Recent Progress in Hormone Research: Proceedings of the 1987 Laurentian Hormone Conference (Recent Progress in Hormone Research)

Recent Progress in Hormone Research, Volume 44 contains examples of the molecular biological approach to unraveling the mysteries of hormone action. The book presents papers on the structure and function of receptors and their role in the control of cell function via signal transduction and intracellular second messengers. The text also includes papers on the interactions and functions of the inhibin peptides and their role in the control of gonadotropin secretion. The role of growth factors and lymphokines in autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine physiology is also encompassed. The book will prove invaluable to endocrinologists, physiologists, biochemists, and scientists involved in hormone research. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS AND DISCUSSANTS , Pages ix-x PREFACE , Page xi , James H. Clark Chemical and Biological Characterization of the Inhibin Family of Protein Hormones , Pages 1-34 , WYLIE VALE, CATHERINE RIVIER, AARON HSUEH, CAROLYN CAMPEN, HELENE MEUNIER, THOMAS BICSAK, JOAN VAUGHAN, ANNE CORRIGAN, WAYNE BARDIN, PAUL SAWCHENKO, FELICE PETRAGLIA, JOHN YU, PAUL PLOTSKY, JOACHIM SPIESS, JEAN RIVIER Regulation of Cholesterol Synthesis: Mechanism for Control of HMG CoA Reductase , Pages 35-51 , KENNETH L. LUSKEY Identification of the Cis-Acting Elements and Trans-Acting Factors That Mediate Cell-Specific and Thyroid Hormone Stimulation of Growth Hormone Gene Expression , Pages 53-114 , HERBERT H. SAMUELS, ANA ARANDA, JUAN CASANOVA, RICHARD P. COPP, FRANCES FLUG, BARRY M. FORMAN, ZEBULUN D. HOROWITZ, LAURA JANOCKO, HAE-YOUNG PARK, ANGEL PASCUAL, BRUCE M. RAAKA, HADJIRA SAHNOUN, FREDERICK STANLEY, BARRY M. YAFFE, CHANG-REN YANG, ZHENG-SHENG YE Hormonal Control of Adipocyte Differentiation and Adipocyte Gene Expression , Pages 115-140 , GORDON M. RINGOLD, ALGER B. CHAPMAN, DAVID M. KNIGHT, MARC NAVRE, FRANK M. TORTI New Insights into the Structure of High-Affinity Interleukin-2 Receptors , Pages 141-155 , WARNER C. GREENE, YUJI WANO, MITCHELL DUKOVICH Transforming Growth Factor β: Biochemistry and Roles in Embryogenesis, Tissue Repair and Remodeling, and Carcinogenesis , Pages 157-197 , ANITA B. ROBERTS, KATHLEEN C. FLANDERS, PATURU KONDAIAH, NANCY L. THOMPSON, ELLEN VAN OBBERGHEN-SCHILLING, LALAGE WAKEFIELD, PELLEGRINO ROSSI, BENOIT DE CROMBRUGGHE, URSULA HEINE, MICHAEL B. SPORN Ligand Receptor Characteristics of Peptides Encoded by Complementary Nucleic Acids: Implications for a Molecular Recognition Code , Pages 199-222 , J. EDWIN BLALOCK, KENNETH L. BOST Molecular Mechanisms of Action of Calmodulin , Pages 223-262 , ANTHONY R. MEANS Molecular Biology of the Vitamin D Hormone , Pages 263-305 , MARK R. HAUSSLER, DAVID J. MANGELSDORF, BARRY S. KOMM, CHRISTOPHER M. TERPENING, KANJI YAMAOKA, ELIZABETH A. ALLEGRETTO, ANDREW R. BAKER, JOHN SHINE, DONALD P. MCDONNELL, MARK HUGHES, NANCY L. WEIGEL, BERT W. O'MALLEY, J. WESLEY PIKE Analysis of the cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase System Using Molecular Genetic Approaches , Pages 307-335 , G. STANLEY MCKNIGHT, CHRISTOPHER H. CLEGG, MICHAEL D. UHLER, JOHN C. CHRIVIA, GARY G. CADD, LESLAY A. CORRELL, ANNE D. OTTEN Signal Transduction by Guanine Nucleotide-Binding Proteins , Pages 337-375 , ALLEN Spiegel, ANTHONY CARTER, MARK BRANN, REGINA COLLINS, PAUL GOLDSMITH, WILLIAM SIMONDS, RUTH VINITSKY, BROCK EIDE, KEVIN ROSSITER, LEE WEINSTEIN, CHARLES WOODARD Placental-Derived Regulators and the Complex Control of Luteal Cell Function , Pages 377-429 , G. GIBORI, I. KHAN, M.L. WARSHAW, M.P. MCLEAN, T.K. PURYEAR, S. NELSON, T.J. DURKEE, S. AZHAR, A. STEINSCHNEIDER, M.C. RAO Peptide Regulation of Pituitary and Target Tissue Function and Growth in the Primate Fetus , Pages 431-549 , ROBERT B. JAFFE, J. JEFFREY MULCHAHEY, ANNA M. DI BLASIO, MARY C. MARTIN, ZEEV BLUMENFELD, DANIEL A. DUMESIC INDEX , Pages 551-568