Signaling Through the Cell Matrix /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Macieira-Coelho, Alvaro. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2000.
Edición:1st ed. 2000.
Colección:Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, 25
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.