Muscle Contraction and Cell Motility

1 Regulatory Mechanism of Contraction in Skeletal Muscle.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Excitation-Contraction Coupling.- 3 Calcium Activation of Actomyosin Interaction.- References.- 2 Regulation of Contractility in Cardiac Muscle.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The Basic Contractile Process.- 3 Regulation of the Contraction.- References.- 3 Smooth Muscle Activation.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Calcium Transport.- 3 The Dependence of Smooth Muscle Tone on the Intracellular Concentration of Ca2+.- 4 Calcium Activation of Smooth Muscle Contractile Proteins.- References.- 4 The Structures of Striated and Smooth Muscles Related to Their Function.- 1 The Development of Organisation in Muscle Cells.- 2 Striated Muscle Sarcomeres.- 3 Lattice Specialisations in Striated Muscles.- 4 3-D Geometry of the Actin-Myosin Interaction in Striated Muscles.- 5 Structure and Function of Smooth Muscles.- 6 Molecular Movements Involved in Contraction.- References.- 5 Molecular Mechanism of Actin-Myosin Interaction in Muscle Contraction.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Basic Characteristics of Contracting Muscle.- 3 Muscle Mechanics and Theories of Contraction.- 4 Biochemical Aspects of Actin-Myosin Interaction.- 5 Conformational Changes of the Myosin Head During Muscle Contraction.- 6 In Vitro Assay Systems for Studying the Actin-Myosin Interaction.- References.- 6 Mechanisms of Cytoplastic Streaming and Amoeboid Movement.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Rotational Streaming in Characeae.- 3 Shuttle Streaming in the Plasmodium of Physarum, a True Slime Mold.- 4 Cytoplasmic Streaming in Other Plant Cells.- 5 Amoeboid Movement.- 6 Concluding Remarks.- References.- 7 Molecular Mechanism of Ciliary and Flagellar Movement.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The 9+2 Structure.- 3 Microtubule Sliding and Axonemal Beat.- 4 Dynein: Structure and Function.- 5 Dynein-Microtubule Motility in Vitro.- 6 Prospects for Future Studies.- References.- 8 Molecular Mechanisms of Mitosis and Cytokinesis.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Mitosis.- 3 Cytokinesis.- Addendum.- References to Addendum.- References.