Biomembranes: A Multi-Volume Treatise : Receptors of Cell Adhesion and Cellular Recognition : 1996 - Couverture rigide

 
9781559386609: Biomembranes: A Multi-Volume Treatise : Receptors of Cell Adhesion and Cellular Recognition : 1996
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ISBN 10 : 1559386606 ISBN 13 : 9781559386609
Editeur : JAI Press Inc., 1996

Synopsis

Volume 3 of Biomembranes covers receptors of cell adhesion and cellular recognition. Proteins in the plasma membrane of cells are heavily involved in processes of cell adhesion, but such proteins were not actually isolated and characterized until the mid-1970s. Since then, application of the methods of molecular biology has led to the recognition of four major classes of cell adhesion molecule (CAMs), the immunoglobulin super family, the cadherins, the integrins, and the selecting. A convenient system in which to study the importance of cell adhesion is in blood platelets where aggregation eventually leads to thrombus formation in a process involving a range of surface glycoproteins. Interaction with the extracellular matrix is exemplified by CD44, the receptor for hyaluronan, and a complex carbohydrate that is a major component of the extracellular matrix surrounding migrating and proliferating cells. Membrane-associated mucins have a variety of effects on cell adhesion. The super family of immunoglobulin related proteins also include the T cell receptors and the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), which, together with the receptors for immunoglobulins (the Fc receptors), are of fundamental importance in the processes of immunity. Volume 3 of Biomembranes explores the structures and functions of the molecules involved in these important functions of the cell.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Volume 3 of Biomembranes covers receptors of cell adhesion and cellular recognition. Proteins in the plasma membrane of cells are heavily involved in processes of cell adhesion, but such proteins were not actually isolated and characterized until the mid-1970s. Since then, application of the methods of molecular biology has led to the recognition of four major classes of cell adhesion molecule (CAMs), the immunoglobulin super family, the cadherins, the integrins, and the selecting. A convenient system in which to study the importance of cell adhesion is in blood platelets where aggregation eventually leads to thrombus formation in a process involving a range of surface glycoproteins. Interaction with the extracellular matrix is exemplified by CD44, the receptor for hyaluronan, and a complex carbohydrate that is a major component of the extracellular matrix surrounding migrating and proliferating cells. Membrane-associated mucins have a variety of effects on cell adhesion. The super family of immunoglobulin related proteins also include the T cell receptors and the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), which, together with the receptors for immunoglobulins (the Fc receptors), are of fundamental importance in the processes of immunity. Volume 3 of Biomembranes explores the structures and functions of the molecules involved in these important functions of the cell.

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Éditeur
JAI Press Inc.
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1559386606
ISBN 13 
9781559386609
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
319
Éditeur
Lee A.G.
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Barbara Criscuolo
b.criscuolo@lswr.it

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Milano
20141
Italie

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ISBN 10 :  1559386622 ISBN 13 :  9781559386623
Editeur : JAI Press Inc., 1996
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