Commitment and Instability in Cell Differentiation 0121531201, 9780121531201, 9780080584430

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Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Contributors
Pages xv-xix

Foreword
Page xxi
Osamu Hayaishi

Preface
Page xxiii
T.S. Okada

Introduction: Can Specialized Cells Change Their Phenotype?
Pages xxv-xxx
T.S. Okada

Acknowledgments
Page xxxi

Chapter 1 Conversion of Retina Glia Cells into Lenslike Phenotype Following Disruption of Normal Cell Contacts Original Research Article
Pages 1-19
A.A. Moscona

Chapter 2 Instability in Cell Commitment of Vertebrate Pigmented Epithelial Cells and their Transdifferentiation into Lens Cells Original Research Article
Pages 21-37
Goro Eguchi

Chapter 3 Transdifferentiation of Skeletal Muscle into Cartilage: Transformation or Differentiation? Original Research Article
Pages 39-62
Mark A. Nathanson

Chapter 4 Transdifferentiated Hepatocytes in Rat Pancreas Original Research Article
Pages 63-78
M. Sambasiva Rao, Dante G. Scarpelli, Janardan K. Reddy

Chapter 5 Transdifferentiation of Amphibian Chromatophores Original Research Article
Pages 79-87
Hiroyuki Ide

Chapter 6 Multipotentiality in Differentiation of the Pineal as Revealed by Cell Culture Original Research Article
Pages 89-97
Kenji Watanabe

Chapter 7 Transdifferentiation of Endocrine Chromaffin Cells into Neuronal Cells Original Research Article
Pages 99-110
Masaharu Ogawa, Tomoichi Ishikawa, Hitoshi Ohtat

Chapter 8 Neural Crest and Thymic Myoid Cells Original Research Article
Pages 111-115
Harukazu Nakamura, Christiane Ayer-Le Lièvre

Chapter 9 The Potential for Transdifferentiation of Differentiated Medusa Tissues in Vitro Original Research Article
Pages 117-135
Volker Schmid, Hansjürg Alder

Chapter 10 The Presence of Extralenticular Crystallins and its Relationship with Transdifferentiation to Lens Original Research Article
Pages 137-151
R.M. Clayton, J.-C. Jeanny, D.J. Bower, L.H. Errington

Chapter 11 Dual Regulation of Expression of Exogenous δ–Crystallin Gene in Mammalian Cells: a Search For Molecular Background of Instability in Differentiation Original Research Article
Pages 153-164
Hisato Kondoh, T.S. Okada

Chapter 12 Neurotransmitter Phenotypic Plasticity in the Mammalian Embryo Original Research Article
Pages 165-175
G. Miller Jonakait, Ira B. Black

Chapter 13 Development of Neuronal Properties in Neural Crest Cells Cultured In Vitro Original Research Article
Pages 177-193
Catherine Ziller

Chapter 14 Phenotypic Diversification in Neural Crestderived Cells: The Time and Stability of Commitment During Early Development Original Research Article
Pages 195-210
James A. Weston

Chapter 15 On Neuronal and Glial Differentiation of a Pluripotent Stem Cell Line, RT4-AC: A Branch Determination Original Research Article
Pages 211-221
Noboru Sueoka, Kurt Droms

Chapter 16 Transitory Differentiation of Matrix Cells and its Functional Role in the Morphogenesis of the Developing Vertebrate CNS Original Research Article
Pages 223-242
Setsuya Fujita

Chapter 17 Prestalk and Prespore Differentiation During Development of Dictyosteuum Discoideum Original Research Article
Pages 243-256
Ikuo Takeuchi, Toshiaki Noce, Masao Tasaka

Chapter 18 Transdifferentiation Occurs Continuously in Adult Hydra Original Research Article
Pages 257-280
Hans Bode, John Dunne, Shelly Heimfeld, Lydia Huang, Lorette Javois, Osamu Koizumi, John Westerfield, Marcia Yaross

Chapter 19 Nematocyte Differentiation in Hydra Original Research Article
Pages 281-290
Toshitaka Fujisawa, Chiemi Nishimiya, Tsutomu Sugiyama

Chapter 20 The Microenvironment of T and B Lymphocyte Differentiation in Avian Embryos Original Research Article
Pages 291-313
N. Le Douarin

Chapter 21 Differential Commitment of Hemopoietic Stem Cells Localized in Distinct Compartments of Early Xenopus Embryos Original Research Article
Pages 315-323
Chiaki Katagiri, Mitsugu Maéno, Shin Tochinai

Chapter 22 Probable Dedifferentiate of Mast Cells in Mouse Connective Tissues Original Research Article
Pages 325-332
Yukihiko Kitamura, Takashi Sonoda, Toru Nakano, Yoshio Kanayama

Chapter 23 Instability and Stabilization in Melanoma Cell Differentiation Original Research Article
Pages 333-344
Dorothy C. Bennett

Chapter 24 Differentiation of Embryonal Carcinoma Cells: Commitment, Reversibility, and Refractoriness Original Research Article
Pages 345-356
Michael I. Sherman

Chapter 25 Embryo-Derived Stem Cells: A Tool for Elucidating the Developmental Genetics of the Mouse Original Research Article
Pages 357-371
Allan Bradley, Elizabeth Robertson

Chapter 26 Phenotypic Stability and Variation in Plants Original Research Article
Pages 373-382
Frederick Meins Jr.

Chapter 27 Flexibility and Commitment in Plant Cells During Development Original Research Article
Pages 383-396
Daphne J. Osborne, Michael T. McManus

Chapter 28 Induction of Embryogenesis and Regulation of the Developmental Pathway in Immature Pollen of Nicotiana Species Original Research Article
Pages 397-408
Hiroshi Harada, Masaharu Kyo, Jun Imamura

Chapter 29 Instability of Chromosomes and Alkaloid Content in Cell Lines Derived From Single Protoplasts of Cultured Coptis Japonica Cells Original Research Article
Pages 409-417
Yasuyuki Yamada, Masanobu Mino

Index
Pages 419-433