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

<p><b>Professor David Murphy, University of Bristol, UK</b><br />As part of The Molecular Neueroendocrinology Research Group, Professor Murphy uses gene discovery and transfer techniques to study the neuronal regulation of the cardiovascular system in health and disease.</p> <p><b>Dr Harold Gainer, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), USA</b> <br />Dr Gainer's research focuses on the mechanisms involved in the establishment and maintenance of specific peptidergic neuronal phenotypes in the central nervous system.</p>

<p><i>Molecular Neuroendocrinology: From genome to physiology</i>, 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.</p> <p>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.<br /><br />• Written by a team of internationally renowned researchers<br />• Both print and enhanced e-book versions are available<br />• Illustrated in full colour throughout</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Series Editors: John A. Russell, <i>University of Edinburgh, UK </i>and William E. Armstrong<i>, The University of Tennessee, USA</i></p>

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