The aim of these conferences is to promote the growing field of tetraspanin research and to support both established and early career researchers working in this field. We invite abstract submission that highlight tetraspanin functions in immunity, cancer, infections and other deseases, signaling and membrane organization.

Early bird registration deadline: June 25th 2019

Abstract submission deadline: July 15th 2019

Tetraspanins are transmembrane proteins that have the ability to form extended subdomains by means of their strong tendency to associate laterally with one another and with adhesion and signalling molecules, proteases and viral proteins. Thereby they anchor specific proteins to one site of the cell membrane forming microclusters, which then organize further to larger assemblies, referred to as tetraspanin enriched microdomains (TEMs).

These TEMs are involved in numerous physiological and pathophysiological processes including structure and function of B cell co-receptor complexes, regulation of the immune microenvironment in cancer and entry and replication of pathogens.

Therefore, tetraspanins have emerged as important therapeutic targets in diverse type of diseases.

For more information please find following link:

http://www.unimedizin-mainz.de/virologie/research/9th-european-conference-on-tetraspanins.html