The Gut as a Model in Cell and Molecular Biology

Preface. Section I: Stem Cells. 1. Intestinal Stem Cells and Clonality; D.J. Winton. 2. The Stem Cells Niche Hypothesis, Mutation and Neoplasia; E.D. Williams. 3. Mutant Stem Cells; M. Bjerknes, H. Cheng. 4. Towards Gene Correction for Cystic Fibrosis in Intestinal Stem Cells; E.M. Slorach, J.R. Dorin. Section II: Growth and Development. 5. Gastrointestinal Development: An Overview; S.J. Henning. 6. Recent Insights into Roles for EGF Receptor Ligands in Epithelial Cell Systems; R.J. Coffey, et al. 7. Paba-Peptide Hydrolase: Just Another Digestive Enzyme? E.E. Sterchi. 9. Gastrointestinal Peptide Receptors and Neoplastic Growth Processes; J.C. Reubi. 10. Molecular Analysis of Novel Genes Differentially Expressed during Gut Development; G. Perozzi, et al. 11. Intestinal Proliferation and Infection in Childhood; T.C. Savidge, et al. 12. Perspectives on Stem Cells and Gut Growth: Tales of a Crypt - From the Walrus to Wittgenstein; I.M. Modlin, et al. Section III: Epithelial Mesenchymal Interactions. 13. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Intestinal Development; M. Kedinger, et al. 14. The Role of the Non-Integrin 67 kDa Laminin Receptor in Erythrocyte Proliferation, Adhesion and Motility; M.M. Weiser, et al. 15. Recent Work with Migration/Patterns of Expression: Cell-Matrix Interactions in Human Intestinal Cell Differentiation; J.-F. Beaulieu. 16. Recent Work with Hepatocyte Growth/Scatter Factor; A. Schmassmann, et al. 17. E-Cadherin/Catenin Complex in the Gastrointestinal Tract; M. Pignatelli, et al. 18. Molecular Aspects of Restitution; R. Poulsom. 19. Regulation of Epithelial Cell Proliferation and Differentiation in Small Bowel Adaptation after Resection and during Ontogeny; D.C. Rubin, M.S. Levin. 20. Protein Synthesis and Trafficking in Polarized Epithelia: The Parietal Cell Model; J.M. Crothers, Jr., et al. Section IV: Cell Differentiation. 21. Mechanisms of Sucrase-Isomaltase Gene Transcription: Implications for Intestinal Development; P.G. Traber. 22. Intestinal Mucin Gene Expression; J.R. Gum, Jr., et al. 23. Gastrointestinal Cell Lines as a Model for Differentiation; R.H. Whitehead, N.K. Watson. 24. Growth, Differentiation and Apoptosis: Mechanisms of Control and Deregulation during Colorectal Tumorigenesis; A. Hague, et al. 25. A Transgenic Model for Lactase Down-Regulation; J.T. Troelsen, et al. Index.