Organization and Assembly of Plant and Animal Extracellular Matrix
Published on 2. December 2012
380 pages
978-0-323-15322-5 (ISBN)
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Organization and Assembly of Plant and Animal Extracellular Matrix presents a state-of-the-art view of some of the experimental systems in plant and animal matrix biology. It discusses certain principles underlying establishment of complex three-dimensional architecture cross broad evolutionary boundaries. The opening chapter reviews studies on the cellular mechanisms responsible for storage, release, assembly, and function of extracellular matrices during early sea urchin development. The subsequent chapters describe the structure, assembly, disassembly, and molecular biology of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cell wall. The chapters also summarize the status of work on basement membrane assembly. Important insights into approaches to identify critical molecular domains and the complexity of relating defined molecular associations to establishment of matrix architecture are provided. A family of discovered cell wall genes that encode protein products containing up to 70% glycine is presented in Chapter 4. This is followed by a discussion on the role of alginate self-assembly in cell wall formation in Fucus. The book goes on to address the issue of protein-carbohydrate recognition with a detailed discussion of plant and animal lectins. Chapter 7 tackles a family of genes encoding higher plant hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins (HRGPs) and the relationship between the HRGP genes cloned and their products. The final two chapters are devoted to one of the most important classes of protein modifying enzymes for extracellular matrix formation and function, the prolyl hydroxylases. This book will be of help to workers in plant and animal matrix in understanding information, approaches, and ideas that they may not normally encounter.
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W.Steven Adair | Robert P. Mecham
Organization and Assembly of Plant and Animal Extracellular Matrix
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ContributorsPrefaceThe Ontogenetic Appearance Of Extracellular Matrix During Sea Urchin Development I. Introduction II. Compartmentalization of Extracellular Matrix in the Oocyte III. Movement of Vesicles before and after Fertilization IV. Polarization of Cells in ECM Component Release. V. Hyaline Layer Requirement for Blastocoel Formation VI. Hyaline Layer Support of Morphogenetic Movements at Mesenchyme Blastula and Gastrula Stages VII. Basal Lamina as a Substrate for Morphogenesis ReferencesThe Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Cell Wall: Structure, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology I. Introduction II. The Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Cell Wall III. Ultrastructure and Biochemistry of the Inner Cell Wall IV. Use of Wall-Degrading Enzymes to Elucidate Cell Wall Architecture V. Chlamydomonas Wall-Degrading Enzymes VI. Organization and Assembly of the Outer Cell Wall VII. Molecular Biology of Chlamydomonas HRGPs VIII. Relationship to Higher Plant HRGPs IX. Relationship to Animal ECM References Assembly of Basement Membrane Proteins I. Introduction II. Basement Membrane Proteins III. Interactions between Basement Membrane Macromolecules IV. The Assembly Process References The Glycine-Rich Cell Wall Proteins of Higher Plants I. Introduction II. Cell Wall Proteins of Higher Plants III. Amino Acid Structure of the GRPs IV. Transcriptional Expression of GRPs V. Gene Products of the fbGRP1.8 and ptGRPl Genes VI. Function of the fbGRPl .8 Gene Product VII. Evidence for the Presence of Expressed GRPs in Diverse Plant Species VIII. Summary References A Gelling Carbohydrate in Algal Cell Wall Formation I. Introduction II. Plant and Animal Acidic Polysaccharides in Extracellular Matrix III. Cell Wall Formation in the Fucus Zygote IV. The Relationship between Alginate Structure and Function V. Alginate Synthesis VI. Alginate in Rapid Wall Assembly VII. Alginase in Germination VIII. Developmental Control of Gelation IX. Conclusions References Plant And Animal Lectins I. Introduction II. Distribution III. Molecular Properties IV. Gene Organization and Expression V. Biological Functions VI. Conclusions References Molecular Biology of Plant Cell Wall Hyroxyproline-Rich Glycoproteins Lycoproteins I. Introduction II. Molecular Biology of the Extensins III. Molecular Biology of Other Hydroxyproline-Proline-Rich Proteins IV. Conclusions and Speculations V. References Plant Prolyl Hydroxylase I. Introduction II. Assaying Prolyl Hydroxylase III. Isolating Prolyl Hydroxylase from Plant Sources . IV. Properties of Plant Prolyl Hydroxylases V. Localization of Prolyl Hydroxylase Activity in Plant Cells References Hydroxyproline-Containing Proteins and their Hydroxylations by Genetically Distinct Prolyl 4-Hydroxylases I. Occurrence of Peptide-Bound Hydroxyproline II. Hydroxylation of Prolyl Residues III. Prolyl Hydroxylases IV. Substrate Specificity for Prolyl Hydroxylases V. Purification and Molecular Properties of Prolyl Hydroxylases VI. Cloning of Prolyl 4-Hydroxylase VII. Physiological Significance of Prolyl 4-Hydroxylase ReferencesIndex
