
Muscle and Nonmuscle Motility
- 1st Edition - September 11, 2013
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Alfred Stracher
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 4 7 0 8 - 3
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 6 7 3 0 0 1 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 6 4 6 4 - 6
Muscle and Nonmuscle Motility, Volume 1 is concerned with the study of the contraction and the mechanism of movement of muscle cells in a variety of biological systems. The volume… Read more
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Muscle and Nonmuscle Motility, Volume 1 is concerned with the study of the contraction and the mechanism of movement of muscle cells in a variety of biological systems. The volume examines contractility and cell structure and surfaces. The chapters contained in the book deal with the organizational aspects of muscle structure and muscle contraction. Cell biologists and biochemists will find the book a valuable source of information.
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Contents of Volume 2
1. Molecular Basis of Contraction in Cross-Striated Muscles and Relevance to Motile Mechanisms in Other Cells
I. Introduction
II. Structure of Muscle Fibers
III. Protein Components of the Filaments
IV. Changes in the Band Pattern of Muscle during Contraction and Stretch
V. Molecular Structure of the Filaments
VI. Molecular Changes during Contraction and in Rigor
VII. Some Biochemical and Physiological Implications of the Structural Results
VIII. Structural Details of the Cross-Bridge Mechanism
IX. Outstanding Problems and Future Work
References
2. Macromolecular Assembly of Myosin
I. Introduction
II. Assembly of Myosin Filaments
III. Assembly of Copolymers of Different Myosins (Hybridization)
References
3. Macromolecular Assembly of Actin
I. Introduction
II. G-F Transformation of Actin
III. Structure of F-Actin
IV. Conformation and Interaction of Actin Monomer
V. Interaction of F-Actin with Regulatory Proteins and Myosin
VI. Actin and Motility
VII. Concluding Remarks
References
4. Regulation of Contractility
I. Introduction
II. One Aspect of the Troponin Mechanism: The Role of Troponin T
III. General Aspects of the Regulatory Mechanism in Vertebrate Smooth Muscle
IV. Characteristics of Aorta Leiotonin
V. Troponin in Ascidian Smooth Muscle
VI. A Regulatory Factor in Slime Mold
VII. Concluding Remarks
References
5. The Regulation of Cytoplasmic Ca2+ Concentration in Muscle and Nonmuscle Cells
I. Introduction
II. The Sarcoplasmic Reticulum of Skeletal Muscle
III. The Transport of Ca2+ by Cardiac Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
IV. The Ca2+ Transport Activities of Cardiac Sarcolemma
V. Smooth Muscle
VI. The Regulation of Cytoplasmic Ca2+ Concentration in Nonmuscle Cells
References
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 11, 2013
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
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