The Cell Surface: Mediator of Developmental Processes
Published on 10. May 2014
390 pages
978-1-4832-7191-0 (ISBN)
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The Cell Surface: Mediator of Developmental Processes contains the papers presented at the 38th Symposium of the Society for Developmental Biology, held at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada in June 1979. The compendium is divided into three parts. The first part provides a summary of the status of the knowledge about the cell surface, which includes the plasma membrane, its associated cytoskeleton and the variety of surface-associated macromolecules. The second portion focuses on the early development of the cell surface. A wide spectrum of techniques, systems, and results in the study of the cell surface are presented. The last part shows a variety of experimental systems in which the cell surface figures prominently in important developmental events. The results from experiments on plant symbiosis, mammalian teratocarcinomas, adhesion and cell shape, and various extracellular macromolecules are detailed extensively. Cytologists, microbiologists, biologists, and other scientists in allied fields will find the publication very insightful.
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List of ContributorsPrefaceAcknowledgementsYoung Investigator's Prize And AbstractI. The Cell Surface: Background and Perspectives Molecular Interactions Governing Plasma Membrane Structure The Motor of Ameboid Leukocytes Cell-to-Cell Communication and Development Cell Surface Protein and Cell Interactions From Cell Adhesion to Growth ControlII. The Cell Surface and Early Development Membrane Adhesions Between Chlamydomonas Gametes and Their Role in Cell-Cell Interactions Physiology of Fertilization and Fertilization Barriers in Higher Plants Molecular Alterations in Gamete Surfaces During Fertilization and Early Development The Adhesion of Sperm to Sea Urchin Eggs Experimental Analysis of the Role of Intracellular Calcium in the Activation of the Sea Urchin Egg at Fertilization Initiation of the Cell Cycle and Establishment of Bilateral Symmetry in Xenopus Eggs The Amphibian Egg Cortex in Fertilization and Early Development Cytostatic Factor and Chromosome Behavior in Early DevelopmentIII. The Cell Surface in Normal and Abnormal Development Cell Configuration, Substratum and Growth Control Lectins and Their Saccharide Receptors as Determinants of Specificity in the Rhizobium-Legume Symbiosis Matrix Glycoproteins in Early Mouse Development and in Differentiation of Teratocarcinoma Cells Use of Teratocarcinoma Cells as a Model System for Studying the Cell Surface During Early Mammalian Development Endogenous Cell-Surface Lectins: Evidence that They Are Cell Adhesion MoleculesSubject Index
