Membrane structural biology : with biochemical and biophysical foundations /
"This textbook provides a strong foundation and a clear overview for students of membrane biology and an invaluable synthesis of cutting edge research for working scientists. The text retains its clear and engaging style, providing a solid background in membrane biochemistry, while also incorpo...
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
Publication Dates: | 2014. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Second edition. |
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Summary: |
"This textbook provides a strong foundation and a clear overview for students of membrane biology and an invaluable synthesis of cutting edge research for working scientists. The text retains its clear and engaging style, providing a solid background in membrane biochemistry, while also incorporating the approaches of biophysics, genetics, and cell biology to investigations of membrane structure, function, and biogenesis to provide a unique overview of this fast-moving field. A wealth of new high resolution structures of membrane proteins are presented, including the Na/K pump and a receptor-G protein complex, offering exciting insights into how they function. All key tools of current membrane research are described, including detergents and model systems, bioinformatics, protein-folding methodology, crystallography and diffraction, and molecular modeling. This comprehensive and up-to-date text, emphasizing the correlations between membrane research and human health, provides a solid foundation for all those working in this field"-- |
Carrier Form: | xiv, 411 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781107030633 (hardback) : 1107030633 (hardback) |
Index Number: | QH601 |
CLC: | Q73 |
Call Number: | Q73/L941/2nd ed. |
Contents: | Introduction -- The diversity of membrane lipids -- Tools for studying membrane components : detergents and model systems -- Proteins in or at the bilayer -- Bundles and barrels -- Functions and families -- Protein folding and biogenesis -- Diffraction and simulation -- Membrane enzymes -- Membrane receptors -- Transporters -- Channels -- Electron transport and energy transduction -- In pursuit of complexity. |