Contributors
Preface
I Introduction
1 Signal Transduction during Biomembrane Fusion: an Overview
I. Introduction
II. Biomembrane Fusion
III. Signal Transduction: the Basics
IV. Signal Transduction during Biomembrane Fusion
V. Final Comments
References
2. The "Focal Membrane Fusion" Model Revisited: toward a Unifying Structural Concept of Biological Membrane Fusion
I. Introduction
II. Current Research
III. Final Comments
References
3. Osmotic Phenomena in Membrane Fusion
I. Introduction
II. Current Research
III. Final Comments
References
II Endocytosis, Exocytosis, and Vesicle Formation
4. Cell Signaling and Regulation of Exocytosis at Fertilization of the Egg
I. Introduction
II. Current Research
III. Final Comments
References
5. Signal Transduction during Exocytosis in Mast Cells
I. Introduction
II. Signal Transduction during Exocytosis in Mast Cells
III. Conclusions
References
6. Protein Kinase C and Granule Membrane Fusion in Platelets
I. Introduction
II. Current Research
III. Final Comments
References
7. GTP-Binding Proteins and Formation of Secretory Vesicles
I. Introduction: Sorting in and Vesicle Formation from the Trans-Golgi Network
II. Current Research: GTP-Binding Proteins and Vesicle Formation
III. Final Comments
References
8. Signal Transduction during Phagocytosis
I. Introduction
II. Current Research
III. Final Comments
References
III Cell Fusion
9. Calcium Signal Transduction Pathway and Myoblast Fusion
I. Introduction
II. Current Research
III. Final Comments
References
10. Phospholipid Metabolism during Calcium-Regulated Myoblast Fusion
I. Introduction
II. Current Research
III. Final Comments
References
11. Protein Kinase C, Membrane Protein Phosphorylation, and Calcium Influx in Chick Embryo Skeletal Myoblast Fusion
I. Introduction
II. Current Research
III. Final Comments
References
12. Signal Transduction and Cell Fusion in Dictyostelium: Calcium, Calmodulin, and an Endogenous Inhibitor
I. Introduction
II. Current Progress
III. Final Comments
References
Index