edited by C. G. dos Remedios and D. D. Thomas Springer-Verlag (2001) 269 pages. ISBN 3-540-67110-2£82.50/US$120.00
Like other established fields, the cytoskeleton has its canon — a collection of books found in every lab studying microtubules, actin or intermediate filaments. First, there is the grand catalog, The Handbook of Cytoskeletal and Motor Proteins by Kreis and Vale. It is a comprehensive and democratic bestiary, devoting nearly as much space to exotic proteins such as transgelin and hisactophilin as to actin itself. For a residue by residue tour of major players such as actin, myosin and spectrin there is the Protein Profiles series. For detailed methods and protocols there is the remarkable Cell Biology: A Laboratory Manual edited by Julio Celis, as well as a handful of volumes of Methods in Enzymology. In addition, at the introductory level there are several good books including Molecules of the Cytoskeleton by Amos...
