The biochemistry of cell adhesion and communication (Introduction)

by dhw, Friday, December 18, 2015, 20:20 (3262 days ago) @ David Turell

DAVID: We have discussed inter-cellular communication. This article shows how a series of molecular cascade reactions tell a cell it has adhered to its neighbor and receives communication to act upon-http://www.mechanobio.info/modules/go-0007229-David's comment: A highly complex biochemistry article, but what it says is cells communicate and adhere thru a series of molecular cascade reactions. All of this easily follows instructional information organization, using the natural functional reactions of protein molecules. Shapiro et al. work at the single cell level, and their discussion only covers that level of biochemistry.-We all know that cells communicate, and we also know that cells form communities. I don't understand your comment about Shapiro et al. Are you implying they don't realize that communication requires partners, and cells work in communities?