The Molecular Biology of Cadherins

This volume of Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science focuses on the most recent research surrounding Cadherins from top experts in the field.

List of contents

Stability and dynamics of cell-cell junctions
T. Lecuit
Signaling by classical cadherin adhesion receptors

1. Yap

New insights into the evolution of metazoan cadherins
P. Hulpiau
Where the cadherins root: the diverse junctional plaques
S. Rickelt
Structure, function and regulation of desmosomes

1. Kowalczyk

VE-cadherin and vascular morphogenesis
E. Dejana
Neuronal diversity by clustered protocadherins
T. Yagi
Delta-protocadherins in health and disease

1. Kahr

Role of Celsr-1 to -3 in mouse brain development
C Boutin
N-cadherin function in development and disease
G. Radice
Cadherin dynamics during neural crest cell ontogeny
L. Taneyhill
Cadherins and EMT: Regulation in normal tissue homeostasis and related pathologies
G. Berx
Cadherin abnormalities in familial cancers
F. Caneiro
The other catenins: challenging our current view of canonical Wnt signaling
P. Mccrea
Afadin/AF6/Canoe: Roles in the organization of junctional complexes
K. Mandai

Report

Praise for the series:
"Full of interest not only for the molecular biologist-for whom the numerous references will be invaluable-but will also appeal to a much wider circle of biologists, and in fact to all those who are concerned with the living cell." --British Medical Journal

Product details

• Assisted by: Frans Van Roy (Editor)
• Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.05.2013
• EAN: 9780123943118
• ISBN: 978-0-12-394311-8
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 27 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 921 g
• Series: Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Biochemistry, biophysics; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Molecular Biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, proteins