13. Genetic Instruction of Megakaryocytes and Platelets Derived from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Studies of Integrin Regulation
Ana Kasirer-Friede and Sanford J. Shattil
14. Quantitative Analysis of Integrin Trafficking
Enoir Farage and Patrick T. Caswell
15. Methods to Study Integrin Functions on Exosomes
Eiji Kawamoto, Eun Jeong Park, and Motomu Shimaoka
16. Functional Bioinformatics Analyses of the Matrisome and Integrin Adhesome
Edward Roy Horton
17. Quantifying Polarized Extracellular Matrix Secretion in Cultured Endothelial Cells
Fabiana Clapero, Dora Tortarolo, Donatella Valdembri, and Guido Serini
This volume provides the most cutting edge technologies related to the study of integrin activation and the characterization of their vast interactomes. Chapters detail protocols on experimental approached to quantify focal adhesion parameters, integrin activation, and the lateral interaction of integrins with transmembrane binding partners. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Authoritative and cutting-edge, The Integrin Interactome: Methods and Protocols aims to give the reader a multi-scale journey from single bonds inside protein structures to the function of these crucial adhesion receptors at a whole organism level in physiology and pathology.