Main description:

Molecular Neuroendocrinology: From Genome to Physiology, provides researchers and students with a critical examination of the steps being taken to decipher genome complexity in the context of the expression, regulation and physiological functions of genes in neuroendocrine systems. The 19 chapters are divided into four sectors: A) describes and explores the genome, its evolution, expression and the mechanisms that contribute to protein, and hence biological, diversity. B) discusses the mechanisms that enhance peptide and protein diversity beyond what is encoded in the genome through post-translational modification. C) considers the molecular tools that today s neuroendocrinologists can use to study the regulation and function of neuroendocrine genes within the context of the intact organism. D) presents a range of case studies that exemplify the state-of-the-art application of genomic technologies in physiological and behavioural experiments that seek to better understand complex biological processes.
Written by a team of internationally renowned researchers Both print and enhanced e-book versions are available Illustrated in full colour throughout This is the third volume in a new Series Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology , a co- publication between Wiley and the INF (International Neuroendocrine Federation) that aims to illustrate highest standards and encourage the use of the latest technologies in basic and clinical research and hopes to provide inspiration for further exploration into the exciting field of neuroendocrinology. Series Editors: John A. Russell, University of Edinburgh, UK and William E. Armstrong, The University of Tennessee, USA

Contents:

List of Contributors, vii Series Preface, xi About the Companion Website, xiii Introduction 1 David Murphy and Harold Gainer Part A Genome and Genome Expression 1 Evolutionary Aspects of Physiological Function and Molecular Diversity of the Oxytocin/Vasopressin Signaling System 5 Zita Liutkevici u te and Christian W. Gruber 2 The Neuroendocrine Genome: Neuropeptides and Related Signaling Peptides 25 J. Peter H. Burbach 3 Transcriptome Dynamics 57 David A. Carter, Steven L. Coon, Yoav Gothilf , Charles K. Hwang, Leming Shi, P. Michael Iuvone, Stephen Hartley, James C. Mullikin, Peter Munson, Cong Fu, Samuel J. Clokie, and David C. Klein 4 New Players in the Neuroendocrine System: A Journey Through the Non coding RNA World 75 Yongping Wang, Edward A. Mead, Austin P. Thekkumthala, and Andrzej Z. Pietrzykowski 5 Transcription Factors Regulating Neuroendocrine Development, Function, and Oncogenesis 97 Judy M. Coulson and Matthew Concannon 6 Epigenetics 121 Chris Murgatroyd Part B Proteins, Posttranslational Mechanisms, and Receptors 7 Proteome and Peptidome Dynamics 141 Lloyd D. Fricker 8 Neuropeptidomics: The Characterization of Neuropeptides and Hormones in the Nervous and Neuroendocrine Systems 155 Ning Yang, Samuel J. Irving, Elena V. Romanova, Jennifer W. Mitchell, Martha U. Gillette, and Jonathan V. Sweedler 9 Posttranslational Processing of Secretory Proteins 171 Nabil G. Seidah and Johann Guillemot 10 Neuropeptide Receptors 195 Stephen J. Lolait, James A. Roper, Georgina G.J. Hazell, Yunfei Li, Fiona J. Thomson, and Anne Marie O Carroll Part C The Tool Kit 11 Germline Transgenesis 219 Jim Pickel 12 Somatic Transgenesis (Viral Vectors) 243 Valery Grinevich, H. Sophie Knobloch Bollmann, Lena C. Roth, Ferdinand Althammer, Andrii Domanskyi, Ilya A. Vinnikov, Marina Eliava, Megan Stanifer, and Steeve Boulant 13 Optogenetics Enables Selective Control of Cellular Electrical Activity 275 Ryuichi Nakajima, Sachiko Tsuda, Jinsook Kim, and George J. Augustine 14 Non Mammalian Models for Neurohypophysial Peptides 301 Einav Wircer, Shifra Ben Dor, and Gil Levkowitz Part D Case Studies Integration and Translation 15 Osmoregulation 331 David Murphy, Jose Antunes Rodrigues, and Harold Gainer 16 Food Intake, Circuitry, and Energy Metabolism 355 Giles S.H. Yeo 17 Stress Adaptation and the Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Axis 375 Greti Aguilera 18 Neuroendocrine Control of Female Puberty: Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation 405 Alejandro Lomniczi and Sergio R. Ojeda 19 Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Diversity in Social Behavior 423 Lanikea B. King and Larry J. Young Glossary 443 Index 459