Intercellular Communication in Cancer

Book Overview

Preface, Contributors

1- Beyond the channel: Role of connexins in regulating normal and cancerous processes in the mammary gland.

2- Connexins: Bridging the gap between the tumor microenvironment and cancer cell communication in brain tumors.

3- MicroRNA and Gap Junctions in Glioblastoma cells: Implications for cellular therapy.

4- Dynamic regulation of adherens junctions: implication in cell differentiation and tumor development.

5- Cadherin-based cell-cell adhesions: adhesion structure, signalling and computational modeling.

6- E-cadherin/catenin complex modulations in human oral cancer.

7- Tumor-derived exosomes in metastasis signaling and implications.

8- Tunneling Nanotubes: Intercellular conduits for direct cell-to-cell communication in cancer.

9- Cell-Cell Fusion, Chemotaxis and Metastasis.

10- Role of the family of Ephs and Ephrins in non-junctional cell-cell communication in cancer.

11- Computational approaches to modeling of molecular interactions in multicellular systems.

12- Contact Normalization or Escape from the Matrix.

13- Intercellular communication, the tumor microenvironment, and tumor progression.

Index

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9402404244
• ISBN13: 9789402404241
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"