Tetraspanins

Foreword.- 1 Structural Bases for Tetraspanin Functions.- 2 The Evolution of Tetraspanins Through a Phylogenetic Lens.- 3 Organisation of the Tetraspanin Web.- 4 Dynamic Partitioning of Tetraspanins Within Plasma Membranes.- 5 Tetraspanins as Regulators of Protein Trafficking.- 6 The Role of Tetraspanins in Cell Migration and Intercellular Adhesion.- 7 Genetic Evidence for Tetraspanin Functions.- 8 Tetraspanins in Lower Eukaryotes.- 9 The Role of Tetraspanin Complexes in Egg-Sperm Fusion.- 10 Tetraspanins and Immunity.- 11 Tetraspanins in Cancer.- 12 Uroplakins as Unique Tetraspanin Networks.- 13 Essential Tetraspanin Functions in the Vertebrate Retina.- 14 The Role of CD81 in HCV and Plasmodium Infection.- 15 Tetraspanins as Facilitators of Viral and Cellular Information Transfer.- Index.