Neurobiology of Actin From Neurulation to Synaptic Function /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gallo, Gianluca (Editor), Lanier, Lorene M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Series: Advances in Neurobiology, 5
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Neurosciences.; Proteins.; Cell membranes.; Neurobiology.; Life Sciences.; Receptors.; Membrane Biology.

Neurons are characterized by a complex, dynamic and highly polarized morphology. Actin and its regulatory proteins are the most abundant set of proteins within cells, and they form one of the major cytoskeletal systems—the actin filament cytoskeleton. While much has been learned about the roles of t...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to the Neurobiology of Actin
• The Neuronal Actin Cytoskeleton and the Protrusion of Lamellipodia and Filopodia
• Regulation of Actin Filaments During Neurite Extension and Guidance
• Functions of Myosin Motor Proteins in the Nervous System
• Microtubule-Actin Interactions During Neuronal Development
• Working with Actin: Methodological Approaches for the Study of Actin in Neurons
• Functions of the Actin Cytoskeleton in the Early Embryology of the Nervous System
• Actin Cytoskeletal Regulation in Neuronal Migration
• Actin and Neuronal Polarity
• Actin at the Synapse: Contribution to Pre and Post-synaptic Functions
• Actin and Diseases of the Nervous System
• Signal Transduction Pathways: From Receptor to the Actin Cytoskeleton.