Preface ......................................................... v
Contributors ................................................... ix
Part I: Molecular Biology
1 Retroviral Delivery of ECM Genes ............................. 3
Vitali Alexeev and Olga Igoucheva
2 Tissue-Specific КО of ECM Proteins .......................... 15
Mara Brancaccio, Emila Turco, and Emilio Hirsch
3 Recombinant Collagen Trimers from Insect Cells and Yeast .... 51
Johanna Myllyharju
4 Eukaryotic Expression and Purification of Recombinant
Extracellular Matrix Proteins Carrying the Strep II Tag ..... 63
Neil Smyth, Uwe Odenthal, Barbara Merkl, and Mats Paulsson
5 Preparation of Recombinant Fibronectin Fragments for
Functional and Structural Studies ........................... 73
David Staunton, Christopher J. Millard, A. Radu Aricescu,
and Iain D. Campbell
Part II: Biochemical and Biophysical Analysis
6 Quantitative Determination of Collagen Cross-links ......... 103
Nicholas C. Avery, Trevor J. Sims, and Allen J. Bailey
7 ECM Macromolecules: Height-Mapping and Nano-Mechanics
Using Atomic Force Microscopy .............................. 123
Nigel W. Hodson, Cay M. Kielty, and Michael J. Sherratt
8 Atomic Force Microscopy Measurements of Intermolecular
Binding Forces ............................................. 143
Gradimir N. Misevic, Yannis Karamanos, and Nikola
J. Misevic
9 Mass-Mapping of ECM Macromolecules by Scanning
Transmission Electron Microscopy ............................ 151
Michael J. Sherratt, Helen K. Graham, Cay M. Kielty, and
David F. Holmes
10 Chemical Microscopy of Biological Samples by Dynamic Mode
Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry ............................. 163
Gradimir N. Misevic, Bernard Rasser, Vic Norris, Cédric
Dérue, David Gibouin, Fabrice Lefebvre, Marie-Claire
Verdus, Anthony Delaune,Guillaume Legent, and Camille
Ripoll
11 ECM Macromolecules: Rotary Shadowing and Transmission
Electron Microscopy ......................................... 175
Michael J. Sherratt, Roger S. Meadows, Helen K. Graham,
Cay M. Kielty, and David F. Holmes
12 Using Self-Assembled Monolayers to Pattern ECM Proteins
and Cells on Substrates ..................................... 183
Emanuele Ostuni, George M. Whitesides, Donald E. Ingber,
and Christopher S. Chen
13 Solid Phase Assays for Studying ECM Protein-Protein
Interactions ................................................ 195
A Paul Mould
Part III: Cell Biology Assays
14 Cell Adhesion Assays ........................................ 203
Martin J. Humphries
15 ECM Degradation Assays for Analyzing Local Cell Invasion .... 211
Vira V. Artym, Kenneth M. Yamada, and Susette C. Mueller
16 Fluorescence-Based Assays for In Vitro Analysis of Cell
Adhesion and Migration ...................................... 221
Paola Spessotto, Katia Lacrima, Pier Andrea Nicolosi,
Eliana Pivetta, Martina Scapolan, and Roberto Perris
17 Fibrin Gel Model for Assessment of Cellular Contractility ... 251
Sharona Even-Ram
18 Fluorescent Labeling Techniques for Investigation of
Fibronectin Fibrillogenesis (Labeling Fibronectin
Fibrillogenesis) ............................................ 261
Roumen Pankov and Albena Momchilova
19 Stromagenesis During Tumorigenesis: Characterization
of Tumor-Associated Fibroblasts and Stroma-Derived 3D
Matrices .................................................... 275
Remedies Castelló-Cros and Edna Cukierman
Part IV: Organ Models
20 Tissue Recombinants to Study Extracellular Matrix
Targeting to Basement Membranes ............................ 309
Patricia Simon-Assmann, Anne-Laure Bolcato-Bellemin,
Annick Klein, and Michèle Kedinger
21 ECM and FGF-Dependent Assay of Embryonic SMG Epithelial
Morphogenesis: Investigating Growth Factor/Matrix
Regulation of Gene Expression During Submandibular Gland
Development ................................................ 319
Ivan T. Rebustini and Matthew P. Hoffman
22 Analyzing how Cell Adhesion Controls Mammary Gland
Function by Transplantation of Embryonic Mammary Tissue
from Knockout Mice ......................................... 331
Teresa C.M. Klinowska and Charles H. Streuli
Part V: Tissue Engineering
23 Characterizing ECM Production by Cells Encapsulated in
Hydrogels .................................................. 349
Iossif A. Strehin and Jennifer H. Elisseeff
24 Issue Engineering and Cell-Populated Collagen Matrices ..... 363
Paul D. Kemp
Index ......................................................... 371
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