BIO 480
ADHESION
MOLECULES
The Importance of Cell Adhesion
• living organisms to function normally
• keeping the tissues together
• function of migrating cells like white blood cells
• morphogenesis in fetal development
Measurement of
Cell Adhesion Molecules
• flow cytometry
• ELISA
• RT-PCR
• Hybridization
Adhesion Molecules and Cell Skeleton Interactions
• Protection of the basic cell structure
• Transport of cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix signals to the nucleus
• Mechanical support for tissue integrity
• Participating in cell mobility events
Integrin-Extracellular matrix (ECM) interaction
• Extracellular matrix
- organize cells into tissue
- regulation of cellular functions by activating intracellular signaling pathways controlling the cell growth, proliferation, and gene expression
• ECM consists of two basic forms.
Interstitial matrix Fibrillar collagen Elastin
Proteoglycans and hyaluronan Basal membrane
Type IV collagen Laminin
proteoglycan
Both epithelial and mesenchymal cells (eg fibroblasts) interact
with ECM via integrins.
Integrin-ECM interaction uses the same intracellular signaling pathway
using growth factor receptors