Forkhead Transcription Factors

Section I. Insights into Immunity, Infection and Cancer

1. FOXO1, T-Cell Trafficking and Immune Responses
Florent Carrette, Stéphanie Fabre, Georges Bismuth

2. FOXP3 and Its Role in the Immune System
Chang H. Kim

3. Molecular Regulation ofCellular Immunity by FOXP3
Alicia N. McMurchy, Sara Nunzio, Maria Grazia Roncarolo, Rosa Bacchetta, Megan K. Levings

4. The Biology of FoxP3: A Key Player in Immune Suppression during Infections, Autoimmune Diseases and Cancer
Frances Mercer, Derya Unutmaz

Section II. Elucidating the Components Responsible for Vascular Development and Disease in the Cardiovascular System

5. The Cooperative Roles of Foxc1 and Foxc2 in Cardiovascular Development
Tsutomu Kume

6. FoxO Proteins and Cardiac Pathology
Albert Wong, Elizabeth A. Woodcock

7. The Forkhead Transcription Factors Play Important Roles in Vascular Pathology and Immunology
Xiao-Feng Yang, Pu Fang, Shu Meng, Michael Jan, Xinyu Xiong, Ying Yin, Hong Wang

8. Regulatory T-Cells, FoxP3 and Atherosclerosis
Michal Entin-Meer, Arnon Afek, Jacob George

Section III. Dissecting the Pathways of Neuronal Integration and Plasticity in the Nervous System

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FOXP Genes, Neural Development, Speech and Language Disorders
Hiroshi Takahashi, Kaoru Takahashi, Fu-Chin Liu

10. Pathophysiological Relevance of Forkhead Transcription Factors in Brain Ischemia
Kohji Fukunaga, Norifumi Shioda

11. New Insights for FOXO and Cell-Fate Decision in HIV Infection and HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorder
Min Cui, Yunlong Huang, Yong Zhao, Jialin Zheng

Section IV. Translating Vital Cellular Mechanisms into Successful Clinical Care

12. FOXP3+ Regulatory T-Cells in Chronic Kidney Disease: Molecular Pathways and Clinical Implications
Pascal Meier

13. Transcriptional Role of FOXO1 in Drug Resistance through Antioxidant Defense Systems
Tomoko Goto, Masashi Takano

14. Foxp3 Expressing Regulatory T-Cells in Allergic Disease
Kayhan T. Nouri-Aria

15. Human ClinicalPhenotype Associated with FOXN1 Mutations
Claudio Pignata, Anna Fusco, Stefania Amorosi

16. FOXL2: At the Crossroads of Female Sex Determination and Ovarian Function
Bérénice A. Benayoun, Aurélie Dipietromaria, Claude Bazin, Reiner A. Veitia

17. FOXO Transcription Factors: From Cell Fate Decisions to Regulation of Human Female Reproduction
Jan J. Brosens, Miranda S. C. Wilson, Eric W. -F. Lam

18. The “O” Class: Crafting Clinical Care with FoxO Transcription Factors
Kenneth Maiese, Zhao Zhong Chong, Jinling Hou, Yan Chen Shang

Keywords: Biomedicine, Biomedicine general