International Review of Cytology (eBook)

Cover 1
Contents 6
Contributors 8
Chapter 1. A Model for Flagellar Motility 10
I. Introduction 10
II. Structural Components of the Eukaryotic Flagellum 11
III. The Motor 22
IV. Regulation of Flagellar Motility 30
V. Coordination of the Beat Cycle 38
VI. Modeling the Flagellum 43
VII. Concluding Remarks 64
References 65
Chapter 2. Basement-Membrane Stromal Relationships: Interactions between Collagen Fibrils and the Lamina Densa 82
I. Introduction 82
II. Molecules Related to Interactions between Collagen Fibrils and Lamina Densa 87
III. Regulation of Collagen Fibril Diameter by pNcollagen III and Collagen V 118
IV. Collagen IV and the Skeleton of Lamina Densa 129
V. Interactions between Collagen Fibrils and Lamina Densa 134
VI. Other Systems Involved in the Anchoring of Collagen Fibrils to Lamina Densa 141
VII. Concluding Remarks 147
References 149
Chapter 3. The Role of Endoxyloglucan Transferase in the Organization of Plant Cell Walls 166
I. Introduction 166
II. Overview of Cell Wall Architecture in Plants 168
III. Endoxyloglucan Transferase 181
IV. XRPs 191
V. Regulation of XRP Gene Expression 195
VI . Overview of Cell Wall Construction during Plant Growth and Development: A Hypothetical Scheme 201
VII. Concluding Remarks 205
References 206
Chapter 4. Microtubule–Microfilament Synergy in the Cytoskeleton 216
I. Introduction 216
II. Basal Body-Associated Fibrillar Networks 217
III. Microtubule–Microfilament Interactions in Cell Division and Development 223
IV. Organelle Transport on Microtubule and Microfilament Tracks 231
V. Regulation of Microtubule-Microfilament Interactions 235
VI. Concluding Remarks 244
References 245
Chapter 5. Insulin Internalization and Other Signaling Pathways in the Pleiotropic Effects of Insulin 252
I. Introduction 252
II. Mechanisms of Insulin Internalization 257
III. Translocation of Insulin to the Cytoplasm and Nucleus 267
IV. Insulin-Responsive Pathways Other Than IRS-1 Involved in Insulin’s Effects on Immediate-Early Gene Expression 276
V. Summary 281
References 282
index 290