Leucocyte Adhesion
Published on 9. November 2009
300 pages
978-0-08-095698-5 (ISBN)
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Leucocyte Adhesion provides a systematic, comprehensive, and rigorous approach to specific topics relevant to the study of cellular membranes. This volume provides a review of the latest developments in leukocyte adhesion. Regulation of cell adhesion is important for immune system function.
- Contributions from leading experts in the field
- Reviews the latest developments
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1. Membrane composition and propertiesLipid rafts (open)Membrane tethers (R Waugh, Rochester) Microvilli (JY Shao, Wash U)Whole cell deformation (D Khismatullin, Tulane)2. Adhesion moleculesIntegrin activation (M. Shimaoka, Harvard)Cytoskeletal anchoring (Fred Pavalko, Iowa)No tile yet (Alon, Weizman)Catch bonds (Cheng Zhu, Georgia Tech and Roger McEver, OMRF)Modeling adhesion (Pospieszalska/Ley, LIAI)Factors limiting the onset of bond formation at cell interfaces (R Waugh, Rochester) 3. Active role of endothelial cellsAdhesive platforms (O. Barreiro, Madrid)Migratory cups, podosomes (Chris Carman, Beth Israel)PECAM recycling (WA Muller, Northwestern)4. Methods1. FRET (Minsoo Kim, Rochester)2. Flow chambers (Simon SI at UC Davis)
