International Review of Cytology (eBook)

Front Cover 1
International Review of Cytology: A Survey of Cell Biology, Volume 177 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
Contributors 10
Chapter 1. The Cellular Basis of Tumor Progression 12
I. Introduction 12
II. Tumor Progression 13
III. Cellular Heterogeneity as the Basis of Tumor Progression 18
IV. Consequences of Tumor Heterogeneity and Progression 43
V. Concluding Remarks 47
References 50
Chapter 2. Molecules Involved in Mammalian Sperm-Egg Interaction 68
I. Introduction 68
II. The Zona Pellucida and Its Interaction with Sperm 73
III. The Egg Plasma Membrane and Its Interaction with Sperm 96
IV. Concluding Remarks 108
References 109
Chapter 3. Coordination of Nuclear and Chloroplast Gene Expression in Plant Cells 126
I. Introduction 126
II. Classical Genetics of Nuclear–Plastid Interactions 133
III. Plastid Development 139
IV. Nuclear Control of Plastid Gene Expression 146
V. Signaling between the Plastid and the Nucleocytoplasm 171
VI. Concluding Remarks 174
References 176
Chapter 4. Signaling in Unicellular Eukaryotes 192
I. Introduction 192
II. Signaling Systems in Unicellular Eukaryotes 200
III. Signal Molecules in Cell Survival and Proliferation in Tetrahymena 207
IV. Signal Molecules in Chemosensory Behavior in Tetrahymena 230
V. Control of Cell Proliferation in S. cerevisiae 235
VI. Signaling Systems in Prokaryotes Compared with Those in Eukaryotes 240
VII. Concluding Remarks 242
References 243
Chapter 5. Action of SO2 on Plants and Metabolic Detoxification of SO2 266
I. Introduction 266
II. Emissions and Immissions 269
III. Deposition 272
IV. Toxicity of SO2 and Its Hydration Products 276
V. Metabolic Detoxification of SO2 and Its Hydration Products 282
VI. Effects of SO2 286
VII. Conclusions 290
References 291
Index 298