Extracellular Matrix and Egg Coats. Current Topics in Developmental Biology Volume 130

Table of Contents

1. The Physical and Biochemical Properties of the Extracellular Matrix Regulate Cell Fate Jonathon M. Muncie and Valerie M. Weaver 2. Matricellular Proteins: Functional Insights From Non-mammalian Animal Models Josephine C. Adams 3. Collagen Fibril Assembly and Function David F. Holmes, Yinhui Lu, Tobias Starborg and Karl E. Kadler 4. Basement Membranes in Development and Disease Rei Sekiguchi and Kenneth M. Yamada 5. Extracellular Determinants of Arterial Morphogenesis, Growth, and Homeostasis Robert P. Mecham and Francesco Ramirez 6. Structure, Function, and Development of the Tectorial Membrane: An Extracellular Matrix Essential for Hearing Richard J. Goodyear and Guy P. Richardson 7. Extracellular Matrix (ECM) and the Sculpting of Embryonic Tissues Bette J. Dzamba and Douglas W. DeSimone 8. The Fish Egg's Zona Pellucida Eveline S. Litscher and Paul M. Wassarman 9. Egg-Coat and Zona Pellucida Proteins of Chicken as a Typical Species of Aves Shunsuke Nishio, Hiroki Okumura and Tsukasa Matsuda 10. The Mouse Egg's Zona Pellucida Paul M. Wassarman and Eveline S. Litscher 11. Conceptus Coats of Marsupials and Monotremes Stephen Frankenberg and Marilyn B. Renfree 12. The Human Egg's Zona Pellucida Satish K. Gupta 13. Structure of Zona Pellucida Module Proteins Marcel Bokhove and Luca Jovine 14. Egg Coat Proteins Across Metazoan Evolution Emily E. Killingbeck and Willie J. Swanson