International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology, Vol. 280

Description

International Review of Cell and 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. Impact factor for 2008: 4.935.

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Table of Contents

Contributors

1 Functions of Claudin Tight Junction Proteins and Their Complex Interactions in Various Physiological Systems Liron Elkouby-Naor Tamar Ben-Yosef

1 Introduction
2 Tight Junction Membrane Integral Proteins
3 The Claudin Family of Tight Junction Proteins
4 Claudin Interactions Within and Between TJ Strands
5 Is the Expression Level of Different Claudins Coregulated?
6 Claudin-Related Phenotypes
7 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgment
References

2 Secondary Symbiosis Between Paramecium and Chlorella Cells Yuuki Kodama Masahiro Fujishima 33

1 Introduction
2 Infection Route
3 Different Fates of Infection-Capable and Infection-Incapable Chlorella Species
4 Function of PV Membrane
5 Host or Algal Changes Induced by Infection
6 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References

3 Molecular Basis of Peroxisome Division and Proliferation in Plants Jianping Hu

1 Introduction
2 Roles of PEROXIN11 Proteins, Dynamin-Related Proteins, and FISSION1
3 Other Proteins and Pathways
4 Environmental and Nuclear Regulation of Peroxisome Proliferation
5 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References

4 New Insights into the Signal Transmission from Taste Cells to Gustatory Nerve Fibers Ryusuke Yoshida Yuzo Ninomiya

1 Introduction
2 Diversity of Taste Bud Cells
3 Coding of Taste Information
4 Mechanisms for the Signal Transmission from Taste Cells to Gustatory Nerve Fibers
5 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References

5 New Insights into the Regulation of Ion Channels by Integrins Andrea Becchetti Serena Pillozzi Raffaella Morini Elisa Nesti Annarosa Arcangeli

1 Introduction
2 Main Structural Features of Integrins and Ion Channels
3 An Outline of Integrin Signaling
4 Integrins and Ion Channels in Normal and Neoplastic Hematopoietic Cells
5 Integrins and Ion Channels in Cell Migration
6 Integrins and ion Channels in the Nervous System
7 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
Index