The Cytoskeleton in Health and Disease

<p>Part 1. Overview of the Cytoskeleton.- Brief Overview of the Cytoskeleton.- Part 2. Focus on Cytoskeletal Interactions.- Cytoskeleton Dynamics in Health and Disease: Role of Molecular Switches and Rheostats.- Regulation of Cytoskeleton by the Rho Family of GTPases in Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Health and Disease.- The Role of the Cytoskeleton in Cell Migration, Its Influence on Stem Cells and the Special Role of GFAP in Glial Functions.- Centrosome-Microtubule Interactions in Health, Disease, and Disorders.- Cytoskeletal Elements and Reproductive Success in Animals.- Part 3. Focus on Microtubules.- Cytoskeleton and Regulation of Mitochondrial Translocation in Mammalian Eggs .- Tubulin Detyrosination in Epithelial Cells.- Mutations in Adenomatous Polyposis Coli, Their Role in Cytoskeletal Dynamics and Cancer Onset.- Small GTPases Act as Cellular Switches in the Context of Cilia.- Part 4. Focus on Intermediate Filaments.- Desmin Plays Dual Structural and Regulatory Functions Through Its Interaction with Partners in Muscle.- Desmin Filaments and Desmin-Related Myopathy.- Possible Functions of Intermediate Filaments in Mammalian Ovarian Follicles and Oocytes.- Part 5. Focus on Microfilaments.- Actin Organizing Proteins in Regulation of Osteoclast Function.- The Role of Drebrin-Binding Stable Actin Filaments in Dendritic Spine Morphogenesis.- The Role of the Actin Cytoskeleton in Cancer and Its Potential Use as a Therapeutic Target.</p>