edited by J. Zempleni
and H. Daniel

Molecular nutrition (the study of interactions between nutrients and various intracellular and extracellular molecules) is one of the most rapidly developing fields in nutritional science. Ultimately, molecular nutrition research will reveal how nutrients may affect fundamental processes such as DNA repair, cell proliferation, and apoptosis.

Molecular Nutrition contains contributions from leading international experts, and reviews the most important and latest research from various areas of molecular nutrition.

Contents

1. Methods in Molecular Nutrition Research
   1. Genomics and Beyond
   2. Perspectives in Post-genomic Nutrition Research

2. Cellular Nutrient Homeostasis, Proliferation and Apoptosis
   3. Molecular Physiology of Plasma Membrane Transporters for Organic Nutrients
   4. Intracellular Trafficking and Compartmentalization of Vitamins and Their Physiologically Active Forms
   5. Nutrient Homeostasis in Proliferating Cells
   6. Nutrients and Apoptosis

3. Roles for Nutrients in Signal Transduction, Gene Expression, and Proteolysis
   7. Glucose Regulation of Gene Expression in Mammals
   8. Amino Acid-dependent Control of Transcription in Mammalian Cells
   9. Fatty Acids and Gene Expression
   10. Role of RARs and RXRs in Mediating the Molecular Mechanism of Action of Vitamin A
   11. Regulation of Gene Expression by Biotin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin C
   12. Selenium and Vitamin E
   13. Sphingolipids: a New Strategy for Cancer Treatment and Prevention
   14. The Health Effects of Dietary Isoflavones
   15. Mechanisms of Ubiquitination and Proteasome-dependent Proteolysis in Skeletal Muscle

4. Nucleic Acids and Nucleic Acid-binding Compounds
   16. Diet, DNA Methylation and Cancer
   17. Biotinylation of Histones in Human Cells
   18. Niacin Status, Poly(ADP-ribose) Metabolism and Genomic Instability

5. Molecular Events Affect Physiology
   19. Assembly of Triglyceride-transporting Plasma Lipoproteins
   20. Regulation of Cellular Cholesterol
   21. 2002 Assessment of Nutritional Influences on Risk for Cataract
   22. Nutrition and Immune Function

6. Foods
   23. Molecular Mechanisms of Food Allergy
   24. Safety Assessment of Genetically Modified Foods

Index

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