Cecilio J. Vidal
Editor

2011

When I was invited to edit this volume on posttranslational modifications (PTM) of proteins in health and disease, and after nearly 30 years of uninterrupted teaching of molecular biology of the cell and signal transduction phenomena, I knew the challenge that awaited me, considering the enormous variety of PTM that proteins can undergo, their tremendous importance for normal cell biology, and their requirement for keeping tissues in a healthy state.