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Dynamic aspects of cell surface organization /
Cell Surface Reviews, Volume 3: Dynamic Aspects of Cell Surface Organization reviews the progress in the study of the dynamic nature of membrane organization. The book is comprised of 14 chapters that discuss the various areas of concerns relating to membrane dynamics. The coverage of the text inclu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York : New York :
North-Holland Pub. Co. ; Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier/North-Holland,
1977.
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| Colección: | Cell surface reviews ;
v. 3. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Dynamic Aspects of Cell Surface Organization; Copyright Page; General preface; Contents of previous and forthcoming volumes; Preface; List of contributors; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. The dynamics of cell membrane organization; 1. Introduction; 2. Dynamics of cell membrane components; 3. Mechanisms of receptor control; 4. Trans-membrane architecture; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2. Freeze-fracture techniques and applications to the structural analysis of the mammalian plasma membrane; 1. Introduction; 2. Freeze-fracture technique.
- 3. Interpretation of freeze-fracture images4. Freeze-fracture images of plasma membranes; 5. Intercellular junctions; 6. Conclusions; Acknowledgement; References; Chapter 3. Exchange of phospholipids between membranes; 1. Introduction; 2. The origin of the hypothesis for exchange of phospholipids within the cell; 3. Exchange of phospholipids between membranes; 4. Phospholipid exchange involving lipoproteins; 5. Involvement of proteins in the exchange of phospholipids between membranes; 6. Phospholipid exchange in artificial (model) membranes.
- 7. Purification and properties of phospholipid exchange proteins8. Do phospholipid exchange proteins act as phospholipid carriers?; 9. Nature of the interactions between phospholipid exchange proteins and bound phospholipids; 10. Control of phospholipid exchange by membrane surface charge and the mode of action of phospholipid exchange proteins; 11. Membrane asymmetry: implications for phospholipid exchange; 12. The physiological significance of phospholipid exchange; 13. Unanswered questions; Acknowledgments; References.
- Chapter 4. The influence of membrane fluidity on the activity of membrane-bound enzymes1. Introduction; 2. Lipid fluidity in model and biological membranes; 3. Lipid fluidity and membrane enzymes; 4. A regulatory role for membrane fluidity?; 5. Concluding remarks; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5. Manipulation of the lipid composition of cultured animal cells; 1. Introduction; 2. Lipid metabolism; 3. Lipid alterations; 4. Some observations and generalizations; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References.
- Chapter 6. Glycolipids as membrane receptors important in growth regulation and cell-cell interactions1. Introduction; 2. Glycolipid structure, biosynthesis, and nomenclature; 3. Glycolipids in normal and transformed cells; 4. Variations in glycolipid pattern in normal cells; 5. Exposure of glycolipids at the cell surface; 6. Correlation between altered glycolipid pattern and malignancy; 7. Glycolipids as cell surface receptors; References; Chapter 7. Cell surface proteins : changes during cell growth and malignant transformation; 1. Introduction.