Michael Hortsch
Cell & Developmental Biology 530
Cell Biology
November 4, 2002

References for Cell Junctions and Cell and Substrate Adhesion Molecules

***References in bold indicate assigned reading ***

Cell Junctions, SAMs  and CAMs general:
Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell (4th ed.) Garland Schience, Pages 1065-1080
Lodish et al., Molecular Cell Biology (4th ed.) W.H. Freeman and Co. Pages 968-971.

Integrins:
Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell (4th ed.) Garland Schience, Pages 1113-1118 or
Lodish et al. Molecular Cell Biology (4th ed.) W.H. Freeman and Co. Pages 976-979.


Burridge, K., and Chrzanowska-Wodnicka, M. (1996). Focal adhesion, contractility, and signaling. Annu. Rev. Cell Biol., 12, 463-518.

De Arcangelis, A., & Georges-Labouesse, E. (2000). Integrin and ECM functions: roles in vertebrate development. Trends in Genetics 16, 389-395.

Humphries, M.J. (2000). Integrin cell adhesion receptors and the concept of agonism. Trends Pharm. Sci., 21, 29-32.

Xiong, J.-P. et al. (2001) Crystal Structure of the Extracellular Segment of Integrin aVb3. Science 294, 339-345.

Immunoglobulin domain CAMs:
Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell (4th ed.) Garland Schience, Pages 1086-1088 or
Lodish et al. Molecular Cell Biology (4th ed.) W.H. Freeman and Co. Pages 971-972.


Hortsch, M. (2000). Structural and Functional Evolution of the L1 family: Are Four Adhesion Molecules Better Than One?  Mol. Cell. Neurosci, 15, 1-10.

Walsh, F.S., and Doherty, P. (1997). Neural cell adhesion molecules of the immunoglobulin superfamily: Role in axon growth and guidance. Annu. Rev. Cell Biol., 13, 425-56.

Selectins:
Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell (4th ed.) Garland Schience, Pages 1085-1086 or
Lodish et al. Molecular Cell Biology (4th ed.) W.H. Freeman and Co. Pages 972-973.


Rosen, S.D. and C.R. Bertozzi (1995). The Selectins and Their Ligands.  Curr. Opin. Cell Biol., 7, 663-673.

Tight Junctions and their Components:
Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell (4th ed.) Garland Schience, Pages 1066-1070 or
Lodish et al. Molecular Cell Biology (4th ed.) W.H. Freeman and Co. Pages 602-608.


Stevenson, B.R., and Keon, B.H. (1998). The Tight Junctions: Morphology to Molecules. Annu. Rev. Cell Dev. Biol., 14, 89-109.

Tsukita, S., & Furuse, M. (1999). Occludin and claudin in tight-junction strands: leading or supporting players? Trends in Cell Biol., 9, 268-273.

Gap Junction Proteins:
Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell (4th ed.) Garland Schience, Pages 1074-1080 or
Lodish et al. Molecular Cell Biology (4th ed.) W.H. Freeman and Co. Pages 974-976.


Kumar, M.N., and Gilula, N.B. (1996). The Gap Junction Communication Channel. Cell, 84, 381-388.

Simon, A.M., Goodenough, D.S. (1998). Diverse functions of vertebrate gap junctions. Trends Cell Biol. 8, 477-483.

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