International Review of Cytology (eBook)

Cover 1
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
Contributors 10
Chapter 1. Transcription Factors in Cardiogenesis: The Combinations That Unlock the Mysteries of the Heart 12
I. Introduction 13
II. Cell Specification and Differentiation and Morphogenesis of the Cardiac Lineage 14
III. Transcription Factors in the Developing Heart 17
IV. Combinatorial Interactions of Cardiac-Expressed Transcription Factors 53
V. Concluding Remarks 55
References 56
Chapter 2. Neuroactive Steroid Mechanisms and GABA Type A Receptor Subunit Assembly in Hypothalamic and Extrahypothalamic Regions 74
I. Introduction 75
II. Influence of Sex Steroids on Adult Central Nervous System 76
III. Relevance of the Recombinant GABA Type A Receptor as a Target of Steroidal Activity 82
IV. Excitatory Neuroactive Steroids 93
V. Evolutionary Perspectives 97
VI. Concluding Remarks 98
References 100
Chapter 3. Tetraspan Vesicle Membrane Proteins: Synthesis, Subcellular Localization, and Functional Properties 114
I. Introduction 115
II. Diversity and Conservation of Polypeptide Features and Gene Organization 116
III. Synthesis, Localization, and Function 133
IV. Concluding Remarks 160
References 161
Chapter 4. Dynamic Changes and the Role of the Cytoskeleton during the Cell Cycle in Higher Plant Cells 172
I. Introduction 173
II. Dynamic Changes of Cytoskeletal Structures during Cell Cycle Progression 173
III. Events at Distinct Transition Points during the Cell Cycle 181
IV. Time Sequence Observations of the Cytoskeleton in Living Plant Cells 187
V. Modes of Control of Cell Shape by the Plant Cytoskeleton 189
VI. Concluding Remarks 195
References 197
Chapter 5. Sexual Dimorphism in the Central Nervous System of Marsupials 204
I. Introduction 205
II. Structural Dimorphism in the CNS 207
III. Gonadal Steroids 216
IV. Factors Involved in Brain Sexual Differentiation 221
V. Sex Differences in the CNS Affecting Reproductive Behavior 225
VI. Concluding Remarks 228
References 229
Chapter 6. Signaling to Gene Activation and Cell Death by Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors and Fas 236
I. Introduction 236
II. TNF Receptors, Fas, and Associated Proteins 240
III. Gene Activation in Response to TNF 252
IV. Cell Death 257
V. Concluding Remarks 264
References 265
Index 284