Review
Praise for the Second Edition
"A major strength of this book is the authors themselves who are reputable and internationally known investigators of extracellular matrix research... a major change of this edition is the inclusion of matrix metalloproteinases involved in the deposition and degradation of the extracellular matrix... This is a well written and well organized book containing the latest
information about this diverse group of important biological molecules."
--Stephen Lam, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, FOR DOODY'S ELECTRONIC JOURNAL
Reviews of the First Edition:
"The easy accessibility and organized information should make the
ECM FactsBook a must in every ECM laboratory. For students in other areas, this comprehensive book is a useful guide to what might seem frequently to be a confusing array of molecules. For teachers, the schematic presentations of the different ECM molecules are useful. For scientists in the field, the book has a collection of the accession numbers to cDNA's. I strongly recommend the
ECM FactsBook (and) recommend...the next edition."
--TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY
From the Back Cover
How do you keep track of basic information on the proteins you work with? Where do you find details on their physicochemical properties, amino acid sequences, gene organization? Are you tired of scanning review articles, primary papers and databases to locate that elusive fact?
The Academic Press FactsBook series has established itself as the best source of easily-accessible and accurate facts about protein groups. Described as 'A growing series of excellent manuals' by
Molecular Medicine Today, and 'Essential works of reference' by
Trends in Biochemical Sciences, the FactsBooks have become the most popular comprehensive data resources available. Using the same easy-to-follow format, the new second editions will now keep you up-to-date with the latest advances, and provide you with all the new facts at your fingertips. Meticulously researched and compiled by experts in the field, keeping abreast of developments has never been so easy!
The Second Edition of
The Extracellular Matrix FactsBook has been completely revised, updated and expanded by over 50%. It contains over 85 entries on the diverse group of macromolecules that assemble to form the extracellular matrix.
Entries provides information on
* Molecular structure
* Isolation
* Primary structure
* Structural and functional sites
* Gene structure
* Database accession numbers
* Key references
