Cover; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Polarized Distribution of Intracellular Components by Class V Myosins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae; I. Introduction; II. Structure and Location of Class V Myosins; III. Functions and Interacting Proteins of Myo2p; IV. Function and Interacting Proteins of Myo4p; V. Regulation of Class V Myosins; VI. Concluding Remarks and Perspectives; References; Chapter 2. Deubiquitinating Enzymes: Their Roles in Development, Differentiation, and Disease; I. Introduction; II. Regulating Dubs with Known Ubiquitinated Protein Substrates

III. Dubs with Less Well-Characterized FunctionsIV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3. Mechanisms and Control of Nutrient Uptake in Plants; I. Introduction; II. Basic Features of Plant Membrane Transport; III. Macronutrients; IV. Micronutrients; V. Functional Mineral Nutrient Transporters on the Plasma Membrane; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4. Interstitial Cells in the Musculature of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Cajal and Beyond; I. Introduction; II. Ultrastructural Identification of IC in the GI Tract; III. Identification of IC by Light Microscopy

IV. Concluding RemarksReferences; Chapter 5. New Aspects of Gravity Responses in Plant Cells; I. Introduction; II. Morphogenesis of Plant Seedlings in Gravity-Free Environment; III. Resistance of Plant Seedlings to Gravitational Force; IV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 6. Regulation of Cortical Actin Networks in Cell Migration; I. Introduction; II. Dynamics and Regulation of Actin Filaments; III. Force Generation by Actin Filament Dynamics; IV. Involvement of Dynamic Actin Filament Reorganization in a Variety of Cellular Functions; V. Concluding Remarks; References; Index