Daughter Cells : Properties, Characteristics and Stem Cells.

Intro -- DAUGHTER CELLS: PROPERTIES, CHARACTERISTICS AND STEM CELLS -- DAUGHTER CELLS: PROPERTIES, CHARACTERISTICS AND STEM CELLS -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter I DAUGHTER CELLS OF MICROALGAE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CELL CYCLE IN CHLAMYDOMONAS AND DUNALIELLA -- Cell Cycle Stages in Synchronous Cultures of Chlamydomonas -- Commitment to Division in Chlamydomonas -- Light Quality and the Division Process in Chlamydomonas -- Cell Cycle Control Proteins in Chlamydomonas -- Genetic Control of Cell Cycle Regulators in Chlamydomonas -- Circadian Rhythms and the Cell Cycle in Chlamydomonas -- Morphological Changes over the Cell Cycle in Chlamydomonas -- Chloroplast Division in Chlamydomonas -- Changes in Photosynthetic Performance during the Cell Cycle in Chlamydomonas -- The Sexual Life Cycle of Chlamydomonas -- Cell Cycle Proteins in Dunaliella -- THE CELL CYCLE IN CHLORELLA AND NANNOCHLORIS -- Early Work with Synchronous Cultures of Chlorella -- Nitrogen Metabolism of Synchronous Cultures of Chlorella -- "Giant" Cells of the Emerson Strain of Chlorella -- Circadian Rhythms of Daughter Cell Production in Chlorella -- Cell Division in Nannochloris -- THE CELL CYCLE IN SCENEDESMUS -- Cell Cycle Patterns in Scenedesmus -- Special Features of the Cell Cycle Related to the Colonial Habit -- Co-ordination of Cellular and Organellar Events in the Scenedesmus Cell Cycle -- Cell Cycle Regulatory Proteins in Scenedesmus -- THE CELL CYCLE IN DIATOMS -- Cell Synchrony and the Si-requirement in Diatoms -- Cell Cycle-related Metabolic Changes in Diatoms -- Sexual Reproduction in the Diatoms -- THE CELL CYCLE IN EUGLENA -- Circadian Gating of Cell Division in Euglena -- THE CELL CYCLE IN DINOFLAGELLATES -- Circadian Rhythms and the Cell Cycle in Dinoflagellates.

The Role of Light in the Circadian Cycle in Dinoflagellates -- Cell Cycle Regulatory Proteins and the Circadian Cycle in the Dinoflagellates -- Molecular Genetics of Circadian Regulation in Dinoflagellates -- THE CELL CYCLE IN UNICELLULAR CYANOBACTERIA -- Studies with Synechococcus -- Studies with Prochlorococcus -- Circadian Rhythms and Cyanobacterial Cell Division -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter II STEM CELLS AND MORPHOGENETIC DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS IN PLANTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Propagation: Its Modes, Types and Forms -- THE MODES OF ORGANISM FORMATION, PROPAGATION AND RENEWAL -- Seed Propagation -- Vegetative Propagation -- Genetic Grounds for Viviparity -- NONTRADITIONAL NOTIONS OF THE TYPES AND MODES OF REPRODUCTION -- Morphogenesis Pathways -- Embryoidogeny: A New Category of Vegetative Propagation -- Gametophytic Embryoidogeny -- Foliar Embryoidogeny -- Rhizogenous Embryoidogeny -- Parallelism in the Development of Sexual and Somatic Embryos -- Initial Cells of Sexual and Somatic Embryos -- Initial Cells of Sexual Embryo -- Initial Cells of Somatic Embryos (Monozygotic, Nucellar, Integumentary, Foliar, Cauligenous and Rhizogenous) in Natural Conditions -- Initial Cells of Somatic Embryos in In Vitro Culture -- Sexual Embryo -- Transitional Forms between Embryo and Bud -- Embryoid (Somatic Embryo) -- The Development of Embryoid in Natural Conditions (See Natural Embryoidogeny) -- The Development of Embryoid in In Vitro Culture (Artificial or Experimental Embryoidogeny) -- Functioning of Stem Cells as a General Mechanism of Switching Over Developmental Programs in Ontogenesis -- Not Every Cell Possesses Totipotency and Not Every Totipotent Cell Is Able to Become a Stem Cell -- The Phenomenon of Embryoidogeny and Its Role in Onto- and Phylogenesis -- SUMMARY -- CONCLUSION -- Perspective approaches in the Study of Stem Cells.

AFTERWORD -- Similarities -- REFERENCES -- Chapter III MORPHOGENESIS OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER MACROCHAETES: CELL FATE DETERMINATION FOR BRISTLE ORGAN -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE STRUCTURE AND MORPHOGENESIS OF DROSOPHILA MACROCHAETES -- THE FIRST STAGE IN BRISTLE ORGAN FORMATION: THE ROLE OF PRONEURAL GENES AND EGFR SIGNALING PATHWAY -- Expression Regulation of AS-C Genes -- EGFR (Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Signaling Pathway and its Role in the Regulation of Drosophila Macrochaete Development -- THE SECOND STAGE IN BRISTLE ORGAN FORMATION: THE ROLE OF NOTCH SINGNALING PATHWAY -- Notch Receptor -- Ligands of Notch Receptor -- Intercellular Signal Transduction -- Internalization of Receptor and Ligands -- Intracellular signal transduction -- THE THIRD STAGE IN BRISTLE ORGAN FORMATION: ASYMMETRIC CELL DIVISION AND THE ROLE OF SELECTOR GENES -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter IV GENERATION OF DAUGHTER CELLS IN THEIR NICHE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- NICHE GENERAL CONCEPT -- STRUCTURAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE NICHE -- NICHE FUNCTION AND TYPES -- Hematopoietic -- Skin and Hair Follicle -- Intestinal -- Brain -- Liver -- Pancreas -- Lung -- Breast -- Prostate -- Heart/Muscle -- Cornea -- Dental/Tooth -- Germinal -- STEM CELL DIVISION -- Symmetric versus Asymmetric Division -- Polarity -- Cell Fate Determinants' Allocation -- SIGNALING FROM A SUPPORT CELL NICHE -- Wnt -- Nanog -- Notch -- Hedgehog -- BMP -- Plasticity / Trans-differentiation / Cell fusion -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter V REGENERATION OF THE KIDNEY: INVOLVEMENT OF INTRA- AND EXTRA-RENAL STEM CELLS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- RENOTROPIC FACTORS -- RENAL STEM/PROGENITOR CELLS -- Identification of Renal Stem/Progenitor Cells based on Cell Behavior -- 1. Label-Retaining Cell (LRC) -- 2. Side Population (SP) Cell.

Identification of Renal Stem/Progenitor Cells based on Specific Marker Expression -- 1. CD 133-Positive Cell -- 2. CD24/CD133 Double-Positive Cell -- 3. SCA-1-Positive Cell -- Identification of Renal Stem/Progenitor Cells based on selective Culture Conditions -- 1. OCT4-Positive Cell -- 2. Cell Line from S3 Segment -- STEM CELL THERAPY -- 1. Hematopoietic Stem cell (RSC) -- 2. Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter VI EXFOLIATED EPITHELIAL CELLS OF MUCOSA: A REVIEW ON THEIR PHENOTYPES AND THEIR PROPERTIES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Methodology to Study Exfoliated Cells: -- 1.1. Handling of Samples and Cellular Isolation: -- 1.2. Microscopic analyses: -- 1.3. Transcripts: -- 1.4. Proteins: -- 1.5. DNA and Associated Histones of the Regulatory Transcription Complex: -- 2. Definition of Exfoliation -- 2.1. Exfoliation, a Possible Role in the Epithelium Homeostasis? -- 2.2. Exfoliation Obtained by Applying Mechanical Constraints -- 3. Stability of Biological Information in Exfoliated Epithelial Cells -- PERSPECTIVES -- REFERENCES -- Chapter VII CHANCE FOR PLANTS: WIDER POSSIBILITIES AND CAPABILITIES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Life Strategy of Plants and Its Impact on Their Organization -- Cell Divisions, Growth and Development -- Meristems, Meristemoids and Stem Cells -- Neogenesis of Meristematic Cells -- Understanding Meristem Operation -- Cell Plasticity and Transdifferentiation -- RESULTS OF OUR EXPERIMENTS: STEM CELL INDUCTION IN AN IN VITRO MODEL -- General Notes -- Conditions, Decisive Factors and Sampling -- Stereomicroscopic Observations -- Alterations in Pigment Content -- LM Observations -- Ultrastructural Features -- Chronology of Events in the Mesophyll Cells (Figure 3A-F) -- Sequence of Events in Transfer Cells (Figure 4A-F).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERISTIC CYTOLOGICAL ALTERATIONS OF COMPLETELY DEDIFFERENTIATED TRANSFER CELLS -- Cell Wall Reshuffle -- Autophagy and Vacuolar System -- Plastids of Transfer Cells -- Unequal Cell Division -- Root Formation by Organogenesis -- CONCLUSION -- Meristems in Nature and in In Vitro Systems -- Stem Cell Pools, Transfer Cells of Rubia -- REFERENCES -- Chapter VIII DAUGHTER CELLS SELF-RENEW THROUGH ASYMMETRIC DIVISION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ASYMMETRIC DIVISION AND STEM CELLS -- AGING OF STEM CELLS -- AGING IN BACTERIA AND YEAST -- AGING CELLS AND OXIDATIVELY-DAMAGED PROTEINS -- IMMORTAL DNA STRAND HYPOTHESIS AND SELF-RENEWING DAUGHTER CELLS -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter IX DAUGHTER CELLS AND STEM CELLS: PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERISTICS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION AND BASIC DEFINITIONS -- EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS -- ADULT STEM CELLS -- Different Types of Adult Stem Cells -- Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSC) -- Mesenchymal Stem Cells -- Hepatic stem cells -- Muscle Stem Cells -- Adipose Derived Stem Cells -- Neural Stem Cells -- STEM CELL RESEARCH FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter X UNIQUE BEHAVIOR OF DAUGHTER CELLS IN CHLORARACHNIOPHYTES -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. Evolutionary and Taxonomic Background of Chlorarachniophytes -- 1.2. Daughter Cells' Behavior -- 2. EXAMPLES OF DOUGHTER CELLS' BEHAVIOR -- 2.1. Lotharella Vacuolata -- 2.2. Bigelowiella Longifila -- 3. DISCUSSION -- 3.1. Unique daughter Cells' Behavior in other Organisms -- 3.2. Similarity and Difference of the Behavior -- 3.3. Biological Implications of the Behavior -- 3.4. Current Questions -- 3.4.1. When does Daughter Cell fate become Determined? -- 3.4.2. The Behaviors in the Context of Eukaryote Evolution -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

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