Membrane Fluidity in Biology
Cellular Aspects
- 1st Edition - November 26, 1985
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Roland C. Aloia, Joan M. Boggs
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 5 3 0 0 4 - 5
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 3 5 4 6 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 6 5 5 3 - 7
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Request a sales quoteMembrane Fluidity in Biology, Volume 4: Cellular Aspects provides a unique interpretation of membrane and cellular activity, as well as cellular aspects of membrane fluidity. This book discusses the influence of membrane fluidity on enzyme activity, function of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in skeletal muscle, role of cholesterol in membrane function, phospholipid methylation, glycosyltransferases, and membrane fusion. The realm of normal cellular function and mechanisms involved in the modulation of cellular function by membrane lipids are also elaborated in this publication. This volume is intended for cell and molecular biologists and clinical-medical scientists, but is also beneficial to individuals researching on the effects of membrane lipids and fluidity in cellular function.
Contributors
Preface
Contents of Other Volumes
1. Membrane Lipids, Membrane Fluidity, and Enzyme Activity
I. Introduction
II. Models of Membrane Structure
III. Membrane Lipids, Membrane Fluidity, and Enzyme Activity
IV. Concluding Remarks and Future Directions
Addendum
References
2. Membrane Fluidity and the Function of the Ca2+-ATPase of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
I. Structure and Function of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum: General Aspects
II. Role of Lipids in Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Function
III. Effect of Temperature on Ca2+ Transport and Ca2+-ATPase Activity
IV. Fluidity and Function: Spectroscopic Studies
V. Boundary Lipids
VI. Concluding Remarks
References
3. The Role of Cholesterol in Regulating Membrane Fluidity
I. Introduction
II. Sample Systems
III. Lipid Phase Transitions
IV. Effect of Cholesterol on the Phase Transition
V. Cholesterol's Effect on Lipid Chain Fluidity
VI. Phase Behavior of Cholesterol-Phospholipid Systems
VII. Anomalous Behavior of a Cholesterol Analog
VIII. Head Group Interactions
IX. The Phospholipid Pretransition
X. A New Look at Hydrogen Bonding
XI. Stoichiometry of Cholesterol-Rich Domains
XII. Structure of Cholesterol-Rich Domains
XIII. Role of Sterols in Natural Membranes
References
4. Membrane Lipid Fluidity, Phase State, and Membrane Function in Prokaryotic Microorganisms
I. Introduction
II. Definition and Measurement of Membrane Fluidity
III. Methods of Manipulating Membrane Lipid Fluidity
IV. Arrhenius Plots of Growth Rates and of Membrane Transport Systems and Enzymes
V. Membrane Lipid Fluidity and Phase State and Cell Growth
VI. Membrane Lipid Fluidity and Phase State and Membrane Transport
VII. Membrane-Bound Enzyme Activities
VIII. Conclusions
References
5 . The Modulation of Glycosyltransferase Activity in Golgi Membranes
I. Introduction
II. Structural Organization of the Golgi Complex
III. The Glycosylation Process in the Golgi Apparatus
IV. Role of Lipids in Golgi Function
V. Concluding Remarks
References
6. Regulation of Membrane Fluidity by Phospholipid Methylation
I. Introduction
II. Heterogeneity of Membrane Structure
III. Factors Involved in Membrane Fluidity
IV. Control of Membrane Fluidity by Phospholipid Methylation
V. Alterations in Physiological Functions and Membrane Fluidity by Phospholipid Methylation
VI. Conclusion
References
7. Role of Proteins in the Fusion of Biological Membranes
I. Introduction
II. Role of Viral Envelope Protein in Virus-Host Cell Fusion
III. Role of Protein in Myoblast Fusion
IV. Role of Proteins in Exocytosis
References
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 26, 1985
- No. of pages (eBook): 316
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780120530045
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483235462
- eBook ISBN: 9781483265537
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