title: Cell adhesion molecules and the regulation of development.
abstract: Cell adhesion molecules, in conjunction with the other morphoregulatory molecules, substrate adhesion molecules and cell junctional molecules, are dynamically expressed in coordinate patterns throughout development. Their activities are linked to a variety of cellular processes, and their ability to influence mechanochemical processes allows them to influence a variety of other fundamental developmental events. The clinical significance of these molecules remains to be determined, but they are clearly involved in a number of pathologic conditions and could become the focus of a wide range of diagnostic techniques and eventually even therapeutic designs.
authors.affiliation: Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal