Basement Membranesand Cell Movement [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830087003321
• Autore: Symposium CIBA Foundation
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2009
• ISBN: 0-470-72089-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (298 p.)
• Collana: Novartis Foundation Symposia ; ; v.838
• Disciplina: 574.87/64; 574.8764
• Soggetti: Cell migration -- Congresses; Cells, Motility -- Congresses; Membrane, Basement -- Congresses; Cell Movement; Basement Membrane; Cell Physiological Processes; Epithelium; Locomotion; Membranes; Tissues; Cell Physiological Phenomena; Movement; Anatomy; Physiological Processes; Phenomena and Processes; Physiological Phenomena; Physiology; Human Anatomy & Physiology; Health & Biological Sciences
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Basement membranes and cell movement; Contents; Introduction; The ultrastructural organization and architecture of basement membranes; Discussion; Laminin, proteoglycan. nidogen and collagen IV: structural ; models and molecular interactions; Discussion; Proteoglycans in basement membranes; Discussion; Reichert's membrane as a model for studying the biosynthesis and assembly of basement membrane components; Discussion; Fibronectin: a versatile gene for a versatile protein; Discussion; Interac- tions of mammalian cells with collagen; Discussion; Studies on the molecular composition and degradation of type IV procollagenDiscussion; Peptide fragments of laminin and fibronectin promote migration (hapto- taxis and chemotaxis) of metastatic cells; Discussion; The laminin receptor and basement membrane dissolution: role in tumour metastasis; Discussion; Extracellular matrix components involved in neuromuscular transmission and regeneration; Discussion; Remodelling of the basement membrane: morphogenesis and maturation; Discussion; The regulation of basement membrane formation and cell-matrix interactions by defined supramolecular componentsDiscussion; General discussion Basement membranes and cell migration; Regulation of autoantibody responses to glomerular basement membrane in man and experimental animals; Discussion; The epidermal basement membrane: structure, ontogeny and role in disease; Discussion; Final general discussion; Index of contributors; Subject index