Edited by
Stanley Zucker, VA Medical Center, Northport, New York, U.S.A.
Wen-Tien Chen, State University of New York at Stony Brooks, New York, U.S.A.
Description
Cell Surface Proteases provides a comprehensive overview of these important enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of a
protein as it degrades to a simpler substance. In the 1990s, an explosion of new discoveries shed light on the role of cell surface proteases
and extended it beyond degradation of extracellular matrix components to include its influence on growth factors, cell signaling, and
other cellular events. This volume unites the scientific literature from across disciplines and teases out unified themes of interactions
between cell surface proteases and interconnecting cell surface-related systems -- including integrins and other adhesion molecules.
Scientists and students involved in developmental biology, cell biology and disease processes will find this an indispensable resource.
Included in series
Current Topics in Developmental Biology
Audience:
Developmental biologists, cell biologists, genetics researchers, and molecular biologists.
