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Extracellular Matrix in Development [electronic resource] / edited by Douglas W. DeSimone, Robert P. Mecham.

By: DeSimone, Douglas W [editor.].
Contributor(s): Mecham, Robert P [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Biology of Extracellular Matrix: Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: X, 253 p. 41 illus., 37 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642359354.Subject(s): Life sciences | Cytokines | Cytology | Stem cells | Developmental biology | Life Sciences | Developmental Biology | Cell Biology | Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering | Cytokines and Growth Factors | Stem CellsDDC classification: 571.8 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Part I Informational signals in extracellular matrix and matrix influences on cell movement in the developing embryo -- Part II Extracellular matrix-direct morphogenesis, growth factor signaling, and maintenance of the stem cell niche -- Part III Model organisms and the lexicon of developmental signals associated with the extracellular matrix.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Cells in the developing embryo depend on signals from the extracellular environment to help guide their differentiation. An important mediator in this process is the extracellular matrix – secreted macromolecules that interact to form large protein networks outside the cell. During development, the extracellular matrix serves to separate adjacent cell groups, participates in establishing morphogenic gradients, and, through its ability to interact directly will cell-surface receptors, provides developmental clocks and positional information. This volume discusses how the extracellular matrix influences fundamental developmental processes and how model systems can be used to elucidate ECM function. The topics addressed range from how ECM influences early development as well as repair processes in the adult that recapitulate developmental pathways. The series Biology of Extracellular Matrix is published in collaboration with the American Society for Matrix Biology.
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Part I Informational signals in extracellular matrix and matrix influences on cell movement in the developing embryo -- Part II Extracellular matrix-direct morphogenesis, growth factor signaling, and maintenance of the stem cell niche -- Part III Model organisms and the lexicon of developmental signals associated with the extracellular matrix.

Cells in the developing embryo depend on signals from the extracellular environment to help guide their differentiation. An important mediator in this process is the extracellular matrix – secreted macromolecules that interact to form large protein networks outside the cell. During development, the extracellular matrix serves to separate adjacent cell groups, participates in establishing morphogenic gradients, and, through its ability to interact directly will cell-surface receptors, provides developmental clocks and positional information. This volume discusses how the extracellular matrix influences fundamental developmental processes and how model systems can be used to elucidate ECM function. The topics addressed range from how ECM influences early development as well as repair processes in the adult that recapitulate developmental pathways. The series Biology of Extracellular Matrix is published in collaboration with the American Society for Matrix Biology.

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