Gage / Christen Retrotransposition, Diversity and the Brain

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-540-74966-0
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 123 Seiten

Reihe: Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences

This Fondation IPSEN Colloque Médecine et Recherche was devoted to the interface between the complexity of brain organization and function, the mechanisms for generating diversity and genetic mobility. The goal was to expand the current limits of research in neurobiology not only to the benefit of those interested in the cellular and molecular processes but also for the understanding of high-level cognitive functions and the understanding of complex mental diseases.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Christen, Yves

Gage, Fred H.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;5
2;Table of Contents;6
3;List of Contributors;7
4;Telomeres and Telomerase in Human Health and Disease;11
5;Molecular and CircuitMechanisms for Hippocampal Learning;23
6;Retrotransposons – Natural and Synthetic;30
7;Ancient Retrotransposons as Possible Remnants of the Primitive RNPWorld;42
8;Human Diversity and L1 Retrotransposon Biology: Creation of New Genes and Individual Variation in Retrotransposition Potential;52
9;From the “RNAWorld” to Brain Complexity: Generation of Diversity;62
10;Endogenous Retroviruses and Human Neuropsychiatric Disorders;74
11;Is Psychosis Due to Retroviral/Retrotransposon Integration Close to the Cerebral Dominance Gene?;95
12;Microcephalies and DNA Repair;117
13;Subject Index;129