This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Extracellular Matrix in Development and Disease" that was published in IJMS

Cells in the developing embryo depend on signals from the extracellular environment to help guide their differentiation. An important mediator in this process i

Knowledge of the extracellular matrix (ECM) is essential to understand cellular differentiation, tissue development, and tissue remodeling. This volume of the s

Extracellular matrix proteins are serious, common human diseases that are caused by mutations in genes that encode these proteins. This has spurred a great numb

In most tissues, cells are surrounded by an extracellular matrix (ECM) containing proteins such as collagen, laminin, and fibronectin. The ECM plays an importan