I Domains in Integrins / Edition 1

by Donald Gullberg

Overview

In vertebrates, the integrin family includes 24 members. As the alpha-chains were sequenced, some were observed to have an inserted domain similar to the A domain in several matrix and complement proteins. This inserted ligand binding domain is interactive and was called the I domain in integrins. More recently structural data have shown that an integrin beta-chain also contains an I domain. Nine of the currently known 18 alpha-chains contain an I domain.

This book systematically goes through the current knowledge about these integrins, including the newest additions to the integrin family, the collagen-binding alpha10beta1 and alpha11beta1 integrins. The book discusses ligand binding, signalling properties, knock-out phenotypes and possible involvement in disease. This book comprehensively reviews the current knowledge about I domains in integrins and will serve as a useful reference book for scientists in this field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306478369
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	07/31/2003
Series:	Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit
Edition description:	2003
Pages:	186
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Preface.

1. Evolution of Integrin I-Domains; M.S. Johnson, D. Tuckwell.

2. Integrin alpha1beta1; H. Gardner.

3. Function of alpha2beta1 Integrin; M.M. Zutter, S.A. Santoro.

4. Structure Distribution and Function of alpha10beta1 Integrin; E. Lundgren-Åkerlund, M. Schneller. 5. Structure and Function of alpha11beta1 Integrin; D. Gullberg, S.N. Popova, C.-F. Tiger.

6. Structure and Activation of beta2-Integrins; C.G. Gahmberg, S. Fagerholm.

7. Integrin alphaEbeta7: Molecular Features and Functional Significance in the Immune System; P.J. Kilshaw, J.M.G. Higgins.

8. Structural Aspects of Integrins; R.C. Liddington.

9. Integrin Recognition Motifs in Collagens; R.W. Farndale.

10. Cellular Signaling by Collagen-Binding Integrins; J. Heino.

11. Collagen-Binding Integrins and Disease; B. Eckes, B. Nieswandt, T. Krieg.

12. Integrins in Immune and Inflammatory Disease; A.R. de Fougerolles.

Index.