Recent decades have seen huge advances in our knowledge of cell biology, not only at a fundamental descriptive level but also in terms of how cellular processes contribute to disease. This book focuses on several main areas of cell biology. The first of these is meiosis in plant and animal species; topics covered here include the meiotic behaviour of abnormal human chromosomes; how a greater understanding of the molecular processes that occur during meiosis can be used to control meiotic arrest and resumption; and the meiotic processes that occur during switching between sexual reproduction and parthenogenesis.
Further sections will focus on studies of cell interaction, e.g. with the immune and neuroimmune system, as well as current frontiers and perspectives in cell biology, such as studies on transport pathways across epithelial tight junctions and receptor tyrosine kinase signalling in the cell nucleus, and the role played by these processes in the development of various diseases. The book will also include an overview of different intercellular communication pathways, and their role in various bodily processes.
We believe that this book will provide new perspectives and valuable insights for students, researchers and practitioners in a range of biological and biochemical disciplines.
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