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Cell Polarity in Development and Disease

  • 1st Edition, Volume 154 - April 25, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Ulrich Tepass
  • Language: English

Cell Polarity in Development and Disease, Volume 154 in the Methods in Cell Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapte… Read more

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Cell Polarity in Development and Disease, Volume 154 in the Methods in Cell Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics, including Cell polarity in the protist-to-animal transition, Polarized actin networks in development: Case studies from Drosophila, Protein clustering and cell polarization, Polarity in the Drosophila female germline, Context Matters: Mechanisms governing epithelial polarization in C. elegans, Epithelial polarity in the fly: Principles and diversity, Polarizing epithelial expulsion and expulsion driven by mispolarization, The Role of Apical-Basal Polarization in the Mammalian First Cell Fate Decision, and much more.

Key features

  • Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors
  • Presents the latest release in the Methods in Cell Biology series
  • Updated release includes the latest information on Cell Polarity in Development and Disease

Readership

Scientists and researchers

Table of contents

1. Cell polarity in the protist-to-animal transition
David Booth and Thibaut Brunet

2. Polarized actin networks in development: Case studies from Drosophila
Tony Harris

3. Protein clustering and cell polarization
Edwin Munro

4. Polarity in the Drosophila female germline
Daniel St Johnston

5. Context Matters: Mechanisms governing epithelial polarization in C. elegans
Jessica Feldman

6. Epithelial polarity in the fly: Principles and diversity.
Ulrich Tepass

7. Polarising epithelial expulsion and expulsion driven by mispolarisation
Romain Levayer

8. The Role of Apical-Basal Polarization in the Mammalian First Cell Fate Decision
Magdalena M. Zernicka-Goetz

9. Polarity in immune cells
Ana-Maria Lennon-Duménil and Paolo Pierobon

10. Mammalian Dachsous and Fat cadherins in tissue organization
Helen McNeill

11. Polarity in breast development and cancer
Luke McCaffrey

12. Polarity in lung development and disease
Xaralabos Varelas

13. Polarity in skin development and cancer
Terry Lechler

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 154
  • Published: April 28, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Ulrich Tepass

Ulrich Tepass is at University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Affiliations and expertise
University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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