Preface . . vii

Chapter 1 The Varied Functions of Aurora Kinases A and B in Mitosis and Carcinogenesis . . 1
Chapter 2 New Developments in Chromatin Research: An Epigenetic Perspective . . 29
Chapter 3 Sperm Chromatin Integrity, DNA Fragmentation and Male Fertility . . 59
Chapter 4 The Chromatin State of Pluripotent Stem Cells . . 83
Chapter 5 MITF Meets Chromatin in Melanoma . . 105
Chapter 6 The State of Chromatin as an Integrative Indicator of Cell Stress . . 123
Chapter 7 A Genomics Approach to Analysing DNA Damage and Its Repair throughout Entire Genomes . . 145
Chapter 8 Recent Patent on Revolver-2: A Novel Transposon-Like Gene Useful for Chromosome Tags of Rye . . 161
Chapter 9 The Removal of DNA Damage Is Promoted by the Yeast Global Genome Nucleotide Excision Repir Factor Rad16 . . 177
Chapter 10 Chromatin Condensation in Infertile Sperm . . 195
Chapter 11 Glucocorticoid-Induced Chromatin Remodeling: A Novel Molecular Mechanism of Traumatic Stress . . 211

Index . . 223