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Tetraspanins

  • The book is a unique compilation of review articles which comprehensively describe tetraspanin evolution, structure and their function at the molecular level
  • The book discusses a diverse range of biological phenomena and cellular functions that involve tetraspanin proteins
  • The book is well supported by the illustrative material to help the readers to follow the flow of information
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Proteins and Cell Regulation (PROR)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Structural Bases for Tetraspanin Functions

    • Michel Seigneuret, Hélène Conjeaud, Hui-Tang Zhang, Xiang-Peng Kong
    Pages 1-29
  3. The Evolution of Tetraspanins Through a Phylogenetic Lens

    • Rob DeSalle, Tung-Tien Sun, Tjard Bergmann, Antonio Garcia-España
    Pages 31-45
  4. Organisation of the Tetraspanin Web

    • Eric Rubinstein, Stéphanie Charrin, Michael G. Tomlinson
    Pages 47-90
  5. Dynamic Partitioning of Tetraspanins Within Plasma Membranes

    • Olga Barreiro, Francisco Sanchez-Madrid, Cédric Espenel, Pierre-Emmanuel Milhiet
    Pages 91-108
  6. Tetraspanins as Regulators of Protein Trafficking

    • Elena Odintsova, Fedor Berditchevski
    Pages 109-130
  7. The Role of Tetraspanins in Cell Migration and Intercellular Adhesion

    • Emilio Tejera, Mónica Sala-Valdés, Vera Rocha-Perugini, María Yáñez-Mó
    Pages 131-167
  8. Genetic Evidence for Tetraspanin Functions

    • Martin E. Hemler
    Pages 169-186
  9. Tetraspanins in Lower Eukaryotes

    • Hiroki Moribe, Eisuke Mekada
    Pages 187-201
  10. The Role of Tetraspanin Complexes in Egg-Sperm Fusion

    • Virginie Barraud-Lange, Claude Boucheix
    Pages 203-231
  11. Tetraspanins and Immunity

    • Mark D. Wright, Shoshana Levy
    Pages 233-255
  12. Tetraspanins in Cancer

    • Leonie K. Ashman, Margot Zöller
    Pages 257-298
  13. Uroplakins as Unique Tetraspanin Networks

    • Tung-Tien Sun, Gert Kreibich, Angel Pellicer, Xiang-Peng Kong, Xue-Ru Wu
    Pages 299-320
  14. Essential Tetraspanin Functions in the Vertebrate Retina

    • Andrew F. X. Goldberg
    Pages 321-343
  15. The Role of CD81 in HCV and Plasmodium Infection

    • Laurence Cocquerel, Olivier Silvie
    Pages 345-386
  16. Back Matter

    Pages 403-418

About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , School of Cancer Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Fedor Berditchevski

  • INSERM U1004, Villejuif, France

    Eric Rubinstein

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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