Wnt Signaling in Development

Wnt genes code for a family of secreted glycoproteins which fulfil important functions during the development of vertebrates and invertebrates. Wnts regulate as different aspects as differentiation, proliferation, cell migration, and cell polarity. Wnt proteins are able to activate different intracellular signaling cascades.
This book describes different aspects of Wnt signaling during development of different species like the mouse, Xenopus, chicken, C. elegans or Drosophila and in different cellular contexts like heart formation or limb bud patterning. By doing such, this book provides, for the first time in printed form, an overview of the function of Wnt proteins during development.
This book will be of interest to all professionals in the field of Wnt signaling, signal transduction or animal development.

Info autore

Michael Kühl ist in Norddeutschland aufgewachsen, wo er auch studiert hat. Als Ingenieur hat er in Süddeutschland, den USA, Südafrika und Singapur gearbeitet. Das Interesse an fernen Ländern spielte immer eine zentrale Rolle in seinem Leben. 2004-2007 lebte er mit seiner Frau in Südafrika.

Riassunto

Wnt genes code for a family of secreted glycoproteins which fulfil important functions during the development of vertebrates and invertebrates. This book will be of interest to all professionals in the field of Wnt signaling, signal transduction or animal development.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Michae Kühl (Editore), Michael Kühl (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 22.10.2010
• EAN: 9781441934093
• ISBN: 978-1-4419-3409-3
• Pagine: 280
• Dimensioni: 154 mm x 16 mm x 230 mm
• Peso: 410 g
• Illustrazioni: 280 p.
• Serie: Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit; Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Biochimica, biofisica; B, biochemistry, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biochemistry, general