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Contributors ix

Roles of F-BAR/PCH Proteins in the Regulation of Membrane Dynamics and Actin Reorganization 1(32)

Pontus Aspenstrom

Introduction 2(1)

F-BAR Proteins 3(6)

Yeast F-BAR Proteins 9(2)

Vertebrate F-BAR Proteins 11(8)

F-BAR Proteins in Health and Disease 19(3)

Concluding Remarks 22(1)

Acknowledgments 22(1)

References 23(10)

New Insights into the Roles of Dendritic Cells in Intestinal Immunity and Tolerance 33(74)

Vuk Cerovic

Victoria McDonald

Mark A. Nassar

Susan M. Paulin

G. Gordon MacPherson

Simon W. F. Milling

Introduction 34(2)

Dendritic Cells 36(11)

Intestinal Dendritic Cells 47(11)

Dendritic Cells in Inflammatory Bowel Disease 58(5)

Intestinal DCs and Pathogens 63(16)

Concluding Remarks 79(1)

References 80(27)

Transcriptional Control of Gene Expression by Actin and Myosin 107(42)

Emilie Louvet

Piergiorgio Percipalle

Introduction 108(1)

Actin and Myosin in Gene Expression Regulation 109(4)

Roles of Actin in RNA Polymerase II-Mediated Transcription 113(14)

Evidence for the Presence of Myosin in the Cell Nucleus 127(3)

Interplay between Actin and Myosin in Transcription of rRNA Genes 130(10)

Concluding Remarks 140(1)

Acknowledgments 141(1)

References 142(7)

Roles of Eukaryotic Lsm Proteins in the Regulation of mRNA Function 149(42)

Sundaresan Tharun

Introduction 150(3)

Lsm Proteins Function in Eukaryotic mRNA Decay 153(18)

Lsm10 and Lsm11 Function in Histone mRNA 3'-processing 171(3)

Sm-Domain Containing Protein Ataxin-2 is Implicated in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2 174(2)

Concluding Remarks and Future Directions 176(3)

Acknowledgments 179(1)

References 179(12)

Spatiotemporal Dynamics of the ER-derived Peroxisomal Endomembrane System 191(54)

Vladimir I. Titorenko

Richard A. Rachubinski

Introduction 192(1)

Sorting of Peroxisomal Membrane Proteins (PMPs) to and within the ER 193(8)

Formation of Preperoxisomal Carriers from the ER 201(8)

The Peroxisomal Endomembrane System 209(10)

Proliferation of Peroxisomal Endomembranes 219(11)

Coordination of the Biogenesis of the Peroxisomal Endomembrane System with the Biogenesis of other Organellar Compartments 230(2)

Concluding Remarks 232(1)

Acknowledgments 233(1)

References 234(11)

New Insights into Melanosome Transport in Vertebrate Pigment Cells 245(58)

Sara Aspengren

Daniel Hedberg

Helen Nilsson Skold

Margareta Wallin

Introduction 246(7)

Intracellular Transport Systems for Melanophores 253(6)

Adaptor Proteins and Anchorage of Motor Proteins to Cargoes 259(2)

Studying Receptors and Signal Pathways Involved in Color Change in Fish and Amphibians 261(6)

Regulation of Molecular Motors and Switching between Tracks 267(5)

Pigment Transfer 272(7)

Pigment Cells 279(5)

Concluding Remarks 284(2)

Acknowledgments 286(1)

References 286(17)

Compartmentalizing the Neuronal Plasma Membrane: From Axon Initial Segments to Synapses 303(88)

Zofia M. Lasiecka

Chan Choo Yap

Max Vakulenko

Bettina Winckler

Introduction 304(1)

Cellular Mechanisms of Membrane Protein Compartmentalization 305(24)

Creating and Maintaining Subdomains in the Neuronal Plasma Membrane 329(37)

Conclusion 366(1)

Acknowledgments 367(1)

References 367(24)
Index 391