CCN PROTEINS: A NEW FAMILY OF CELL GROWTH AND DIFFERENTIATION REGULATORS - Hardcover

Takigawa, Masaharu; Perbal, Bernard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 186094552X ISBN 13: 9781860945526

Publisher: Imperial College Press, 2005

Synopsis

The CCN Proteins are thought to play key roles in the biology of normal cell, tissue, organ, and body, and altered expression of CCN proteins is associated with several pathologies, including fibrosis and cancer. Because of its importance, the CCN field is expanding at a fast pace. Research articles in this field have recently increased logarithmically, and a book that is up-to-date, comprehensive, authoritative and affords insights into the biological roles of CCN proteins, is timely.CCN Protein: A New Family of Cell Growth and Differentiation Regulators presents the most recent progress in the field of CCN proteins, a new family of secretory signaling molecules that are involved in several fundamental biological progress. These proteins share a unique multimodular organization and present a partial identity with four families of regulatory proteins controling growth and development. The book covers the roles of CCN proteins in the control of cell proliferation and differentiation during normal development, wound repair, chondrogenesis and bone development, angiogenesis, tissue regeneration, fibrosis, renal diseases and cancer development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Imperial College Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 186094552X
• ISBN 13: 9781860945526
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 324