InhaltsangabePart I. Polyamines in Signal Transduction of Cell Proliferation



Polyamine Structure and Synthetic Analogs

Patrick M. Woster



Acute Increases in Intracellular Putrescine Lead to the Increase in Steady-State Levels of c-fos, c-jun, RING3, and Id-1 mRNAs

Allan A. Ancheta, Leo Hawel, III, and Craig V. Byus



PolyamineDependent Early Cellular Signals and Cell Proliferation

Stina M. Oredsson



Cellular Signals Mediating Growth Arrest After Polyamine Depletion

JianYing Wang



Role of Polyamines in the Regulation of Chromatin Acetylation

Cheryl A. Hobbs and Susan K. Gilmour



Role of Polyamines in Regulation of Sequence-Specific DNA Binding Activity

Sripriya Venkiteswaran, Thresia Thomas, and T. J. Thomas



Polyamine Metabolism and the Hypertrophic Heart

Lisa M. Shantz and Emanuele Giordano



Influence of Polyamines on Breast Cancer Biology

Andrea Manni



Polyamines in Regulation of Prostatic Cell Growth

Raymond G. Schipper, Vincent Cuijpers, Johannes C. Romijn, and Albert A. J. Verhofstad



Polyamines in Kidney Biology

Joseph Satriano



Polyamines in Pulmonary Vascular Biology

Jack W. Olson and Mark N. Gillespie



Part II. Polyamines in Cellular Signaling of Apoptosis, Carcinogenesis, and Cancer Therapy



Recent Advances in the Understanding of Mammalian Polyamine Catabolism: The Regulation and Potential Role of Polyamine Catabolism in Drug Response and Disease Processes

Robert A. Casero, Jr., Alison V. Fraser, Tracy Murray-Stewart, Amy Hacker, Naveen Babbar, Jennifer Fleischer, and Yanlin Wang



Cellular Signaling and Polyamines in the Control of Apoptosis in Intestinal Epithelial Cells

Leonard R. Johnson and Ramesh M. Ray



The Role of Ornithine Decarboxylase in Myc-Induced Tumorigenesis

Jonas A. Nilsson and John L. Cleveland



Protective Effect of Polyamines on NSAID-Induced Injury and Apoptosis

Heather M. Wallace and Alun Hughes



Role of Polyamines in the Control of the Immune Response in the Brain

Denis Soulet and Serge Rivest



Implication of Polyamines in Apoptosis of Immunoresponse Cells

Rupesh Chaturvedi and Keith T. Wilson



Polyamines and Cancer

Ajit K. Verma



Polyamine Pools and Cancer Prevention

Eugene W. Gerner and David E. Stringer



Part III. Polyamines in Cell Motility and Cell-Cell Interactions



Polyamines and Cytoskeletal Regulation During Intestinal Epithelial Restitution

Ramesh M. Ray and Leonard R. Johnson



Regulation of Kv Channel Activity and Intercellular Junctions by Polyamines in Intestinal Epithelial Cells

Jaladanki N. Rao and Jian-Ying Wang



Polyamine Block of Kir Channels: Toward a Molecular Picture

Harley T. Kurata and Colin G. Nichols



Part IV. Polyamine Homeostasis and Transport



Regulation of Ornithine Decarboxylase Expression

Lo Persson



Evidence for a Multistep Model for Eukaryotic Polyamine Transport

Richard Poulin, Denis Soulet, Bruno Gagnon, Serge Rivest, and Marie Audette



Bacterial and Eukaryotic Transport Systems

Kazuei Igarashi and Keiko Kashiwagi



Regulation of S-Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase

Colin Hanfrey



Genetic Engineering of Polyamine Catabolism in Transgenic Mice and Rats

Juhani Jänne, Leena Alhonen, Marko Pietilä, Tuomo A. Keinänen, Suvikki Suppola, Eija Pirinen, Mervi T. Hyvönen, Aki Järvinen, and Markku Laakso



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