Download or read book Transcriptional Regulation of the SOX2 OCT 3 4 Gene Regulatory Network in Embryonal Carcinoma and Embryonic Stem Cells written by Brian David Boer and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Regulation and Function of Oct 3 4 and Sox2 in Embryonal Carcinoma and Embryonic Stem Cells written by Sunil Kumar Mallanna and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules written by Sangdun Choi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-07-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biological processes are driven by complex systems of functionally interacting signaling molecules. Thus, understanding signaling molecules is essential to explain normal or pathological biological phenomena. A large body of clinical and experimental data has been accumulated over these years, albeit in fragmented state. Hence, systems biological approaches concomitant with the understanding of each molecule are ideal to delineate signaling networks/pathways involved in the biologically important processes. The control of these signaling pathways will enrich our healthier life. Currently, there are more than 30,000 genes in human genome. However, not all the proteins encoded by these genes work equally in order to maintain homeostasis. Understanding the important signaling molecules as completely as possible will significantly improve our research-based teaching and scientific capabilities. This encyclopedia presents 350 biologically important signaling molecules and the content is built on the core concepts of their functions along with early findings written by some of the world’s foremost experts. The molecules are described by recognized leaders in each molecule. The interactions of these single molecules in signal transduction networks will also be explored. This encyclopedia marks a new era in overview of current cellular signaling molecules for the specialist and the interested non-specialist alike During past years, there were multiple databases to gather this information briefly and very partially. Amidst the excitement of these findings, one of the great scientific tasks of the coming century is to bring all the useful information into a place. Such an approach is arduous but at the end will infuse the lacunas and considerably be a streamline in the understanding of vibrant signaling networks. Based on this easy-approach, we can build up more complicated biological systems.
Download or read book Frontiers in Pluripotent Stem Cells Research and Therapeutic Potentials Bench to Bedside written by Kuldip S. Sidhu and published by Bentham Science Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pluripotent stem cells have garnered tremendous interest in recent years, which is primarily driven by the hope of finding a cure for several debilitating human diseases. Cell transplantation (regeneratve medicine) offers considerable therapeutic potentia"
Download or read book Handbook of Systems Biology written by Marian Walhout and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an entry point into Systems Biology for researchers in genetics, molecular biology, cell biology, microbiology and biomedical science to understand the key concepts to expanding their work. Chapters organized around broader themes of Organelles and Organisms, Systems Properties of Biological Processes, Cellular Networks, and Systems Biology and Disease discuss the development of concepts, the current applications, and the future prospects. Emphasis is placed on concepts and insights into the multi-disciplinary nature of the field as well as the importance of systems biology in human biological research. Technology, being an extremely important aspect of scientific progress overall, and in the creation of new fields in particular, is discussed in 'boxes' within each chapter to relate to appropriate topics. - 2013 Honorable Mention for Single Volume Reference in Science from the Association of American Publishers' PROSE Awards - Emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of systems biology with contributions from leaders in a variety of disciplines - Includes the latest research developments in human and animal models to assist with translational research - Presents biological and computational aspects of the science side-by-side to facilitate collaboration between computational and biological researchers
Download or read book Regulation of gene expression in embryonic stem cells written by Jon Schoorlemmer and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cancer Cell Structures Carcinogens and Genomic Instability written by Leon P. Bignold and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tumors can be induced by a variety of physical and chemical carcinogens. The resulting tumor cells are usually abnormal in their morphology and behavior and transmit their abnormalities to their daughter tumor cells. Most theories of the pathogenesis of tumors suggest that carcinogens in some way cause alterations either of the genomes or of inheritable patterns of gene expression in normal cells, which then cause morphological and behavioral changes. This volume presents a collection of articles aimed at the question by what genetic or epigenetic mechanisms carcinogens can cause morphological abnormalities of tumor cells. It includes reviews of cellular targets of known carcinogens, and presents varying viewpoints of how morphological abnormalities and the actions of carcinogens might be related. The volume will be of interest to all those who are involved in cancer research or in the prevention, diagnosis or management of tumors in humans or animals.
Download or read book Regulatory Networks in Stem Cells written by Vinagolu K. Rajasekhar and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-03-04 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stem cells appear to be fundamental cellular units associated with the origin of multicellular organisms and have evolved to function in safeguarding the cellular homeostasis in organ t- sues. The characteristics of stem cells that distinguish them from other cells have been the fascinating subjects of stem cell research. The important properties of stem cells, such as ma- tenance of quiescence, self-renewal capacity, and differentiation potential, have propelled this exciting ?eld and presently form a common theme of research in developmental biology and medicine. The derivation of pluripotent embryonic stem cells, the prospective identi?cation of multipotent adult stem cells, and, more recently, the induced pluripotent stem cells (popularly called iPS) are important milestones in the arena of stem cell biology. Complex networks of transcription factors, different signaling molecules, and the interaction of genetic and epi- netic events constantly modulate stem cell behavior to evoke programming and reprogramming processes in normal tissue homeostasis during development. In any given cellular scenario, the regulatory networks can pose considerable complexity and yet exert an orderly control of stem cell differentiation during normal development. An aberration in these ?nely tuned processes during development usually results in a spectrum of diseases such as cancers and neurological disorders. Thisunderscorestheimminentneedforamorecompleteunderstandingofmolecular mechanisms underlying the regulatory circuitries required for stem cell maintenance. Overthepast3–5years,adiversegroupofbenchandphysicianscientistshaveprospectively enhanced our knowledge of stem cell biology. These studies are unveiling many unrecognized or previously unknown fundamentals of developmental biology.
Download or read book Regulation of Gene Expression in Embryonic Stem Cells written by Johan Albert Schoorlemmer and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stem Cells Handbook written by Stewart Sell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-16 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses critical areas of progress in stem cell research, including the most recent research and applications of pluripotent embryonic cells, induced pluripotent cells, oligopotent tissue stem cells and cancer stem cells. The text covers basic knowledge of stem cell biology, stem cell ethics, development of techniques for applying stem cell therapy, the technology of obtaining appropriate cells for transplantation as well as the role of stem cells in cancer and how therapy may be directed to cancer stem cells. This new volume is essential reading for all scientists currently in the field or allied research areas, and those for those graduate students who envision a career in stem cells.
Download or read book The Role of SOX2 in Human Embryonic Stem Cells written by Helen Fong and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOX2 is a transcription factor critical for maintenance of the stem cell state. It plays a major role in the development of the central nervous system (CNS), as it is required for the proliferation and maintenance of neural stem cells as well as neurogenesis. In this work, I show that SOX2 is a crucial factor for the maintenance of pluripotency and self-renewal in hES cells and further elucidate its role in the regulation of the survival gene, TRKC. I also present evidence that SOX2 can interact with the POU transcription factor OCT1 in the regulation of TRKC, demonstrating a novel SOX2 protein-protein interaction in human embryonic stem (hES) cells. By using siRNA to reduce levels of SOX2 expression, I find that loss of SOX2 significantly affects the morphology of hES cells as well as downregulates markers of pluripotent hES cells, OCT4, TRA-1-81, SSEA-3, and SSEA-4. In addition to reducing SOX2 levels, I knocked down expression of OCT4 and NANOG and find that the expression of the three factors depends on each other to maintain the stem cell state. Loss of SOX2 also causes hES cells to differentiate into trophectoderm, as well as affect a number of downstream target genes, which may be important for the stem cell state. I also demonstrate that SOX2 can regulate the TRKC gene, a gene important for the survival of single hES cells. Through RNAi of SOX2, I found the expression of TRKC to be significantly downregulated indicating that SOX2 has a regulatory effect on TRKC gene expression. SOX2 is able to physically bind to a particular SOX2 binding motif on the regulatory region of the gene and efficiently drive expression. I also present data that suggests SOX2 can interact with the OCT1 transcription factor to possibly regulate TRKC. This data is novel in hES cells, indicating that there may be many undiscovered interactions between SOX2 and other transcription factors.
Download or read book OCT4 Regulated Transcription Networks in Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Human Embryonal Carcinoma Cells written by Marc Jung and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Genome Binding and Gene Regulation by Stem Cell Transcription Factors written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly all cells of an individual organism contain the same genome. However, each cell type transcribes a different set of genes due to the presence of different sets of cell type-specific transcription factors. Such transcription factors bind to regulatory regions such as promoters and enhancers and regulate their activity in gene transcription. Transcription factors interact with each other and form tissue-specific transcription factor networks. Identification of genome binding and gene regulation by transcription factors will enhance our understanding of how transcription factors specify cell types. Chapter 1 serves as a general introduction into eukaryotic transcription regulation and describes the role of enhancers and transcription factors. Chapters 2 - 4 describe the experimental work of this thesis. Chapter 2 describes Chromatin Immunoprecipitation followed by Mass Spectrometry (ChIP-MS), a technique used to identify transcription factors and other genome binding proteins that bind to promoters, enhancers or heterochromatin. Chapter 2 specifically describes the genome-binding pattern of transcription- and pluripotency factor Dppa2, which we identify by ChIP-MS and ChIP-seq to bind to promoters outside the classical pluripotency network. Chapter 3 describes a transcription factor interaction network of over 200 proteins in neural stem cells, which was assembled by the identification of interaction partners of four mental disorder-associated transcription factors. Chapter 4 describes work on the genome-wide localization of Oct4, Sox2 and Nanog in embryonic stem cells and investigates the genome localization of these transcription factors upon depletion of Oct4 or Sox2 from embryonic stem cells. The last chapter, Chapter 5, summarizes the results from Chapter 2-4 and provides additional discussion to these chapters, concerning its implications and future directions.
Download or read book Extracellular and Intracellular Signaling written by James D. Adams and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2011 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intracellular cell signaling is a well understood process. However, extracellular signals such as hormones, adipokines, cytokines and neurotransmitters are just as important but have been largely ignored in other works. Aimed at medical professionals and pharmaceutical specialists, this book integrates extracellular and intracellular signalling processes and offers a fresh perspective on new drug targets.
Download or read book The Immortal Germline written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Immortal Germline, Volume 135 in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including Balbiani body, germ plasm and polarity, Wolbachia and the germline, Human germ line biology, Reproduction/immunity and sperm success, Mammalian spermatogenesis, Reproduction/regeneration and germ cells in planarians, Germline stem cell homeostasis, Germline soma interactions/sex determination, Reconstituting the mouse germ-cell specification pathway in vitro, Maternal Germ line inheritance of mitochondria, Transposon strategies, and more. - Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors - Presents the latest release in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series - Includes the latest information on germ cells
Download or read book Nuclear Reprogramming and Stem Cells written by Justin Ainscough and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research into the field of stem cell biology has developed exponentially over recent years, and is beginning to offer significant promise for unravelling the molecular basis of a multitude of disease states. Importantly, in addition to offering the opportunity to delve deeply into the mechanisms that drive disease aetiology the research is realistically opening the doors for development of targeted and personalized therapeutic applications that many considered, until recently, to be nothing more that a far fetched dream. This volume provides a timely glimpse into the methods that have been developed to instigate, and the mechanisms that have been identified to drive, the process of nuclear reprogramming, chronicling how the field has developed over the last 50-60 years. Since the early 1950s a small number of notable experiments have provided significant impetus to the field, primarily the demonstration of reprogramming ability, first by the complex cytoplasmic milieu that constitutes the amphibian egg, then that of the mammalian egg, and finally that of the mammalian embryonic stem cell. Most recently, the demonstration that a limited pool of defined molecules is capable of reprogramming a multitude of cell types has provided massive impetus and facilitated transition towards realistic therapeutic application. We have therefore reproduced some of the key articles that elegantly document these dramatic stages of development of the field in an inclusive appendix to the book, for the benefit of readers keen to investigate the history of how the field of stem cell biology has evolved. Owing to the ever broadening nature of this field, and the incredible rate at which it is evolving, the main content of this volume focuses on areas that have shown significant movement in recent years, are most likely to translate into personalized therapeutic application, and thus provide greatest potential for significant impact on human health in the not too distant future. We recognize that research into many other disease states and cell types are all equally worthy of discussion. We would therefore like to acknowledge those researchers involved whose work we have not been able to include in this volume. Nuclear Reprogramming and Stem Cells will serve as a valuable resource for all researchers in the field of stem cell biology, including those just setting out on their career path as well as those already established in the field.
Download or read book Essentials of Stem Cell Biology written by Robert Lanza and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2009-06-05 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First developed as an accessible abridgement of the successful Handbook of Stem Cells, Essentials of Stem Cell Biology serves the needs of the evolving population of scientists, researchers, practitioners and students that are embracing the latest advances in stem cells. Representing the combined effort of seven editors and more than 200 scholars and scientists whose pioneering work has defined our understanding of stem cells, this book combines the prerequisites for a general understanding of adult and embryonic stem cells with a presentation by the world's experts of the latest research information about specific organ systems. From basic biology/mechanisms, early development, ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm, methods to application of stem cells to specific human diseases, regulation and ethics, and patient perspectives, no topic in the field of stem cells is left uncovered. - Selected for inclusion in Doody's Core Titles 2013, an essential collection development tool for health sciences libraries - Contributions by Nobel Laureates and leading international investigators - Includes two entirely new chapters devoted exclusively to induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells written by the scientists who made the breakthrough - Edited by a world-renowned author and researcher to present a complete story of stem cells in research, in application, and as the subject of political debate - Presented in full color with glossary, highlighted terms, and bibliographic entries replacing references
