Presents reviews and original reports on advances in cell biology, with emphasis on structure-function correlations in diverse animal and plant systems. This work is of interest to graduate students, research workers, and faculty members who are engaged in the pursuit and dispersion of knowledge on the cellular aspects of life processes.

In recent years, most areas of biology have been revolutionized by the advent of powerful new technologies and concepts. Yet no single technique of concept can answer all of the key questions in biology, so that progress must come from a variety of approaches on a broad front. In volume 3 of this series, "Advances in Structural Biology", the aim is to continue to present reviews and original reports on advances in cell biology, with emphasis on structure-function correlations in diverse animal and plant systems. It is hoped that this series will continue to be of interest to graduate students, research workers, and faculty members who are engaged in the pursuit and dispersion of knowledge on the cellular aspects of life processes.

Contents. List of Contributors. Preface (S.K. Malhotra). Early Transformation-Specific Events in the Control of C-Myc Expression in Mammalian Cells (M.O. Krause and Y. Luo). Role of Membrane Calpain Calcium-Activated Neutral Proteinase in the Central Nervous System (N.L. Banik and E.L. Hogan). Synaptic Ribbons of the Mammalian Pineal Gland: Enigmatic Organelles of Poorly Understood Function (K.P. Bhatnagar). Structural Characteristics of the Transcription Factor Tfiiia and its Interaction with Nucleic Acids (M.L. Brown and D.P. Bazett-Jones). The Nuclear Estrogen Receptors of the mammalian Uterus: Role in Transcriptional and Posttranscriptional Control of Gene Expression (R.V. Thampan). Peroxisomes in Biology and Medicine (I. Singh). Biological Basis of Hypertrophic Scarring (P.G. Scott, A. Ghahary, M.M. Chambers, and E.E. Tredget). Structure and Function of Airway Vasculature (J. Widdicombe). Structure and Function of Human Airway Mucous Glands in Health and Disease (J.H. Widdicombe, B.-Q. Shen, and W.E. Finkbeiner). Multiple Origins of Intravacuolan Protein Accumulation of Plant Cells (E.M. Herman). Controls of Germination in Nocereal Monoctyledons (D.A. DeMason). Index.