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Programmed Cell Death in Protozoa

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  • © 2008

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Authors:
  1. José Manuel Pérez Martín

    1. Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa” (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Part of the book series: Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit (MBIU)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Programmed Cell Death in Protozoa: An Evolutionary Point of View. The Example of Kinetoplastid Parasites

    • Miguel A. Fuertes, Paul A. Nguewa, Josefina Castilla, Carlos Alonso, José Manuel Pérez Martín
    Pages 1-6

  3. Programmed Cell Death in Protists without Mitochondria: The Missing Link

    • Claude-Olivier Sarde, Alberto Roseto
    Pages 7-23

  4. Programmed Cell Death and Trypanosomatids: A Brief Review

    • Maria de Nazaré C. Soeiro, Elen M. de Souza
    Pages 24-38

  5. Programmed Cell Death in African Trypanosomes

    • Katherine Figarella, Néstor L. Uzcátegui, Viola Denninger, Susan Welburn, Michael Duszenko
    Pages 39-48

  6. Molecular Analysis of Programmed Cell Death by DNA Topoisomerase Inhibitors in Kinetoplastid Parasite Leishmania

    • Nilkantha Sen, Bijoylaxmi Banerjee, Hemanta K. Majumder
    Pages 49-58

  7. DNA Metallo-Intercalators with Leishmanicidal Activity

    • Maribel Navarro, Gonzalo Visbal, Edgar Marchán
    Pages 59-73

  8. Programmed Cell Death during Malaria Parasite Infection of the Vertebrate Host and Mosquito Vector

    • Luke A. Baton, Emma Warr, Seth A. Hoffman, George Dimopoulos
    Pages 74-90

  9. In Search of Atropos’ Scissors: Severing the Life-Thread of Plasmodium

    • Marcel Deponte
    Pages 91-96

  10. Cell Death in Trichomonads

    • Marlene Benchimol
    Pages 97-115

  11. Programmed Cell Death and the Enteric Protozoan Parasite Blastocystis hominis: Perspectives and Prospects

    • Kevin S. W. Tan
    Pages 116-125

  12. Programmed Cell Death in Dinoflagellates

    • María Segovia
    Pages 126-142

  13. Programmed Nuclear Death and Other Apoptotic-Like Phenomena in Ciliated Protozoa

    • Ana Martín González, Silvia Díaz, Andrea Gallego, Juan C. Gutiérrez
    Pages 143-159

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 161-163
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Under the name of programmed cell death (PCD) are included diverse molecular mechanism of cell suicide which play an essential role in the development of multicellular organisms. The best known PCD mechanism in multicellular organisms is called apoptosis. However, recent studies indicate that PCD is also present in protozoa and unicellular eukaryotes. The eleven chapters of this book give the reader a comprehensive update of the progress in the understanding of the mechanisms of PCD in protozoa. The chapters have been written by experts in this field of research and are arranged following an evolutionary point of view starting with PCD in protists and ending with PCD in ciliated protozoa.

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  • Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa” (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    José Manuel Pérez Martín

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