Cell Engineering: Apoptosis

List of Contributors. 1. Caspase Regulation at Molecular Level; H. Kaufmann, M. Fussenegger. 2. The BCL-2 Family; A. Petch, M. Al-Rubeai. 3. The IGF-1 Receptor in Cells Survival: Signalling and Regulation; P.A. Kiely, D.M. O'Gorman, A. Lyons, R. O'Connor. 4. Apoptosis in Hepatocytes; N.T. Mukwena, M. Al-Rubeai. 5. Programmed Cell Death in Plants During Development And Stress Responses; S. Panter, M. Dickman. 6. A Systems View of Cell Death; J. Varner, M. Fusseneger. 7. The Role of Caspases in Apoptosis and their Inhibition in Mammalian Cell Culture; T.M. Sauerwald, M.J. Betenbaugh. 8. Improvement of Industrial Cell Culture Processes by Caspase-9 Dominant Negative and Other Apoptotic Inhibitors; J. van de Goor. 9. Therapeutic Small Molecule Inhibitors of BCL-2; P. Beauparlant, G.C. Shore. 10. Apoptosis Contol Based on Down-Regulating the Inhibitor-of-Apoptosis (IAP) Proteins: XIAP Antisense and Other Approaches; E. LaCasse. 11. Monitoring of Apoptosis; A. Ishaque, M. Al-Rubeai. 12. Molecular Imaging of Programmed Cell Death; From Basic Mechanisms to Clinical Applications; B.L.J.H. Kietselaer, C.P.M. Reutelingsperger, L. Hofstra. Index.