Organization and Assembly of Plant and Animal Extracellular Matrix

Contributors

Preface

The Ontogenetic Appearance Of Extracellular Matrix During Sea Urchin Development

I. Introduction

II. Compartmentalization of Extracellular Matrix in the Oocyte

III. Movement of Vesicles before and after Fertilization

IV. Polarization of Cells in ECM Component Release.

V. Hyaline Layer Requirement for Blastocoel Formation

VI. Hyaline Layer Support of Morphogenetic Movements at Mesenchyme Blastula and Gastrula Stages

VII. Basal Lamina as a Substrate for Morphogenesis

References

The Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Cell Wall: Structure, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology

I. Introduction

II. The Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Cell Wall

III. Ultrastructure and Biochemistry of the Inner Cell Wall

IV. Use of Wall-Degrading Enzymes to Elucidate Cell Wall Architecture

V. Chlamydomonas Wall-Degrading Enzymes

VI. Organization and Assembly of the Outer Cell Wall

VII. Molecular Biology of Chlamydomonas HRGPs

VIII. Relationship to Higher Plant HRGPs

IX. Relationship to Animal ECM

References

Assembly of Basement Membrane Proteins

I. Introduction

II. Basement Membrane Proteins

III. Interactions between Basement Membrane Macromolecules

IV. The Assembly Process

References

The Glycine-Rich Cell Wall Proteins of Higher Plants

I. Introduction

II. Cell Wall Proteins of Higher Plants

III. Amino Acid Structure of the GRPs

IV. Transcriptional Expression of GRPs

V. Gene Products of the fbGRP1.8 and ptGRPl Genes

VI. Function of the fbGRPl .8 Gene Product

VII. Evidence for the Presence of Expressed GRPs in Diverse Plant Species

VIII. Summary

References

A Gelling Carbohydrate in Algal Cell Wall Formation

I. Introduction

II. Plant and Animal Acidic Polysaccharides in Extracellular Matrix

III. Cell Wall Formation in the Fucus Zygote

IV. The Relationship between Alginate Structure and Function

V. Alginate Synthesis

VI. Alginate in Rapid Wall Assembly

VII. Alginase in Germination

VIII. Developmental Control of Gelation

IX. Conclusions

References

Plant And Animal Lectins

I. Introduction

II. Distribution

III. Molecular Properties

IV. Gene Organization and Expression

V. Biological Functions

VI. Conclusions

References

Molecular Biology of Plant Cell Wall Hyroxyproline-Rich Glycoproteins Lycoproteins

I. Introduction

II. Molecular Biology of the Extensins

III. Molecular Biology of Other Hydroxyproline-Proline-Rich Proteins

IV. Conclusions and Speculations

V. References

Plant Prolyl Hydroxylase

I. Introduction

II. Assaying Prolyl Hydroxylase

III. Isolating Prolyl Hydroxylase from Plant Sources .

IV. Properties of Plant Prolyl Hydroxylases

V. Localization of Prolyl Hydroxylase Activity in Plant Cells

References

Hydroxyproline-Containing Proteins and their Hydroxylations by Genetically Distinct Prolyl 4-Hydroxylases

I. Occurrence of Peptide-Bound Hydroxyproline

II. Hydroxylation of Prolyl Residues

III. Prolyl Hydroxylases

IV. Substrate Specificity for Prolyl Hydroxylases

V. Purification and Molecular Properties of Prolyl Hydroxylases

VI. Cloning of Prolyl 4-Hydroxylase

VII. Physiological Significance of Prolyl 4-Hydroxylase

References

Index