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Current topics in developmental biology. Volume 56 /

Together with other volumes in this series, Volume 56 presents thoughtful and forward-looking articles on developmental biology and developmental medicine. Reviews include: * Selfishness in moderation: evolutionary success of the yeast plasmid * Nongenomic actions of androgen in sertoli cells * Regu...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Schatten, Gerald
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier Academic Press, �2003.
Colección:Current topics in developmental biology ; v. 56.
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  • XI. Open Questions for Future ResearchReferences; Chapter 2. Nongenomic Actions of Androgen in Sertoli Cells; I. Introduction; II. Hormonal Regulation of Spermatogenesis; III. Nongenomic Actions of Androgen; IV. The Regulation of Female and Male Germ Cell Development by Nongenomic Actions of Androgen; V. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. Regulation of Chromatin Structure and Gene Activity by Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerases; I. Introduction; II. Background; III. Mechanism of Action; IV. Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase and Transcription
  • v. Multiple Routes to Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase ActivationVI. Specificity of Transcriptional Activation; VII. Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase and Other Chromatin Processes; VIII. Concluding Thoughts; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4. Centrosomes and Kinetochores, Who Needs 'Em? The Role of Noncentromeric Chromatin in Spindle Assembly; I. Introduction; II. Role of Centrosomes and Kinetochores in Spindle Assembly; III. Role of Chromatin in Spindle Assembly; IV. How Does Chromatin Stabilize Microtubules?; V. Chromatin-Associated Kinases and Microtubules
  • VI. Chromatin-Associated Phosphatases and Microtubule DynamicsVII. The Elusive Chromatin Signal: RanGTP; VIII. RCC1, the Chromatin Regulator of Microtubules; IX. The RanGTP Gradient; X. Ran and Microtubule Stabilization and Organization; XI. Ran and Microtubule Nucleation; XII. Ran and Chromosome Condensation; XIII. Chromatin-Associated Microtubule-Based Motor Proteins and Spindle Assembly; XIV. Centrosomes and Kinetochores Revisited; XV. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. Modeling Cardiogenesis: The Challenges and Promises of 3D Reconstruction; I. Introduction
  • II. Embryonic Heart Development in MammalsIII. Reconstruction and Modeling Techniques; IV. The Embryonic Human Heart; V. Recent Developments; VI. Summary and Future Directions; References; Chapter 6. Plasmid and Chromosome Traffic Control: How ParA and ParB Drive Partition; I. Introduction: Chromosome Dynamics in Bacterial Cells; II. P1 ParA and ParB; III. Other Plasmid Partition Systems; IV. Bacterial ParA and ParB Proteins; V. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Index; Contents of Previous Volumes