Bringing together a series of articles on the structural, functional, and developmental characteristics of epithelia, this volume represents a timely and valuable contribution to a growing field of study.
Preface to the Series vii Preface ix Contributors xi A) Structural and Functional Characteristics of Epithelia Molecular Dissection of Tight Junctions 3(16) S. Tsukita M. Furuse M. Itoh Hemidesmosomes 19(22) D.R. Garrod Epithelial Polarity and Sorting 41(32) P. Scheiffele K. Simons Epithelial Gene Regulation 73(22) R.M. Watts H.-U. Bernard Cross-talk between Apical and Basolateral Domains of Epithelial Cells Regulates Microvillus Assembly 95(22) M. Arpin T. Crepaldi D. Louvard Basement Membranes 117(28) N.R. Smyth M. Paulsson B) Epithelia in Development Development of Epithelial Cell Polarity in Drosophila 145(16) E. Knust Molecular Aspects of Early Mesoderm Development in Amphibian Embryos 161(38) C. Niehrs B. Ferreiro Cell Adhesion and Signalling in Early Xenopus Development 199(18) D. Wedlich M. Kuhl Tyrosine Kinase Receptors as Driving Forces for Growth, Motility and Differentiation of Epithelial Cells 217(16) W. Birchmeier C. Birchmeier V. Brinkmann C. Niemann The Function of Fibroblast Growth Factors in Skin Morphogenesis and Wound Repair 233(28) S. Werner Laminin Isoforms and Epithelial Development 261(26) P. Ekblom E. Forsberg D. Gullberg M. Ekblom The Role of Ret Receptor Tyrosine Kinase and Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Development of the Excretory and Peripheral Nervous Systems 287(20) A. Schuchardt P. Durbec C.V. Marcos-Gutierrez V. Pachnis F. Costantini Epithelial-Mesenchymal Signaling in the Regulation of Epithelial Morphogenesis and Apoptosis during Tooth Development 307(30) A. Vaahtokari I. Thesleff Biological Functions of GAP Junction Channels Revealed by Targeted Connexin Deficient Mice 337(16) K. Willecke T. Ott C) Epithelia in Disease Beauty is Skin Deep: Biology and Genetics of the Epidermal Keratins 353(28) E. Fuchs Cultured Keratinocyte Grafts as Prototypes for Epithelial Morphogenesis during Wound Healing 381(32) C.C. Compton Modulation of Epithelial Traits during the Progression of Carcinomas 413(14) M. Grassi J.P. Thiery J. Jouanneau Multiple Mechanisms for Inactivation of E-Cadherin Cell Adhesion System in Cancer 427(18) A. Ochiai Y. Kanai S. Hirohashi Index 445
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