Lecture 2 Flashcards
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ECM in insects/fungi
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Chitin
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ECM in plants
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Cellulose
2
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ECM in animals
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Carbohydrates, proteins, collagen, proteoglycans
3
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Five families of adhesion molecules
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Immunoglobulin, selectins, transmembrane proteoglycans, cadherins, and integrins.
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Transmembrane adhesion molecules that bind epithelial cells
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Cadherins
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Couple the cytoskeleton and the ECM
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Integrins
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Cell-cell adhesion molecules, localized to lateral sides of squamous epithelia
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Desmosomes
