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Cell biologists, molecular biologists, developmental biologists, physiologists (organ level), biomedical scientists, biochemists studying cell-cell interactions, cell variation and evolution
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International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology
Contributors
Chapter One. Unisexual Cucumber Flowers, Sex and Sex Differentiation
1 Introduction
2 What Was Known About Cucumber Unisexual Flower Development Before 2000
3 The Third Option: How the Inappropriate Organs Are Inhibited
4 Involvement of Ethylene in Unisexual Flower Development in Cucurbits Plants
5 Reexamination of the Meaning of Sex and Sex Determination
6 Role of Unisexual Flowers in Plants
7 Perspectives and Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Two. Energization of Vacuolar Transport in Plant Cells and Its Significance Under Stress
1 Introduction
2 Background
3 Energization of Vacuolar Membranes
4 Secondary Active Solute Transport Across the Tonoplast
5 Function and Energization of Vacuolar Transport Under Stress Conditions
6 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter Three. Roles of Substance P and ATP in the Subepithelial Fibroblasts of Rat Intestinal Villi
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
2 Characteristics of the Subepithelial Fibroblasts of the Intestinal Villi
3 ATP- and Mechanosignaling
4 Substance P Receptors in Subepithelial Fibroblasts of the Intestinal Villi
5 Interactions Between Subepithelial Fibroblasts and SP/Non-SP Neurons
6 Mutual Interactions of Substance P and ATP Signaling in the Villi
7 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Four. Roles of Arginine Vasotocin Receptors in the Brain and Pituitary of Submammalian Vertebrates
1 Introduction
2 Roles of AVP/AVT in the CNS
3 AVT Receptors
4 Distribution and Functions of AVT Receptors in the Brain
5 Distribution and Functions of AVT Receptors in the Pituitary Gland
6 Conclusion and Perspectives
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter Five. Roles of Poly(ADP-Ribose) Glycohydrolase in DNA Damage and Apoptosis
1 Introduction
2 Poly(ADP-Ribose) Biopolymer
3 Synthesis of Poly(ADP-Ribose): PARP Family
4 Hydrolysis of Poly(ADP-Ribose): PARG
5 PARG and DNA-Damage Repair
6 PARG and Cell Death
7 Therapeutic Potential
8 Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter Six. Prospective Potency of TGF-β1 on Maintenance and Regeneration of Periodontal Tissue
1 Introduction
2 Biology of TGF-β1
3 Overview of the PDL Tissue
4 Functions of TGF-β on PDL Cells
5 Biology of PDL Stem Cells
6 Development of PDLSC-Like Cell Lines
7 Effects of TGF-β1 on PDLSC-Like Cell Lines
8 TGF-β1 Expression in Tensile-Loaded PDL Cells
9 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Seven. Calcium Signaling in Extraembryonic Domains During Early Teleost Development
1 Introduction
2 Calcium Signaling in the Embryonic Yolk Cell (YC)
3 Calcium Signaling in the Enveloping Layer (EVL)
4 Calcium Signaling in the Yolk Syncytial Layer (YSL)
5 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Eight. New Insights into the Mechanism of Force Generation by Kinesin-5 Molecular Motors
1 Introduction
2 Cellular Functions
3 Modes of Motility
4 Molecular Mechanism of Force Generation
5 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Nine. New Insights into the Functions of Histidine-Rich Glycoprotein
1 Introduction
2 Localization, Site of Biosynthesis, and Variation of Plasma Level of HRG
3 Protein and Gene Structure of HRG
4 Functions of HRG in Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis
5 Functions of HRG in Angiogenesis
6 Functions of HRG in the Immune System
7 Other Studies
8 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
Index
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