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International review of cell and molecular biology / edited by Kwang W. Jeon, Department of Biochemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

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San Diego : Academic Press, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Description
1 online resource (408 pages) : illustrations (some color).
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Jeon, Kwang W.
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Front Cover; International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Chapter One: Mouse Primordial Germ Cells: A Reappraisal; 1. Introduction; 2. Current Model of the Origin of Primordial Germ Cells (PGCs) and Segregation from Soma; 3. Flaws in Current Model of PGC Origin and Segregation; 3.1. Lineage continuity and segregation of PGCs from soma: Criteria and evidence; 3.2. PGC trajectory and ``markers ́ ́ of PGCs; 3.2.1. AP activity and PGC trajectory; 3.2.1.1. AP activity: Embryonic germ cells; 3.2.1.2. AP activity: Cytoplasmic ``spot ́ ́; 3.2.2. Tnap., 3.2.3. OCT-3/43.2.4. PRDM1; 3.2.5. STELLA; 3.2.6. IFITM3; 3.2.7. NANOG; 3.3. Errant PGCs; 4. Comparison of Mammalian Germline Program to That Across Metazoa; 5. Embryonic-Extraembryonic Interface and Fetal-Umbilical Connection: PGCs and ACD; 6. Loss/Mislocalization of PGCs and Associated Posterior Defects; 6.1. Mir-290-295; 6.2. Prdm14; 7. Perspectives; 7.1. Alternative models; 7.2. Where we are now; 8. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter Two: Microtubule Plus-End Tracking Proteins and Their Roles in Cell Division; 1. Introduction; 2. Microtubules in Cell Division., 2.1. Mitotic entry2.2. Prometaphase-metaphase transition; 2.3. Metaphase; 2.4. Metaphase-anaphase transition; 2.5. Mitotic exit and cytokinesis; 3. Families of Microtubule Plus-End-Tracking Proteins (TIPs); 3.1. CLIP family; 3.2. EB family; 3.3. CLASP family; 3.4. APC family; 3.5. Motor proteins; 3.5.1. Kinesins; 3.5.2. Dynein; 3.6. Lis1; 3.7. Kinesin-13 family; 3.8. TOG family; 3.9. Other +TIPs; 4. Recognition of Microtubule Plus Ends by +TIPs; 4.1. Recognizing the microtubule plus end; 4.2. Copolymerization; 4.3. Diffusion versus motor-based transport; 4.4. Hitchhiking., 4.5. Turnover at microtubule plus end5. +TIPs in Mitosis; 5.1. +TIPs in mitotic spindle organization and positioning; 5.2. +TIPs at mitotic centrosome; 5.3. +TIPs at kinetochore; 5.4. +TIPs regulation during mitosis; 5.5. +TIPs in mitotic exit and cytokinesis; 6. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter Three: Unicellular Eukaryotes as Models in Cell and Molecular Biology: Critical Appraisal of Their Past and Future ... ; 1. Introduction; 2. What is Special About Unicellular Models; 2.1. Unicellular models; 2.1.1. Dictyostelium (Amoebozoa, Mycetozoa)., and 2.1.2. Paramecium and Tetrahymena (Alveolata, Ciliata)2.1.3. Chlamydomonas (Chlorophyta, Volvocales); 2.1.4. Yeast (Fungi, Ascomycota); 2.2. Unicellular models: Examples, pitfals, and perspectives; 3. Unicellular Models for Organelle Biogenesis; 3.1. Biogenesis of mitochondria in yeast; 3.2. Biogenesis of secretory organelles, cilia, and flagella; 3.3. Phagocytotic pathway; 3.4. Qualifying for model system by precise timing; 3.4.1. Cilia; 3.4.2. Exocytosis and exo-/endocytosis coupling; 3.4.3. Phagocytotic cycle; 3.5. Free-living forms as models for pathogenic forms.
Summary
International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology, both plant and animal. Articles address structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic interactions, control of cell development and differentiation, and cell transformation and growth. Authored by some of the foremost scientists in the field, each volume provides up-to-date information and directions for future research.
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9780128004470 (electronic bk.)
0128004479 (electronic bk.)
9780128004463
0128004460
9780128004456
0128004452
9780128002551
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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