Metal Ions in Life Sciences

Metal Ions in Life Sciences (MILS) is a series of books edited by Astrid, Helmut and Roland Sigel, which reflects the interdisciplinary nature of biological inorganic chemistry. The series was initially published by Wiley VCH, then the Royal Society of Chemistry^[1] It is now published by Springer and available to read on-line.^[2] Each volume contains between 12 and 18 articles by internationally recognized experts. The series follows on from the 44-volume series entitled "Metal Ions in Biological Systems".

Historical development

The journal Bioinorganic Chemistry was founded in 1970 to publish papers in the newly emerging discipline of studies of bioinorganic chemistry. This was concerned mostly, but not entirely, with the role of metal ions. "Metal Ions in Biological Systems" was begun three years later by Helmut Sigel and subsequently his wife Astrid, both at the University of Basel. The series was published by Marcel Dekker. Over a period of somewhat more than 30 years 44 volumes were published. Their son Roland Sigel, at the University of Zurich, was also involved in the last two volumes.

In 2004 Dekker has been taken over by Taylor and Francis under its CRC Press imprint.^[3]

The Sigels then launched a new series entitled "Metal Ions in Life Sciences". The first four volumes were published by John Wiley & Sons.^[4] From 2009 the series is published by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Volumes

• MILS 1: Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland, K.O., ed. (2006). Neurodegenerative diseases and metal ions. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-01488-2.^[5]
• MILS 2: Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland, K.O., ed. (2007). Neurodegenerative diseases and metal ions. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-01671-8.^[6]
• MILS 3: Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland, K.O., ed. (2007). The ubiquitous roles of cytochrome P450 proteins. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-01672-5.^[7]
• MILS 4: Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland, K.O., ed. (2008). Biomineralization. From nature to application. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-03525-2.^[8]
• MILS 5: Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland, K.O., ed. (2009). Metallothioneins and related chelators. Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 978-1-84755-899-2.^[9][10][11]
• MILS 6: Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland, K.O., ed. (2009). Metal-carbon bonds in enzymes and cofactors. Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 978-1-84755-915-9. Reviews^[12][13]
• MILS 7: Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland, K.O., ed. (2010). Organometallics in environment and toxicology. Royal Society of Chemistry. doi:10.1039/9781849730822. ISBN 978-1-84755-177-1. Review^[14]
• MILS 8: Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland, K.O., ed. (2011). Metal Ions in Toxicology: Effects, Interactions, Interdependencies. RSC Publishing. doi:10.1039/9781849732116. ISBN 978-1-84973-091-4.
• MILS 9: Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland, K.O., ed. (2011). Structural and Catalytic Roles of Metal Ions in RNA. RSC Publishing. doi:10.1039/9781849732512. ISBN 978-1-84973-094-5.
• MILS 10: Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland, K.O., ed. (2012). Interplay between Metal ions and Nucleic acids. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2172-2. ISBN 978-94-007-2171-5.
• MILS 11: Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland, K.O., ed. (2013). Cadmium:From Toxicity to Essentiality. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-5179-8. ISBN 978-94-007-5178-1.
• MILS 12: Banci, Lucia, ed. (2013). Metallomics and the Cell. Series editors Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland K.O. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-5561-1. ISBN 978-94-007-5560-4.
• MILS 13: Interrelations between Essential Metal Ions and Human Diseases. Series editors Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland K.O. Springer. 2013. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7500-8. ISBN 978-94-007-7499-5.
• MILS 14: The Metal-Driven Biogeochemistry of Gaseous Compounds in the Environment. Series editors Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland K.O. Guest Editors Peter M.H. Kroneck, Martha E. Sosa Torres. Springer. 2014. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9269-1. ISBN 978-94-017-9268-4.
• MILS 15: Sustaining Life on Planet Earth: Metalloenzymes Mastering Dioxygen and Other Chewy Gases. Series editors Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland K.O. Guest Editors Peter M.H. Kroneck, Martha E. Sosa Torres. Springer. 2015. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-12415-5. ISBN 978-3-319-12414-8.
• MILS 16: The Alkali Metal Ions: Their Role for Life. Series editors Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland K.O. Springer. 2016. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-21756-7. ISBN 978-3-319-21755-0.

References

1. Royal Society of Chemistry -- series website
2. Springer -- series website
3. CRC Press Metal Ions in Biological System series web site
4. John Wiley -- series web site
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