A survey of cell biology /

Table Of Contents:
Contributors ix

Distribution, Function, and Properties of Leptin Receptors in the Brain

Hisayuki Funahashi

Toshihiko Yada

Ryusuke Suzuki

Seiji Shioda

Introduction 1(6)

Leptin Receptors in Brain 7(9)

Functional Significance of Leptin on Feeding Regulation in Brain 16(2)

Concluding Remarks 18(11)

References 20(9)

Apoptosis and Necrosis in Health and Disease: Role of Mitochondria

Anna-Liisa Nieminen

Introduction 29(1)

Overview of Cell Death 30(2)

Mitochondrial Dysfunction Associated with Necrotic Cell Killing 32(10)

Mitochondria and Apoptotic Cell Death 42(7)

Concluding Remarks 49(8)

References 49(8)

The Apicoplast: A Plastid in Plasmodium falciparum and Other Apicomplexan Parasites

Bernardo J. Foth

Geoffrey I. McFadden

Introduction 57(2)

Evolutionary Origin 59(8)

Apicoplast Division 67(6)

Protein Targeting and Import 73(11)

Function 84(7)

Drugs 91(6)

Concluding Remarks 97(15)

References 98(14)

Transcriptional Regulation of Meiosis in Budding Yeast

Yona Kassir

Noam Adir

Elisabeth Boger-Nadjar

Noga Guttmann Raviv

Ifat Rubin-Bejerano

Shira Sagee

Galit Shenhar

Introduction 112(1)

Transcriptional Cascade Governs Initiation of Meiosis 113(2)

Transcriptional Regulation of IME1 115(17)

Transcriptional Regulation of Early Meiosis-Specific Genes (EMG) 132(12)

Transcriptional Regulation of Middle Meiosis-Specific Genes (MMG) 144(9)

Transcriptional Regulation of Late Meiosis-Specific Genes 153(2)

A Feedback Loop Controlling Meiosis 155(2)

Concluding Remarks: The Choice between Developmental Pathways 157(16)

References 161(12)

Myosins and Cell Dynamics in Cellular Slime Molds

Shigehiko Yumura

Taro Q. P. Uyeda

Introduction 173(1)

Myosins in Dictyostelium Cells 174(7)

Dynamics of Myosins 181(4)

Regulation of Myosins by Phosphorylation 185(6)

Other Roles of Myosins 191(5)

Signal Transduction for Myosins 196(4)

Mechanism for the Localization of Myosin II in the Cell 200(10)

New Aspects of Cell Biology Derived from MHC Null Cells 210(3)

Conclusion and Prospects for Future Research 213(15)

References 214(14)

Structure-Specific DNA-Binding Proteins as the Foundation for Three-Dimensional Chromatin Organization

O. I. Podgornaya

A. P. Voronin

N. I. Enukashvily

I. V. Matveev

I. B. Lobov

Introduction 228(1)

Telomere-Binding Proteins 229(8)

Satellite DNA and Specifically Binding Proteins 237(16)

MAR- and Satellite DNA-Binding Proteins 253(24)

Conclusion: 3-D Chromatin Structure of the Interphase Nucleus 277(20)

References 279(18)
Index 297