Genomic Adaptability in Somatic Cell Specialization
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
by Marie A. DiBerardino, Laurence D. Etkin.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boston, MA
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer US
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1989
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(256 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
Developmental Biology, A Comprehensive Synthesis ;, 6.
CONTENTS NOTE
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1 · Introduction: Early Development and Cell Commitment --;1. Introduction --;2. The Genome during Development --;3. Regulation of Early Development and Cell Specialization --;4. Specification and Stability of Cell Lineages in Early Embryogenesis --;5. Changes or Modulations of Cell Phenotype in Determined and Differentiated Cells --;6. Molecular Mechanisms of Gene Regulation and Heritability of the Determined or Differentiated State --;References --;2 · DNA Gains, Losses, and Rearrangements in Eukaryotes --;1. Introduction --;2. Gain of DNA Sequences --;3. Rearrangement of DNA Sequences --;4. Loss of DNA Sequences --;5. The Ciliate Genome --;6. Conclusions --;References --;3 · Fate and Nuclear Localization of Germinal Vesicle Proteins during Embryogenesis --;1. Oogenesis --;2. Oocyte Maturation --;3. Fate of Oocyte Nuclear Proteins after Fertilization --;4. Nuclear Differentiation during Organogenesis --;5. Summary and Prospects --;References --;4 · Genomic Imprinting in the Mouse --;1. Introduction --;2. Nuclear Totipotency --;3. Development of Eggs with Only Maternal Genomes --;4. Development of Eggs with Only Paternal Genomes --;5. Is the Parental Origin of Early Embryonic Nuclei Remembered? --;6. Embryo Reconstruction --;7. Chromosomal Imprinting --;8. Probing Imprinted Domains --;9. Conclusions --;References --;5 · Phenotypic Changes in Cell Culture --;1. Introduction --;2. Modulative Shifts in Phenotype --;3. Stable Changes in Gene Expression --;4. Concluding Remarks --;References --;6 · Developmental Regulation of the Heat-Shock Response --;1. Introduction --;2. The Heat-Shock Response --;3. Developmental Regulation --;4. Conclusions --;References --;7 · Transdifferentiation in Animals: A Model for Differentiation Control --;1. Introduction --;2. Primary Transdifferentiation --;3. Secondary Transdifferentiation --;4. Tertiary Transdifferentiation --;5. Possible Mechanisms in Transdifferentiation --;References --;8 · Genomic Activation in Differentiated Somatic Cells --;1. Introduction --;2. Nuclear Transfers from Differentiated Somatic Tissues --;3. Nuclear Transfers from Germ Cells --;4. Imprinting of the Genome --;5. Reversal of Genomic Imprinting --;6. Mechanisms of Genomic Activation --;7. Conclusions and Perspectives --;References --;9 · Neoplastic Cells: Modulation of the Differentiated State --;1. Introduction: The Concept of Cancer Cell Differentiation --;2. Cancer and Stem Cells --;3. Neoplasms That Differentiate --;4. Cancer Cell Differentiation: A Brief Chronicle --;5. Control of Differentiation of Embryo Cells and Cancer Cells: Are There Commonalities? --;References.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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I am pleased to include this book as Volume 6 of Developmental Biology: A Comprehensive Synthesis. This series was established to create comprehensive treatises on specific topics in developmental biology.