Gordon Conference on Fibronectin and Related Macromolecules in Oxnard, CA (February 15-20, 1993)

要求为关于纤维连接蛋白的戈登会议提供资金， 相关大分子将于2月在加州的奥克斯纳德举行会议 1993. 细胞外粘附素，纤维连接蛋白， 与跨膜受体相互作用已被证明适用于 许多粘合系统。 与此同时， 纤连蛋白的跨膜受体 整合素家族的功能和结构相关 细胞表面受体 这些受体及其配体是 参与所有类型细胞的许多基本功能，包括 植物，例如，粘附，形状的确定，分化， 迁移、细胞骨架组织和 细胞外基质 接下来的挑战是 几年的时间是理解和组织大量的新的 结构信息和基于它的设计实验。这 会议将作为一个宝贵的论坛，介绍和讨论 新的信息，确定问题领域，并计划新的方法。

Funds are requested for a Gordon Conference on fibronectin and related macromolecules to meet in Oxnard, California, in February 1993. The paradigm of an extracellular adhesin, fibronectin, interacting with a transmembrane receptor has proven applicable to a number of adhesion systems. In parallel has come the realization that the transmembrane receptor for fibronectin is only one member of the integrin family of functionally and structurally related cell surface receptors. These receptors and their ligands are involved in many basic functions of cells of all types, including plants, e.g., adhesion, determination of shape, differentiation, migration, cytoskeletal organization, and organization of extracellular matrix. The challenge to the field over the next several years is to comprehend and organize the large amount of new structural information and design experiments based on it. This conference will serve as a valuable forum to present and discuss new information, identify problem areas, and plan new approaches.