Epithelial Organization and Development

Epithelia are one of the commonest tissue types in the animal kingdom. Chapters from leading scientists in the major international research laboratories use examples from different systems to illustrate the form and function of epithelia. An important theme is the way in which epithelial cells differentiate to specialized tissue - reversal of this process occurs when cells become tumorigenic. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Intercellular junctions and cell adhesion in epithelial cells....Pages 1-52 Shaping an epithelial cell: the role of cell adhesion molecules in the reorganization of the membrane cytoskeleton....Pages 53-88 Biogenetic pathways and targeting signals in polarized epithelia....Pages 89-110 Trophectoderm biogenesis in the preimplantation mouse embryo....Pages 111-136 The formation and fate of the blastoderm epithelium of the Drosophila embryo....Pages 137-161 Development of kidney epithelial cells....Pages 163-190 Development of the insect Malpighian tubule....Pages 191-218 The establishment and maintenance of hepatocyte surface polarity....Pages 219-244 Cytoskeletal components in intestinal brush border morphogenesis: an evaluation of their function....Pages 245-271 The role of yolk sac and gut epithelial cells in maternal immunoglobulin transport....Pages 273-298 Cell adhesion and the basement membrane in early epidermal morphogenesis....Pages 299-327 Functional interplay between extracellular matrix and extracellular matrix-degrading proteinases in the mammary gland: a coordinate system for regulating mammary epithelial function....Pages 329-351 Salivary epithelium branching morphogenesis....Pages 353-375 Back Matter....Pages 377-385