Cell migration : signalling and mechanisms

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Cell migration : signalling and mechanisms

volume editors, Frank Entschladen, Kurt S. Zänker

(Translational research in biomedicine, v. 2)

Karger, 2010

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Description

Cell migration is a highly complex process which involves several compartments of the cell, including surface receptors, signalling elements and the cytoskeleton. It plays an essential role in embryogenesis, wound healing and inflammatory responses, and a dysregulation of cell movement can cause pathological states such as developmental defects, chronic inflammation, cancer invasion and metastasis. Covering extracellular regulatory signals and intracellular signal transduction pathways as well as the molecular mechanisms of migration in stem cells, leukocytes and tumor cells in the adult human organism, this book summarizes the current state of knowledge about cell migration. In the first part, the major aspects of different migratory cells in health and disease are covered, with special emphasis on T lymphocytes. The second part provides a comprehensive overview of the principal molecular mechanisms of migration such as adhesion receptors, cytoskeletal rearrangements and locomotor force generation, which, together, can be referred to as a cell's 'migrosome'. With contributions by eminent international scientists from different disciplines this book will serve as a valuable resource not only for researchers in cell biology, immunology and oncology, but also for clinicians who wish to learn more about the role of migratory processes in health and disease.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword: Chan, S.H.H
  • Preface: Entschladen, F.
  • Zanker, K.S.
  • The Migrating Cell: Entschladen, F.
  • Zanker, K.S.
  • Stem Cell Migration in Health and Disease: Dittmar, T.
  • Kassmer, S.H.
  • Kasenda, B.
  • Seidel, J.
  • Niggemann, B.
  • Zanker, K.S.
  • Leukocyte Motility and Human Disease: Cooper, K.
  • Nuzzi, P.
  • Huttenlocher, A.
  • Coordination of Leukocyte Polarity and Migration: Martin-Cofreces, N.B.
  • Serrador, J.M.
  • Sanchez-Madrid, F.
  • Positioning Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase in Chemokine and Antigen-Dependent T-Lymphocyte Navigation Mechanisms: Ward, S.G.
  • Migration of Functionally Specialized T-Helper Cells: TFH Cells, Th17 Cells and FoxP3+ T Cells: Kim, C.H.
  • ADAMs and Ectodomain Proteolytic Shedding in Leukocyte and Tumour Cell Migration: Ager, A.
  • Knauper, V.
  • Poghosyan, Z.
  • Guided Tour of Cell Migration: Signals and Pathways: Ratke, J.
  • Lang, K.
  • Regulation of the E-Cadherin Adhesion Complex in Tumor Cell Migration and Invasion: Menke, A.
  • Giehl, K.
  • The Cytoskeletal Connection: Understanding Adaptor Proteins: Ziegler, W.H.
  • Locomotor Force Generation by Myosins: Jbireal, J.M.A.
  • Entschladen, F.
  • Zanker, K.S.
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index.

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