Preface.
List of contributors.
1. Signal transduction and gene expression in the regulation of natural freezing survival
(K.B. Storey, J.M. Storey).
2. Drosophila as a model organism for the transgenic expression of antifreeze proteins
(B.P. Duncker, D.E. Rancourt, M.G. Tyshenko, P.L. Davies, V.K. Walker).
3. Cold-adapted enzymes: an unachieved symphony (S. D'Amico, P. Claverie, T. Collins,
G. Feller, D. Georlette, E. Gratia, A. Hoyoux, M.-A. Meuwis, L. Zecchinon, C. Gerday ).
4. The role of cold-shock proteins in low-temperature adaptation (J.A. Wouters, F.M. Rombouts,
O.P. Kuipers, W.M. de Vos, T. Abee).
5. Hibernation: protein adaptations (A.M. Rubtsov).
6. Aquaporins and water stress (A.N. Van Hoek, Yan Huang, Pingke Fang).
7. Gene expression associated with muscle adaptation in response to physical signals
(G. Goldspink, Shi Yu Yang).
8. Early responses to mechanical stress: from signals at the cell surface to altered gene expression (M. Chiquet, M. Flück).
9. Fasting and refeeding: models of changes in metabolic efficiency (S.P.J. Brooks).
10. Nutritional regulation of hepatic gene expression ( H.C. Towle).
11. The AMP-activated/SNF1 protein kinases: key players in the response of eukaryotic cells to
metabolic stress (D.G. Hardie).
12. Cellular regulation of protein kinase C (A.C. Newton, A. Toker).
13. Mitogen-activated protein kinases and stress (K.P. Hoeflich, J.R. Woodgett).
14. How to activate intrinsic stress resistance mechanisms to obtain therapeutic benefit (P.K. Ray,
T. Das, G. Sa).
15. Regulation of ion channel function and expression by hypoxia (C. Peers).
16. Ca2+
dynamics under oxidant stress in the cardiovascular system (T. Chakraborti, S. Das,
M. Mandal, A. Mandal, S. Chakraborti).
17. Role of NF-E2 related factors in oxidative stress (D. Bloom, S. Dhakshinamoorthy,
Wei Wang, C.M. Celli, A.K. Jaiswal).
18. Signal transduction cascades responsive to oxidative stress in the vasculature (Zheng-Gen Jin, B.C. Berk).
19. Oxidative stress signaling (H. Habelhah, Z. Ronai).
20. Antioxidant defenses and animal adaptation to oxygen availability during environmental stress (M. Hermes-Lima, J.M. Storey, K.B. Storey).
Index.