Table of Contents

Josephine C. Adams: Extracellular Matrix Evolution: An Overview.- Hiroshi Wada: Domain Shuffling and the Evolution of Vertebrate Extracellular Matrix.- Jean-Yves Exposito, Claire Lethias: Invertebrate and Vertebrate Collagens.- Fred. W. Keeley: The Evolution of Elastin.- Sacha Jensen, David Yadin, Ian Robertson, Penny Handford: Evolutionary Insights into Fibrillin Structure and Function in the Extracellular Matrix.- Fernando Segade: Molecular Evolution of the Microfibril-associated Proteins: The Fibulins and the MAGPs.- Cristina A. Baratta, Theodore J. Brown, Fahd Al-Dhalaan, Maurice J. Ringuette: Evolution and Function of SPARC and Tenascins: Matricellular Counter-adhesive Glycoproteins with Pleotropic Effects on Angiogenesis and Tissue Fibrosis.- David D. Roberts, William A. Frazier: Thrompospondins and their Receptors: Evolving Functions.- Mark S. Johnson, Jarmo Käpylä, Konstantin Denissiouk, Tomi Airenne, Bhanupratap Singh Chouhan, Jyrki Heino: Evolution of Cell Adhesion to Extracellular Matrix.