The membranes of cells / Philip L. Yeagle.
| Author/creator | Yeagle, Philip |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | San Diego : Academic Press, 1993. |
| Description | xiv, 349 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Organization of membranes in cells -- Functions of cell membranes -- Hydrophobic effect -- Lipids of cell membranes -- Phospholipids -- Sphingolipids -- Glycolipids -- Sterols -- Detergents -- Membrane models and model membranes -- Membrane models -- Model membrane systems -- Lipid properties in membranes -- Membrane structure -- Lipid conformation in membranes -- Phospholipid motional properties -- Cholesterol and cell membranes -- General features of the cholesterol molecule -- Cholesterol location in cells -- Location of cholesterol in the membrane -- Cholesterol effects on the physical properties of membranes -- Role of steroids in sterol-requiring cells -- Membrane proteins -- Classification of membrane proteins -- Membrane protein conformation -- Lipid-protein interactions and the roles of lipids in biological membranes -- Theoretical considerations of lipid-protein interactions -- Classes of lipid-protein interactions important to function -- How do lipids affect membrane protein function? -- Lipid-protein interactions and lipid state -- Reconstitution. |
| Contents | (cont) Transport -- Passive diffusion -- Facilitated diffusion -- Active transport -- Membrane fusion -- Fundamentals of the membrane fusion process -- Measurement of fusion -- Fusion of phospholipid vesicles -- Virus fusion -- Calcium and cellular membrane fusion -- Intracellular membrane fusion -- Membrane receptors -- G-protein receptors -- Receptor-coupled channels -- Insulin receptor -- Receptor-mediated endocytosis -- Metabolism of membrane lipids -- Fatty acid biosynthesis -- Biosynthesis of phosphatidate -- Biosynthesis of diacylglycerol from phosphatidate -- Biosynthesis of phosphatidylcholine -- Phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis -- Phosphatidylserine biosynthesis -- Phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol synthesis -- Phosphatidylinositol biosynthesis -- Biosynthesis of the sphingolipids -- Metabolism of sphingolipids -- Cholesterol of biosynthesis -- Regulation of cholesterol levels in the cell -- Membrane biogenesis -- Assembly of lipids into membranes -- Biosynthesis of membrane proteins and their assembly into membranes. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 93017184 |
| ISBN | 0127690417 |