International Review of Cytology (eBook)

Cover 1
Contents 6
Contributors 8
Chapter 1. Cellular Interactions in Vascular Growth and Differentiation 10
I. Introduction 11
II. Vascular Growth and Development 12
III. Factors’ Controlling Growth and Development 15
IV. Cellular Interactions in Growth and Development 33
V. Mechanisms of Permeability Regulation 39
VI. Models of Vascular Cellular Interactions 41
VII. Concluding Remarks 44
References 45
Chapter 2. Genetic and Epigenetic Changes in Stomach Cancer 58
I. Introduction 58
II. Telomere and Telomerase 60
III. Genes in Gastric Carcinoma 62
IV. Cell Cycle Regulators 75
V. Growth Factors and Cytokines 81
VI. Metastasis-Related Genes 86
VII. Concluding Remarks 88
References 90
Chapter 3. Molecular Motors and Their Functions in Plants 106
I. Introduction 107
II. Actin-Based Motors 109
III. Microtubule-Based Motors 117
IV. Cellular Roles of Motors 137
V. Regulation of Motors 155
VI. Interaction Between Actin- and Microtubule-Based Motors 162
VII. Did Actin- and Microtubule-Based Motors Evolve from a Common Ancestor? 164
VIII. Concluding Remarks 165
References 167
Chapter 4. Regulation of Molecular Motor Proteins 188
I. Introduction 189
II. Kinesins 190
III. Dyneins 208
IV. Organelle-Transport Myosins 218
V. Concluding Remarks 229
References 230
Chapter 5. Current Status of Flow Cytometry in Cell and Molecular Biology 248
I. Introduction 248
II. How It Works 252
III. Measurable Parameters 265
IV. Internet Resources: Flowing along the Net 287
V. Concluding Remarks 288
References 289
Index 308