Cell Death
eBook - PDF

Cell Death

  1. 317 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Cell Death

About this book

This book on cell death contains 29 self-contained, peer-reviewed articles written by leading scientists in each field. It features overview articles aimed at undergraduates and non-specialists, which present basic information and provide entry into the following advanced articles. These advanced articles are written for postgraduate students and research workers, containing detailed information and key references allowing the reader to investigate a specific area in more depth. The book is an essential resource for educational purposes as well as a reference work for experienced researchers in the field. The articles will also be available electronically as part of the acclaimed Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (ELS).

Key features:

  • Provides a comprehensive overview on the research of programmed cell death.
  • Edited by leaders in the field.
  • Clearly written and illustrated articles.
  • Full colour throughout.
  • A spin-on to the acclaimed reference work, the Encyclopedia of Life Science (ELS).
  • Combines introductory information with coverage of the latest discoveries in the field.
  • Features overview level articles for advanced students or people new to a topic and more advanced articles for those requiring more detailed information.
  • Serves as a reference work for advanced students as well as researchers in this field.
  • Ideal library purchase for science, medical, and technology libraries in academia, government, and industry; medical libraries; networks and consortia covering these markets.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9780470715734
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9780470686577
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Cell Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Cell Death
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Contributors
  6. Preface
  7. The Siren’s Song: This Death That Makes Life Live
  8. The Origin and Evolution of Programmed Cell Death
  9. Cell Death in C. elegans
  10. Caspases and Cell Death
  11. The Apoptosome: The Executioner of Mitochondria-mediated Apoptosis
  12. Caspases, Substrates and Sequential Activation
  13. Dismantling the Apoptotic Cell
  14. The BCL-2 Family Proteins - Key Regulators and Effectors of Apoptosis
  15. BH3-only Proteins
  16. Mitochondrial Outer Membrane Permeabilization
  17. Mitochondria Fusion and Fission
  18. Death Receptors
  19. Death Receptors at the Molecular Level: Therapeutic Implications
  20. Death Receptor-induced Necroptosis
  21. Inhibitor of Apoptosis (IAP) and BIR-containing Proteins
  22. Structures, Domains and Functions in Cell Death (DD, DED, CARD, PYD)
  23. Structure and Function of IAP and Bcl-2 Proteins
  24. Engulfment of Apoptotic Cells and its Physiological Roles
  25. Autophagy
  26. Autophagy in Nonmammalian Systems
  27. Apoptosis: Regulatory Genes and Disease
  28. Caspases in Inflammation and Immunity
  29. Immunity, Granzymes and Cell Killing
  30. P53 and Cell Death
  31. Cornification of the Skin: A Non-apoptotic Cell Death Mechanism
  32. Apoptosis: Inherited Disorders
  33. From Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species to Therapy
  34. Microbial Inhibitors of Apoptosis
  35. Drug Discovery in Apoptosis
  36. Subject Index

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