Cell Biology of the Axon
Recent years have witnessed striking advances in research on axons at a cellular level that substantially impact our current understanding of axonal biology. Newer findings and their ramifications are critically reviewed in the 16 chapters of this volume
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Series Editors Dietmar Richter, Henri Tiedge
Edward Koenig (ed.)
Cell Biology of the Axon
Editor Edward Koenig 70 Summer Hill Lane Williamsville NY 14221 USA [email protected]
Series Editors Dietmar Richter Center for Molecular Neurobiology University Medical Center HamburgEppendorf (UKE) University of Hamburg Martinistrasse 52 20246 Hamburg Germany [email protected]
Henri Tiedge The Robert F. Furchgott Center for Neural and Behavioral Science Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Department of Neurology SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn Brooklyn, New York 11203 USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-642-03018-5 e-ISBN 978-3-642-03019-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-03019-2 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation ISSN 0080-1844 Library of Congress Control Number: 2009932721 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: WMXDesign GmbH, Heidelberg Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Myelination and Regional Domain Differentiation of the Axon.......... Courtney Thaxton and Manzoor A. Bhat Organizational Dynamics, Functions, and Pathobiological Dysfunctions of Neurofilaments................................... Thomas B. Shea, Walter K.-H. Chan, Jacob Kushkuley, and Sangmook Lee Critical Roles for Microtubules in Axonal Development and Disease......................................................................... Aditi Falnikar and Peter W. Baas Actin in Axons: Stable Scaffolds and Dynamic Filaments................... Paul C. Letourneau Myosin Motor Proteins in the Cell Biology of Axons and Other Neuronal Compartments....................................... Paul C. Bridgman
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Mitochondrial Transport Dynamics in Axons and Dendrites.............. 107 Konrad E. Zinsmaier, Milos Babic, and Gary J. Russo NGF Uptake and Retrograde Signaling Mechanisms in Sympathetic Neurons in Compartmented Cultures.............................. 141 Robert B. Campenot The Paradoxical Cell Biology of a-Synuclein............................
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