Description
One of the major goals of researchers in the field of apoptosis is to identify targets for novel therapies in cancer, AIDS, and Alzheimer’s disease. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of the various components of the apoptotic pathways is the first step to reaching this goal.
The 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Sydney Brenner (United Kingdom), H. Robert Horvitz (US) and John E. Sulston (UK) "for their discoveries concerning genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death." Cell death is a fundamental aspect of embryonic development, normal cellular turnover and maintenance of homeostasis (maintaining a stable, constant environment) on the one hand, and aging and disease on the other. This volume addresses the significant advances with the techniques that are being used to analyze cell death.
* This volume provides the necessary, trusted methods to carry out this research on these latest therapeutic techniques. Once researchers understand the molecular mechanisms of the apoptotic pathways, they can begin to develop new therapies.
* Presents key methods on studying tumors and how these cancer cells evade cell death.
* Eliminates searching through many different sources to avoid pitfalls so the same mistakes are not made over and over.
Chapter
CH$Chapter 1: Analysis of Autophagic and Necrotic Cell Death in Dictyostelium
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50 – 66
CH$Chapter 2: Methods and Protocols for Studying Cell Death in Drosophila
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66 – 88
CH$Chapter 3: In Vivo and In Vitro Methods for Studying Apoptotic Cell Engulfment in Drosophila
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88 – 110
CH$Chapter 4: A Mouse Mammary Epithelial Cell Model to Identify Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Breast Cancer Progression
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110 – 126
CH$Chapter 5: Immortalized Mouse Epithelial Cell Models to Study the Role of Apoptosis in Cancer
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126 – 156
CH$Chapter 6: DNA Damage Response and Apoptosis
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156 – 172
CH$Chapter 7: Phorbol Ester-Induced Apoptosis and Senescence in Cancer Cell Models
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172 – 190
CH$Chapter 8: Manipulation of PKC Isozymes by RNA Interference and Inducible Expression of PKC Constructs
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190 – 208
CH$Chapter 9: Studying p53-Dependent Cell Death In Vitro and In Vivo
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208 – 224
CH$Chapter 10: NF-kappaB as a Determinant of Distinct Cell Death Pathways
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224 – 238
CH$Chapter 11: Purification and Bioassay of Hedgehog Ligands for the Study of Cell Death and Survival
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238 – 254
CH$Chapter 12: Experimental Approaches to Investigate the Proteasomal Degradation Pathways Involved in Regulation of Apoptosis
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254 – 274
CH$Chapter 13: Ubiquitination Mediated by Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins
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274 – 286
CH$Chapter 14: Phosphatases and Regulation of Cell Death
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286 – 308
CH$Chapter 15: Analysis of Neuronal Cell Death in Mammals
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308 – 326
CH$Chapter 16: Dissecting Apoptosis and Intrinsic Death Pathways in the Heart
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326 – 336
CH$Chapter 17: Quantification of Vascular Endothelial Cell Apoptosis In Vivo
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336 – 342
CH$Chapter 18: Recombinant TRAIL and TRAIL Receptor Analysis
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342 – 364
CH$Chapter 19: Analysis of Tnf-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand In Vivo Through Bone Marrow Transduction and Transplantation
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364 – 382
CH$Chapter 20: Overcoming Resistance to Trail-Induced Apoptosis in Prostate Cancer by Regulation of c-FLIP
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382 – 400
CH$Chapter 21: Caspase Assays: Identifying Caspase Activity and Substrates In Vitro and In Vivo
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400 – 418
CH$Chapter 22: Synthesis and Biophysical Characterization of Stabilized alpha-Helices of BCL-2 Domains
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418 – 436
CH$Chapter 23: Dissection of the BCL-2 Family Signaling Network with Stabilized alpha-Helices of BCL-2 Domains
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436 – 458
CH$Chapter 24: ERM-Mediated Genetic Screens in Mammalian Cells
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458 – 470
Author Index
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470 – 494
IDX$Subject Index
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494 – 500
Color Plate Section
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500 – 506