International Review of Cell & Molecular Biology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology--both plant and animal. Articles address structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic interactions, control of cell development and differentiation, and cell transformation and growth.
* Authored by some of the foremost scientists in the field * Provides up-to-date information and directions for future research * Valuable reference material for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and professional scientists
1. 1. Introduction 2. 2. The Vasculature 3. 3. Connexin Channels 4. 4. Gap Junctional Communication Pathways in the Vasculature 5. 5. Permeability of Vascular Connexin Channels 6. 6. Involvement of Connexins in Vascular Diseases 7. 7. Concluding Remarks 8. Acknowledgments 9. Chapter 3 Genotype–Phenotype Mapping 10. 1. Introduction 11. 2. Understanding the Genotype–Phenotype Relationship 12. 3. From Sequence to Form 13. 4. Beyond Sequence 14. 5. Case Study for Parsing Gene, Cell and Self-Organizing Roles in Morphogenesis 15. 6. Conclusion 16. Acknowledgments 17. Chapter 4 Role of Spindle Asymmetry in Cellular Dynamics 18. 1. Introduction 19. 2. Spindle Asymmetry and Control of Cell Cycle 20. 3. Spindle Asymmetry During Asymmetric Cell Divisions 21. 4. Concluding Remarks 22. Chapter 5 Cell Adhesion in Amphibian Gastrulation 23. 1. Introduction 24. 2. Characteristics of Amphibian Gastrulation 25. 3. Gastrula Tissue as a Liquid: Cell Adhesion, Cell Sorting, Boundary Formation, and Tissue Positioning 26. 4. Collective Cell Migration, Cell Rearrangement, and Intercellular Migration 27. 5. Conclusion 28. Acknowledgments 29. Chapter 6 Molecular and Cell Biology of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors 30. 1. Introduction 31. 2. Epidemiology and Risk Factors 32. 3. Histopathology 33. 4. Prognostic and Diagnostic Markers 34. 5. Therapy 35. 6. Conclusions and Perspectives 36. Acknowledgments 37. Chapter 7 Polarity Proteins and Cell–Cell Interactions in the Testis 38. 1. Introduction 39. 2. Rho GTPases and Cell–Cell Interactions in the Testis: Cdc42 40. 3. Polarity Proteins and Cell–Cell Interactions in the Testis 41. 4. The Apical ES-BTB-Basement Membrane Functional Axis in the Seminiferous Epithelium that Coordinates the Cellular Events of Spermiation and BTB Restructuring During the Seminiferous Epithelial Cycle of Spermatogenesis: The Role of Polarity Proteins in Mediating the Apical ES-BTB-Basement Membrane Axis 42. 5. Roles of Polarity Proteins in Coordinating the Opposing Effects of Cytokines and Testosterone in Primary Preleptotene Spermatocyte Transit at the BTB 43. 6. Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives 44. Acknowledgment
International Review of Cell & Molecular Biology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology--both plant and animal. Articles address structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic interactions, control of cell development and differentiation, and cell transformation and growth.
* Authored by some of the foremost scientists in the field * Provides up-to-date information and directions for future research * Valuable reference material for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and professional scientists
1. 1. Introduction 2. 2. The Vasculature 3. 3. Connexin Channels 4. 4. Gap Junctional Communication Pathways in the Vasculature 5. 5. Permeability of Vascular Connexin Channels 6. 6. Involvement of Connexins in Vascular Diseases 7. 7. Concluding Remarks 8. Acknowledgments 9. Chapter 3 Genotype–Phenotype Mapping 10. 1. Introduction 11. 2. Understanding the Genotype–Phenotype Relationship 12. 3. From Sequence to Form 13. 4. Beyond Sequence 14. 5. Case Study for Parsing Gene, Cell and Self-Organizing Roles in Morphogenesis 15. 6. Conclusion 16. Acknowledgments 17. Chapter 4 Role of Spindle Asymmetry in Cellular Dynamics 18. 1. Introduction 19. 2. Spindle Asymmetry and Control of Cell Cycle 20. 3. Spindle Asymmetry During Asymmetric Cell Divisions 21. 4. Concluding Remarks 22. Chapter 5 Cell Adhesion in Amphibian Gastrulation 23. 1. Introduction 24. 2. Characteristics of Amphibian Gastrulation 25. 3. Gastrula Tissue as a Liquid: Cell Adhesion, Cell Sorting, Boundary Formation, and Tissue Positioning 26. 4. Collective Cell Migration, Cell Rearrangement, and Intercellular Migration 27. 5. Conclusion 28. Acknowledgments 29. Chapter 6 Molecular and Cell Biology of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors 30. 1. Introduction 31. 2. Epidemiology and Risk Factors 32. 3. Histopathology 33. 4. Prognostic and Diagnostic Markers 34. 5. Therapy 35. 6. Conclusions and Perspectives 36. Acknowledgments 37. Chapter 7 Polarity Proteins and Cell–Cell Interactions in the Testis 38. 1. Introduction 39. 2. Rho GTPases and Cell–Cell Interactions in the Testis: Cdc42 40. 3. Polarity Proteins and Cell–Cell Interactions in the Testis 41. 4. The Apical ES-BTB-Basement Membrane Functional Axis in the Seminiferous Epithelium that Coordinates the Cellular Events of Spermiation and BTB Restructuring During the Seminiferous Epithelial Cycle of Spermatogenesis: The Role of Polarity Proteins in Mediating the Apical ES-BTB-Basement Membrane Axis 42. 5. Roles of Polarity Proteins in Coordinating the Opposing Effects of Cytokines and Testosterone in Primary Preleptotene Spermatocyte Transit at the BTB 43. 6. Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives 44. Acknowledgment
