Regulatory Networks in Stem Cells

From the reviews:“This volume is an initial attempt to decipher the key factors involved in stem cell pluripotency, maintenance, and directed differentiation toward specific cell lineages and stem cell types. The presentation of the contents is such that upper-grade undergraduates, graduate students, postgraduates, and basic research as well as clinical research scientists are provided with accessible information about recent advances in the stem cell field. The volume consists of 43 comprehensively written chapters divided into five parts … .” (Anticancer Research, Vol. 29 (11), November, 2009)

• Molecular Regulation in Stem Cells.- The Molecular Basis of Embryonic Stem Cell Self-Renewal.- Asymmetric Behavior in Stem Cells.- Determinants of Pluripotency in Mouse and Human Embryonic Stem Cells.- Maintenance of Embryonic Stem Cell Pluripotency by Nanog-Mediated Dedifferentiation of Committed Mesoderm Progenitors.- Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Germ Cell Development.- Genomic Stability in Stem Cells.- Genetic Manipulation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells.- Transcriptional Networks Regulating Embryonic Stem Cell Fate Decisions.- Use of Zebrafish to Dissect Gene Programs Regulating Hematopoietic Stem Cells.- HOXB4 in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Regulation.- Telomere and Telomerase for the Regulation of Stem Cells.- The Role of Mitochondria in Stem Cell Biology.- Regulation by Stem Cell Niches.- Stem Cells and Stem Cell Niches in Tissue Homeostasis: Lessons from the Expanding Stem Cell Populations of Drosophila.- Extrinsic and Intrinsic Control of Germline Stem Cell Regulation in the Drosophila Ovary.- The Niche Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells.- Environmental Signals Regulating Mesenchymal Progenitor Cell Growth and Differentiation.- Microenvironmental Regulation of Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells.- Stem Cells, Hypoxia and Hypoxia-Inducible Factors.- Epigenetic Mechanisms in Stem Cells.- Stem Cell Epigenetics.- Epigenetic Signature of Embryonal Stem Cells: A DNA Methylation Perspective.- Epigenetic Basis for Differentiation Plasticity in Stem Cells.- Role of DNA Methylation and Epigenetics in Stem Cells.- DNA Methylation and the Epigenetic Program in Stem Cells.- Polycomb Group Protein Homeostasis in Stem Cell Identity – A Hypothetical Appraisal.- Signaling and Regulation in Select Stem Cell Types.- Signaling Pathways in Embryonic Stem Cells.- Regulation of Stem CellSystems by PI3K/Akt Signaling.- Endothelial Ontogeny During Embryogenesis: Role of Cytokine Signaling Pathways.- Signaling Networks in Mesenchymal Stem Cells.- Single-Cell Approaches to Dissect Cellular Signaling Networks.- Hematopoietic Stem Cells.- Renal Stem Cells and Kidney Regeneration.- The Endometrium: A Novel Source of Adult Stem/Progenitor Cells.- Epithelial Stem Cells and the Development of the Thymus, Parathyroid, and Skin.- Hepatic Stem Cells and Liver Development.- Disease Paradigms and Stem Cell Therapeutics.- The Idea and Evidence for the Tumor Stemness Switch.- The Role of the Tumor Suppressor Fhit in Cancer-Initiating Cells.- History of Cancer Stem Cells.- Immune Responses to Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells.- Leukemic Stem Cells: New Therapeutic Targets?.- Solid Tumor Stem Cells – Implications for Cancer Therapy.- Therapeutic Approaches to Target Cancer Stem Cells.- Preclinical Evidence for Cellular Therapy as a Treatment for Neurological Disease.- Improving Memory with Stem Cell Transplantation.