Tetraspanins

Tetraspanin proteins have recently emerged as a new class of modulators of various processes involving cell surface receptors, including cell migration and invasion, host immune responses, cell-cell fusion, and viral infection. The book summarises recent advances in the fields of biology in which th...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Berditchevski, Fedor (Editor), Rubinstein, Eric (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:Proteins and Cell Regulation ; 9
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:Tetraspanin proteins have recently emerged as a new class of modulators of various processes involving cell surface receptors, including cell migration and invasion, host immune responses, cell-cell fusion, and viral infection. The book summarises recent advances in the fields of biology in which the role of tetraspanins have been established and also covers the molecular evolution of the tetraspanin superfamily and structural aspects of the organisation of tetraspanin microdomains.
Physical Description:X, 418 p. online resource.
ISBN:9789400760707