Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility

Häftad, Engelska, 1990

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Cytoskeleton research spans a broad range of scientific disciplines. This book provides an introduction to the subject for those requiring a basic knowlege of cytoskeletal structure, especially with respect to its functional aspects, from the swimming of spermatozoa to the crawling of cultured cells; from the transport of vesicles and organelles along nerve axons to the orderly segregation of chromosomes at mitosis and meiosis. This volume is written for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in cell bioloogy, molecular biology and biochemistry.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1990-04-01
Mått148 x 210 x 12 mm
Vikt286 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieTertiary Level Biology
Antal sidor202
Upplaga1990
FörlagKluwer Academic Publishers Group
ISBN9780216926745

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1 Introduction.- 2 The Molecular Components of the Cytoskeleton.- 2.1 Actin and actin-associated proteins.- 2.2 Microtubules and microtubule-associated proteins.- 2.3 Intermediate filaments.- 2.4 Summary.- 3 Movement within Cells.- 3.1 Axonal transport.- 3.2 Intracellular motility in the Protozoa.- 3.3 Cytoplasmic transport in the ovaries of hemipteran insects.- 3.4 Movement of pigment granules in chromatophores.- 3.5 Cytoplasmic streaming in plant cells.- 3.6 Summary.- 4 Mitosis.- 4.1 Basic steps of mitosis.- 4.2 The mitotic spindle: general properties and design principles.- 4.3 Organisation of spindle microtubules.- 4.4 Mechanisms of anaphase chromosome movement.- 4.5 Summary and conclusions.- 5 Cilia and Flagella.- 5.1 Distribution and waveforms.- 5.2 Basal bodies and rootlets.- 5.3 Structure of the axoneme.- 5.4 Extra-axonemal components.- 5.5 Membrane specialisations.- 5.6 Biochemical complexity of the axoneme.- 5.7 The sliding microtubule model.- 5.8 Behavioural responses of microorganisms and the control of ciliary and flagellar beating.- 6 Crawling Movements.- 6.1 Common features of crawling locomotion.- 6.2 Amoeboid movement.- 6.3 Chemotaxis.- 6.4 Tissue cell locomotion.- 6.5 Myosin and crawling locomotion.- 7 Cell Surface Motility.- 7.1 General account.- 7.2 Gliding.- 7.3 Summary.- 8 Other Mechanisms for Producing Force and Movements.- 8.1 Contractile phenomena.- 8.2 Crawling in nematode sperm.- Further Reading.