Intermediate Filament Proteins

Intermediate Filament Proteins
Author:
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-01-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780128034705

Intermediate Filament Proteins, the latest volume in the Methods in Enzymology series covers all the intermediate filaments in vertebrates and invertebrates, providing a unique understanding of the multiple different tissue-specific intermediate filaments. This volume also covers the latest methods that are currently being used to study intermediate filament protein function and dynamics. It will be an important companion for any experimentalist interesting in studying this protein family in their cell or organism model system.

Intermediate Filament Cytoskeleton

Intermediate Filament Cytoskeleton
Author: M. Bishr Omary
Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
Total Pages: 966
Release: 2004-12-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780125641739

Intermediate filaments are a large family of proteins that are the cytoskeletal elements involved in a number of skin, liver, neuromuscular, cardiac, eye and hair diseases. Intermediate filament genes are regulated in a tissue-and cell type-specific manner and their polymerized protein products protects the cells and tissue they are part of against a variety of mechanical and nonmechanical stresses. This book provides a comprehensive resource of methodology essentials, describing a variety of essential tools and assays for studying intermediate filaments. The book provides user-friendly advice and protocols covering all aspects of intermediate filaments including protein isolation and structure, protein and gene regulation, relationship to disease and apoptosis, and associated proteins. Both mammalian and non-mammalian systems and animal models are covered, making this book a must-have for any investigator wishing to study IF genes or their protein products. * Covers intermediate filaments from crystallography, protein chemistry, cell and molecular biology, microrheology, gene regulation, to animal models and human disease * Practical and user-friendly with detailed "how-to-protocols and "tricks of the trade" * Includes detailed tables of useful reagents, vendors and web links

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Neurodegenerative Diseases
Author: Uday Kishore
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2013-05-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9535110888

This book highlights the pathophysiological complexities of the mechanisms and factors that are likely to be involved in a range of neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, other Dementia, Parkinson Diseases and Multiple Sclerosis. The spectrum of diverse factors involved in neurodegeneration, such as protein aggregation, oxidative stress, caspases and secretase, regulators, cholesterol, zinc, microglia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, etc, have been discussed in the context of disease progression. In addition, novel approaches to therapeutic interventions have also been presented. It is hoped that students, scientists and clinicians shall find this very informative book immensely useful and thought-provoking.

The Exocrine Pancreas

The Exocrine Pancreas
Author: Stephen Pandol
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2011
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1615041389

The secretions of the exocrine pancreas provide for digestion of a meal into components that are then available for processing and absorption by the intestinal epithelium. Without the exocrine pancreas, malabsorption and malnutrition result. This chapter describes the cellular participants responsible for the secretion of digestive enzymes and fluid that in combination provide a pancreatic secretion that accomplishes the digestive functions of the gland. Key cellular participants, the acinar cell and the duct cell, are responsible for digestive enzyme and fluid secretion, respectively, of the exocrine pancreas. This chapter describes the neurohumoral pathways that mediate the pancreatic response to a meal as well as details of the cellular mechanisms that are necessary for the organ responses, including protein synthesis and transport and ion transports, and the regulation of these responses by intracellular signaling systems. Examples of pancreatic diseases resulting from dysfunction in cellular mechanisms provide emphasis of the importance of the normal physiologic mechanisms.

Intermediate Filament Structure

Intermediate Filament Structure
Author: David A. D. Parry
Publisher: R G Landes Company
Total Pages: 183
Release: 1995
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781570591204

Covers the structure and role of intermediate filament (IF) proteins in a variety of cell types. The text examines the expression of IF proteins, the hierarchical assembly of those proteins into molecules, oligomers, protofilaments, protofilbrils and intact IF.

Nuclear Architecture and Dynamics

Nuclear Architecture and Dynamics
Author: Christophe Lavelle
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 620
Release: 2017-10-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 012803503X

Nuclear Architecture and Dynamics provides a definitive resource for (bio)physicists and molecular and cellular biologists whose research involves an understanding of the organization of the genome and the mechanisms of its proper reading, maintenance, and replication by the cell. This book brings together the biochemical and physical characteristics of genome organization, providing a relevant framework in which to interpret the control of gene expression and cell differentiation. It includes work from a group of international experts, including biologists, physicists, mathematicians, and bioinformaticians who have come together for a comprehensive presentation of the current developments in the nuclear dynamics and architecture field. The book provides the uninitiated with an entry point to a highly dynamic, but complex issue, and the expert with an opportunity to have a fresh look at the viewpoints advocated by researchers from different disciplines. - Highlights the link between the (bio)chemistry and the (bio)physics of chromatin - Deciphers the complex interplay between numerous biochemical factors at task in the nucleus and the physical state of chromatin - Provides a collective view of the field by a large, diverse group of authors with both physics and biology backgrounds

Epithelial Transport

Epithelial Transport
Author: N.K. Wills
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1996-07-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0412434008

Building from general principles, the authors clearly explain the fundamental role of epithelia in plasma electrolyte and water balance. Emphasis is placed on experimental approaches and methodology. A comprehensive glossary of terms is included.