The Extracellular matrix factsbook
By: Shirley Ayad ... [et al.]
Contributors: Ayad, Shirley
Series: FactsBook series; Factsbook series
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London; San Diego, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
Subjects: Extracellular matrix -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Description: How do you keep track of basic information on the proteins you work with? Where do you find details of 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 new Academic Press FactsBook series will satisfy scientists and clinical researchers suffering from information overload. Each volume provides a catalogue of the essential properties of families of molecules. Gene organization, amino acid sequences, physicochemical properties, and biological activity are presented using a common, easy to follow format. Taken together they compile everything you wanted to know about proteins but were too busy to look for.

The Extracellular Matrix FactsBook contains over 40 entries on the diverse group of macromolecules that assemble to form the extracellular matrix, including aggrecan, cartilage matrix proteins, collagens, fibrinogen, and laminins. Entries provide information on molecular structure, isolation, primary structure, database accession numbers, structural and functional sites, gene structure, and key references.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Introductory material; title: Extracellular matrices; title: Aggrecan; title: Biglycan; title: Bone sialoprotein; title: Cartilage matrix protein; title: Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein; title: Collagen types I-XVI; title: Decorin; title: Elastin; title: Entactin; title: Fibrillin; title: Fibrinogen; title: Fibromodulin; title: Fibronectin; title: Fibulin; title: Laminins; title: Link protein; title: Lumican; title: Matrix gla protein; title: Microfibril-associated glycoprotein; title: Osteocalcin; title: Osteonectin; title: Osteopontin; title: Perlecan; title: Phosphoryn; title: Tenascin; title: Thrombospondin; title: Versican; title: Vitronectin; title: Von Willebrand factor