Signaling Through the Cell Matrix - Macieira-Coelho, Alvaro; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2000)
Topological Constraints Carry Signaling from the Cell Matrix to the Genome -- 1 Variation in Cell Adhesion During Proliferation of Normal Cells -- 2 Coupling Between Changes in Cell Adhesion and Proliferation of Transformed Cells -- 3 Mechanisms of Cell Adhesion-Mediated Changes in the Cell Phenotype -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- The Transmission of Contractility Through Cell Adhesion -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Generation of Contractility -- 3 Molecular Mechanism of Force Transmission -- 4 Regulation of Contractility Transmission -- 5 Interaction Between Contraction Force and ECM -- 6 Myofibroblasts and Wound Healing -- 7 Muscle -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Role of Focal Adhesion Kinase in Signaling by the Extracellular Matrix -- 1 Introduction -- 2 FAK Activation by Integrin -- 3 FAK Downstream Pathways -- 4 Biological Functions of FAK in Signaling by ECM -- References -- Interaction Between Cells and Extracellular Matrix: Signaling by Integrins and the Elastin-Laminin Receptor -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cell-Matrix Interactions Mediated by Integrins -- 3 Cell-Matrix Interactions Mediated by the Elastin-Laminin Receptor -- 4 Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Regulation of Gene Expression by Changes in Cell Adhesion -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Regulation of Cell Proliferation by Cell Adhesion -- 3 Regulation of Cell Differentiation by Cell Adhesion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Expression of Liver Specific-Genes in Hepatocytes Cultured in Collagen Gel Matr -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Culture of Hepatocytes in Collagen Gel -- 3 Hepatic Specific Functions of Hepatocytes in Collagen Cultures -- 4 Biotransformation Capability: Basal and Induced Levels of Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes -- 5 Expression of Hepatic Transcription Factors -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Collagen Type I: A Substrate and a Signal for Invasion -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Invasion into Matrices -- 3 Effects of Collagen on the Invasive Behavior of Cells -- 4 A Scenario for the Molecular Cross Talk Between Collagen and Cell -- 5 Conclusion -- References.
Keywords: Cell biology; Cancer research; Cell Biology; Cancer Research