Current Topics in Developmental Biology
Academic Press
Published on 28. March 1983
219 pages
978-0-08-058441-6 (ISBN)
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Current Topics in Developmental Biology
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Alberto Monroy | Aron A. Moscona
Current Topics in Developmental Biology: Genome Function, Cell Interactions and Differentiation v. 18
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02/1983
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- Front Cover
- Genome Function, Cell Interactions, and Differentiation
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Conspectus
- Chapter 1. Cellular Differentiation, Cell Lineages, and Transposable Genetic Cassettes in Yeast
- I. Introduction
- II. Cell Type Determination
- III. Mating Type Interconversion
- IV. Control of Mating Type Interconversion
- V. Analogies to Processes Occurring in Development of Higher Eukaryotes
- VI. Concluding Comments
- References
- Chapter 2. Immunoglobulin Gene Rearrangement and Expression during Lymphocyte Development
- I. Introduction
- II. Origin of Antibody Diversity
- III. B-Cell Development and Maturation
- IV. Immunoglobulin Genes in T Lymphocytes
- V. Evolution of Immunoglobulin Genes and Their Relatives
- VI. Summary
- References
- Chapter 3. Transcription by RNA Polymerase III
- I. Introduction
- II. Transcription of 5 S RNA Genes
- III. Transcription of tRNA Genes
- IV. Other Genes Transcribed by RNA Polymerase III
- V. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4. The Fate of Genes, Messengers, and Proteins Introduced into Xenopus Oocytes
- I. Introduction
- II. The Fate of Injected Messenger RNA
- III. Posttranslational Events in Xenopus Oocytes
- IV. The Introduction of Foreign Genes into Oocytes
- V. The Use of the Oocyte as a Surrogate Gene Expression System
- References
- Chapter 5. Cell-Cell Contact, cyclic AMP, and Gene Expression during Development of Dictyostelium discoideum
- I. Introduction
- II. The Developmental Cycle
- III. Gene Expression during Development
- IV. Cell-Cell Contacts, cAMP, and Gene Expression
- V. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6. Developmental and Experimental Changes in Retinal Glia Cells: Cell Interactions and Control of Phenotype Expression and Stability
- I. Introduction
- II. Müller Glia Cells
- III. Carbonic Anhydrase-C (CA-C)
- IV. Glutamine Synthetase (GS)
- V. Cortisol Receptors
- VI. Phenotype Modification of Müller Cells
- VII. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 7. Development of the Heterogametic Gonad: A Model System for Embryonic Induction
- I. Historical Perspectives in Development
- II. H-Y Antigen in Development
- III. Other Cell Surface Structures in Development
- IV. Mechanisms and Hypotheses
- References
- Index
- Contents of Previous Volumes
