Cell Polarity 2 Role in Development and Disease /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ebnet, Klaus (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Cancer research.; Human physiology.; Cell biology.; Developmental biology.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Developmental Biology.; Cancer Research.; Human Physiology.

This work provides a state-of-the art overview on the most relevant aspects of cell polarity. Volume 2 discusses the physiological and pathophysiological relevance of cell polarity. It especially focuses on pathophysiological conditions in which one or several aspects of cell polarity are impaired,...

Table of Contents:

• Cell Polarity in One-Cell C. elegans Embryos: Ensuring an Accurate and Precise Spatial Axis During Development
• Establishment and Maintenance of Cell Polarity in the C. elegans Intestine
• Apicobasal Polarity and Lumen Formation During Development
• Asymmetric Cell Division and Development of the Central Nervous System in Drosophila
• Polarity Control of Spindle Positioning in the C. elegans Embryo
• Par Proteins in Tumor Formation and Progression
• Cell Polarity: A Key Defence Mechanism Against Infection and Cancer Cell Invasion? Cell Polarity in Mammary Gland Morphogenesis and Breast Cancer
• Cellular Polarity and Pathogenicity.