ADVANCES IN ENZYMOLOGY : AND RELATED AREAS OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Structure and Regulation of Type 2 Transglutaminase in Relation to Its Physiological Functions and Pathological Roles -- Physiopathological Roles of Human Transglutaminase 2 -- Transglutaminase in Epidermis and Neurological Disease or What Makes a Good Cross-Linking Substrate -- Transglutaminase 2: A New Paradigm for NF- B Involvement in Disease -- Transglutaminase 2 At the Crossroads between Cell Death and Survival -- Tissue Transglutaminase and Its Role in Human Cancer Progression -- Transglutaminase 2 Dysfunctions in the Development of Autoimmune Disorders: Celiac Disease and TG2-/-Mouse -- Effects and Analysis of Transglutamination on Protein Aggregation and Clearance in Neurodegenerative Diseases -- Transglutaminase-Mediated Remodeling of the Human Erythrocyte Membrane Skeleton: Relevance for Erythrocyte Diseases with Shortened Cell Lifespan -- Irreversible Inhibitors of Tissue Transglutaminase -- Methionine Adenosyltransferase (S-Adenosylmethionine Synthetase) -- Index -- Color Plate.