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The central themes of
Cell Boundaries deal with understanding the organization of lipids in bilayers and the folding, assembly, stability, and function of membrane proteins. It was written with advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in the biological and physical sciences in mind.
Sommario
0. The E Words 1. Foundations of Membrane Structure 2. Lipid Bilayers 3. Interactions of Peptides with Lipid Bilayers 4. Membrane Protein Folding & Stability 5. Protein Trafficking in Cells 6. Biosynthesis and Assembly of Membrane Proteins 7. How Proteins Shape Membranes 8. Membrane Protein Bioinformatics 9. Primer on Biomolecular Structure Determination 10. Small-Molecule Channels 11. Ion Channels 12. Primary Transporters: Transport Against Electrical and Chemical Gradients 13. Secondary Transport 14. Bioenergetics 15. Information Transfer: Signaling in Cells
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Stephen H. White is Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at University of California at Irvine.
Gunnar von Heijne is Professor in Biochemistry and Biophysics at Stockholm University.
Donald M. Engelman is Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University.
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The central themes of Cell Boundaries deal with understanding the organization of lipids in bilayers and the folding, assembly, stability, and function of membrane proteins. It was written with advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in the biological and physical sciences in mind.
