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The Epithelium–Molecular Landscaping for an Interactive Barrier


Publishing date
01 Jan 2010
Status
Published
Submission deadline
01 Jul 2009

Lead Editor

1Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL 32816, USA

2Department of Nephrology, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan

3UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland

4Departments of Urology and Pathology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA


The Epithelium–Molecular Landscaping for an Interactive Barrier

Description

The epithelium is the most unique structure of the body as it is the layer that faces the outside environment. The epithelium must protect the body from the various environmental insults, such as pathogens, particles, and mechanical forces. In this role, the epithelium will sustain injuries, which must then be properly repaired to restore the original tissue structure and integrity. The epithelium must at the same time allow material transfer and exchange with the outside environment, absorbing nutrients, and removing waste. At the plasma membrane of the epithelial cells, these tasks are carried out by structural proteins and protein complexes, receptors, channels, carriers and pumps, and proteases. These molecules must be delivered to the appropriate topological location, while the abundance and activities of these molecules must also be precisely regulated. The goal of this special issue is to develop a comprehensive picture of the epithelial membrane molecular landscape in multiple dimensions: transport and trafficking, changes during normal tissue development and differentiation, changes during tissue injury, and changes during tissue repair and regeneration.

We are inviting original research and review articles addressing the epithelial membrane molecular landscape with a functional interpretation on the dynamic roles played by the epithelium. The topics to be considered include, but are not limited to:

  • Intercellular adhesions and junctions
  • Channels, carriers, and pumps
  • Membrane-anchored receptors
  • Membrane-anchored proteases
  • Endocytosis, recycling of membrane proteins, and transcytosis
  • Invasion of pathogens
  • Mechanosensing
  • Epithelial-matrix adhesions

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