Current Frontiers and Perspectives in Cell Biology

00 prefaceCELL......Page 1
Section 1 Cell Structures and Functions......Page 9
01 Tight Junctions......Page 11
02 Tubulohelical Membrane Arrays,\rAnnulate Lamellae and Nuclear Pores:\rTripartite Membrane Architecture\rwith the Participation of Nucleoporins......Page 39
03Actin Folding, Structure and Function:\rIs It a Globular or an Intrinsically\rDisordered Protein?......Page 65
04Microtubules During the\rCell Cycle of Higher Plant Cells......Page 89
Section 2\rGenetic Material: Structure and Expression......Page 111
05Centromere Evolution: Digging into\rMammalian Primary Constriction......Page 113
6\rmRNA Biogenesis in the Nucleus\rand Its Export to the Cytoplasm......Page 139
7\rMembrane Initiated Effects of\r1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 in\rProstate Cancer Cells: Effects on AP1 and\rCREB Mediated Transcription......Page 161
8\rGenetic Transformation and Analysis of Protein-\rProtein Interaction of Class B MADS-Box Genes\rfrom Dendrobium moniliforme......Page 171
Section 3\rMolecular and Cellular Regulatory Mechanisms......Page 187
9\rExploring Secrets of Nuclear Actin\rInvolvement in the Regulation of Gene\rTranscription and Genome Organization......Page 189
10\rSignaling of Receptor Tyrosine\rKinases in the Nucleus......Page 219
11\rG Protein-Coupled\rReceptors-Induced Activation of\rExtracellular Signal-Regulated Protein Kinase\r(ERK) and Sodium-Proton Exchanger\rType 1 (NHE1)......Page 243
12\rThe Kinetochore and Mitosis: Focus on\rthe Regulation and Correction Mechanisms\rof Chromosome-to-Microtubule Attachments......Page 267
13\rMolecular and Sub-Cellular\rGametogenic Machinery of Stem and\rGermline Cells Across Metazoa......Page 287
14\rDrosophila: A Model System That Allows in vivo\rManipulation and Study of Epithelial Cell Polarity......Page 323
15\rDevelopment and Cell Polarity\rof the C. elegans Intestine......Page 343
16\rIntercellular Communication......Page 369
Section 4\rCellular Basis of Disease and Therapy......Page 385
17\rAdult Stem Cells in Tissue\rHomeostasis and Disease......Page 387
18\rClaudins in Normal and Lung Cancer State......Page 413
19\rBiology of Cilia and Ciliopathies......Page 431
20\rThe Roles of ESCRT Proteins in\rHealthy Cells and in Disease......Page 461
21\rAutologous Grafts of Mesenchymal Stem Cells\r– Between Dream and Reality......Page 489
Section 5\rNew Methods in Cell Biology......Page 509
22\rSalivary Glands: A Powerful Experimental\rSystem to Study Cell Biology in\rLive Animals by Intravital Microscopy......Page 511
23\rEvaluation of Mitochondrial DNA Dynamics\rUsing Fluorescence Correlation Analysis......Page 533
24\rRegeneration and Recycling of Supports for\rBiological Macromolecules Purification......Page 543