Integrin-Ligand Interaction

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Integrins—A Versatile and Old Family of Cell Adhesion Molecules....Pages 1-40
Extracellular Matrix Constituents as Integrin Ligands....Pages 41-83
Binding Studies of Integrins with Their Respective Ligands....Pages 85-100
Recognition Sites of RGD-Dependent Integrins....Pages 101-121
The Ligand Recognition Motifs of α 4 -Integrins and Leukocyte Integrins....Pages 123-139
Conformation-Dependent Recognition Sites....Pages 141-155
Snake Venom Disintegrins and Disintegrin-Like Domains: Soluble Antagonists and Cellular Ligands of Integrin Receptors....Pages 157-173
Microbial Pathogens and Integrin Interactions....Pages 175-197
Ligand Binding Sites Within the Integrins....Pages 199-217
Activation States of Integrins....Pages 219-240
Post-Ligand Binding Events: Outside-In Signaling Through the Integrins....Pages 241-251
Integrins During Development....Pages 253-267
Back Matter....Pages 269-273