International review of cell and molecular biology / edited by Kwang W. Jeon. — Amsterdam : Elsevier, c2008. – (58.15/I61/v.270)

Contents

    CONTENTS
    
    1. New Insights into Determinants of Listeria Monocytogenes Virulence
    1. Introduction
    2. Acquisition of Virulence Genes and Their Expression
    3. Adaptation to Host Extracellular Compartments
    4. Adhesion， Cell Invasion， and Intracellular Multiplication
    5. Immunomodulation and Persistence
    6. Virulence Determinants of Unknomn Function
    7. Conclusion
    Acknowledgments
    References
    2. Flagellar Motility in Bacteria: Structure and Function of Flagellar Motor
    1. Introduction
    2. Basal Structure of Flagella as Motor
    3. Torque Generation
    4. Molecular Physiology/of Motor
    5. Conclusion
    References
    3. Programmed Cell Death in Plants: New Insights into Redox Regulation and the Role of Hydrogen Peroxide 87
    1. Introduction
    2. PCD in Plants
    3. Hydrogen Peroxide and Other ROS as Signals Modulating Plant PCD
    4. Concluding Remarks
    Acknowledgments
    References
    4. Protein Trafficking in Polarized Cells
    1. Introduction
    2. Exocytosis， Endocytosis， and Sorting Pathways
    3. Apical Sorting
    4. Basolateral Sorting
    5. Endosomal and Lysosomal Sorting Signals
    6. Conclusion
    References
    5. Chick Embryo ChorioaUantoic Membrane as a Useful Tool to Study Angiogenesis
    1. Introduction
    2. Chorioallantoic Membrane and Its Embryological Origin
    3. Use of Chorioallantoic Membranes in the Study of Angiogenesis
    4. Role of FGF-2 in Chorioallantoic Membrane Vascularization
    5. Concluding Remarks
    Acknowledgments
    References
    6. Molecular and Cellular Biology of Synucleins
    1. Introduction
    2. Synuclein Family: How and Why Proteins Form Families
    3. Synuclein Functions
    4. Localization of Synucleins
    5. Synuclein Pathophysiology
    6. Synuclein KO
    7. Approaches to Reduce Pathological Action of Synucleins
    8. Concluding Remarks
    Acknowledgments
    References
    7. Genetically Unstable MicrosateUite-Containing Loci and Genome Diversity in ClonaUy Reproduced Unisexual Vertebrates 319
    1. Introduction
    2. DNA Fingerprinting in Studies of Genome Diversity
    3. Characterization of Individual Microsatellite Loci in Parthenogenetic Lizards
    4. Concluding Remarks
    Acknowledgments
    References