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Neurobiology of Actin

From Neurulation to Synaptic Function

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Editors:
  1. Gianluca Gallo

    1. , Dept Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA

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  2. Lorene M. Lanier

    1. 4-140 MCB, Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

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  • Introduces key issues linking the actin cytoskeleton to the nervous system
  • Chapters are written by expert researchers and cover a wide variety of topics, starting with the process of neurulation and culminating with the regulation of synaptic function
  • Presents topics in the context of clinically relevant issues related to the neurobiology of actin and disease states of the nervous system
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Advances in Neurobiology (NEUROBIOL, volume 5)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction to the Neurobiology of Actin

    • Gianluca Gallo
    Pages 1-6

  3. The Neuronal Actin Cytoskeleton and the Protrusion of Lamellipodia and Filopodia

    • Gianluca Gallo
    Pages 7-22

  4. Regulation of Actin Filaments During Neurite Extension and Guidance

    • Paul Letourneau
    Pages 23-44

  5. Functions of Myosin Motor Proteins in the Nervous System

    • Daniel M. Suter
    Pages 45-72

  6. Microtubule–Actin Interactions During Neuronal Development

    • Kenneth A. Myers, Peter W. Baas
    Pages 73-96

  7. Working with Actin: Methodological Approaches for the Study of Actin in Neurons

    • Erik W. Dent
    Pages 97-113

  8. Functions of the Actin Cytoskeleton in the Early Embryology of the Nervous System

    • Jeffrey D. Hildebrand
    Pages 115-138

  9. Actin Cytoskeletal Regulation in Neuronal Migration

    • M. Elizabeth Ross, Stanislav Kholmanskikh
    Pages 139-160

  10. Actin and Neuronal Polarity

    • Annette Gärtner, Carlos G. Dotti
    Pages 161-176

  11. Actin at the Synapse: Contribution to Pre- and Postsynaptic Functions

    • Dezhi Liao
    Pages 177-200

  12. Actin and Diseases of the Nervous System

    • Barbara W. Bernstein, Michael T. Maloney, James R. Bamburg
    Pages 201-234

  13. Signal Transduction Pathways: From Receptor to the Actin Cytoskeleton

    • Catherine Irene Dubreuil, David L. Van Vactor
    Pages 235-263

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 265-282
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About this book

This text is an introduction to the interface between the actin cytoskeleton and the myriad of issues fundamental to the understanding of the nervous system. It covers the neurobiology of actin ranging from basic cellular organization and function to the roles of actin in the health and disease states of the nervous system. Its opening chapter presents the fundamental concepts required to appreciate the details of the molecular machinery that regulates actin in a cellular context, setting the stage for the first part of the book which reviews the neurobiology of actin at the cellular level. The latter section of the book then discusses the functions of actin in the context of neurobiological issues ranging from early development to synaptic function and disease states of the nervous system. This text is intended for neuroscientists interested in investigating the actin cytoskeleton in the context of their particular neuroscience research program, and its chapters are cross-referenced in order to assist readers in finding relevant information that is covered in greater depth in other chapters.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Dept Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA

    Gianluca Gallo

  • 4-140 MCB, Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

    Lorene M. Lanier

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Neurobiology of Actin

  • Book Subtitle: From Neurulation to Synaptic Function

  • Editors: Gianluca Gallo, Lorene M. Lanier

  • Series Title: Advances in Neurobiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7368-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-7367-2Published: 04 November 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-2725-4Published: 25 December 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-7368-9Published: 04 November 2010

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5215

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5223

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 282

  • Topics: Neurobiology, Neurosciences, Receptors, Membrane Biology

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