Evidence
    4. Perspectives: Open Questions and Possibilities to Answer Them
    5. Quantitative Microscopic Analysis of Nuclear Architecture
    6. Concluding Remarks
    Acknowledgments
    References
    2. Meiotic Silencing in Caenorhabditis elegans
    1. Introduction
    2. Chromatin Regulation in the Germ Line
    3. Repressive Mechanisms in C. elegans Meiotic Germ Line
    4. Meiotic Silencing and Germ Line Development in C. elegans
    5. Mechanistic and Functional Comparison of Meiotic Silencing Phenomena in Different Species
    6. Noncoding RNA and Chromatin Structure
    7. Conclusions and Future Prospects
    Acknowledgments
    References
    3. Lipid Rafts， Caveolae， and Their Endocytosis
    1. Introduction
    2. The Lipid Raft
    3. Caveolae
    4. Raft-Dependent Endocytosis
    5. Conclusion
    References
    4. New Insights into the Mechanism of Fibroblast to Myofibroblast Transformation and Associated Pathologies
    1. Introduction
    2. Fibroblasts and Intermediates
    3. Myofibroblasts
    4. Fibroblast to Myofibroblast Signaling
    5. Mononuclear Cells in Peripheral Blood That Differentiate into Myofibroblasts
    6. Myofibroblast-Associated Pathologies
    7. Summary