Current Topics in Developmental Biology
Academic Press
Published on 23. March 1992
179 pages
978-0-08-058449-2 (ISBN)
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Current Topics in Developmental Biology
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- Front Cover
- Cytoskeleton in Development
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- I. Positional Information and the Cytoskeleton
- II. Gastrulation
- III. Formation of Tissue-Specific Cytoskeletal Structures
- References
- Chapter 1. Actin Organization in the Sea Urchin Egg Cortex
- I. Introduction
- II. Actin Is a Major Component of the Unfertilized Egg Cortex
- III. Actin Is Organized in Two Distinct Assembly States in the Unfertilized Egg Cortex
- IV. Fertilization Induces Changes in the Organization of Actin in the Cortex
- V. A Possible Role for Actin-Binding Proteins in the Organization of the Unfertilized Egg Actin
- VI. Summary and Future Perspectives
- References
- Chapter 2. Localization of bicoid Message during Drosophila Oogenesis
- I. Introduction
- II. Cell Biology of bicoid Message Localization
- III. Genes Required for bicoid Message Localization
- References
- Chapter 3. Actin and Actin-Associated Proteins in Xenopus Eggs and Early Embryos: Contribution to Cytoarchitecture and Gastrulation
- I. Introduction
- II. Oogenesis
- III. Fertilization and Early Cleavage
- IV. Gastrulation
- V. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. Microtubules and Cytoplasmic Reorganization in the Frog Egg
- I. Introduction
- II. Microtubule Dynamics in Frog Eggs
- III. Localizing Cytoplasm in the Unfertilized Egg
- IV. Reorganizing Cytoplasm in the Fertilized Egg
- V. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 5. Microtubule Motors in the Early Sea Urchin Embryo
- I. Summary
- II. Sea Urchin Embryos, Microtubule Motility, and Motors
- III. Dyneins: Biochemistry and Motility
- IV. Kinesin: Biochemistry and Motility
- V. 10S Microtubule-Activated ATPase
- VI. Functions of Microtubule Motors in Early Sea Urchin Embryos
- References
- Note Added in Proof
- Chapter 6. Assembly of the Intestinal Brush Border Cytoskeleton
- I. Introduction
- II. The Brush Border Cytoskeleton
- III. Assembly of the Intestinal Brush Border Cytoskeleton during Embryogenesis: Morphological Studies
- IV. Patterns of Brush Border Protein Expression during Intestinal Embryogenesis
- V. Assembly of the Brush Border Cytoskeleton during Enterocyte Differentiation in the Adult Intestine
- VI . In Vitro Models for Intestinal Brush Border Differentiation
- VII. Mechanisms of Maintenance and Reassembly of the Brush Border Cytoskeleton
- VIII. The Intestinal Brush Border Cytoskeleton in Disease
- IX. Prospects for the Future
- References
- Chapter 7. Development of the Chicken Intestinal Epithelium
- I. Introduction
- II. The Intestinal Epithelium
- III. The Cells of the Villus: Formation of the Brush Border
- IV. Regulation of Development
- References
- Chapter 8. Developmental Regulation of Sarcomeric Gene Expression
- I. Introduction
- II. Muscle-Specific Enhancers: A Unifying Theme Emerges
- III. Muscle Promotors: A Diversity of Mechanisms
- IV. Cardiac Muscle: Distinct Gene Regulatory Components
- V. Summary and Perspectives
- References
- Index
