Molecular Motors

Molecular Motors
Author: Manfred Schliwa
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 604
Release: 2006-03-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3527605657

The latest knowledge on molecular motors is vital for the understanding of a wide range of biological and medical topics: cell motility, organelle movement, virus transport, developmental asymmetry, myopathies, and sensory defects are all related to the function or malfunction of these minute molecular machines. Since there is a vast amount of information on motor mechanisms and potential biomedical and nanobiotechnological applications, this handbook fulfills the need for a collection of current research results on the functionality, regulation, and interactions of cytoskeletal, DNA, and rotary motors. Here, leading experts present a concise insight, ranging from atomic structure, biochemistry, and biophysics to cell biology, developmental biology and pathology. Basic principles and applications make this book a valuable reference tool for researchers, professionals, and clinicians alike - all set to become a "classic" in the years to come.

Motor Proteins and Molecular Motors

Motor Proteins and Molecular Motors
Author: Anatoly B. Kolomeisky
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2015-05-21
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1482224763

A Unified Microscopic Approach to Analyzing Complex Processes in Molecular MotorsMotor Proteins and Molecular Motors explores the mechanisms of cellular functioning associated with several specific enzymatic molecules called motor proteins. Motor proteins, also known as molecular motors, play important roles in living systems by supporting cellular

Fluorescent Methods for Molecular Motors

Fluorescent Methods for Molecular Motors
Author: Christopher P. Toseland
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2014-08-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3034808569

This book focuses on the application of fluorescence to study motor proteins (myosins, kinesins, DNA helicases and RNA polymerases). It is intended for a large community of biochemists, biophysicists and cell biologists who study a diverse collection of motor proteins. It can be used by researchers to gain an insight into their first experiments, or by experienced researchers who are looking to expand their research to new areas. Each chapter provides valuable advice for executing the experiments, along with detailed background knowledge in order to develop own experiments.

Cell Biology by the Numbers

Cell Biology by the Numbers
Author: Ron Milo
Publisher: Garland Science
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2015-12-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1317230698

A Top 25 CHOICE 2016 Title, and recipient of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title (OAT) Award. How much energy is released in ATP hydrolysis? How many mRNAs are in a cell? How genetically similar are two random people? What is faster, transcription or translation?Cell Biology by the Numbers explores these questions and dozens of others provid

Myosins

Myosins
Author: Lynne M. Coluccio
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2007-11-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1402065191

This highly authoritative volume highlights the remarkable superfamily of molecular motors called myosins, which are involved in such diverse cellular functions as muscle contraction, intracellular transport, cell migration and cell division. In a timely compilation of chapters written by leading research groups that have made key discoveries in the field, the current understanding of the molecular mechanisms and biological functions of these intriguing proteins is explored.

RNA Polymerases as Molecular Motors

RNA Polymerases as Molecular Motors
Author: Robert Landick
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2021-11-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1839160667

To thrive, every living cell must continuously gauge and respond to changes in its environment. These changes are ultimately implemented by modulating gene expression, a process that relies on transcription by Nature’s most multivalent molecular machine, the RNA polymerase. This book covers progress made over the past decade understanding how this machine functions to compute the cellular state, from the atomistic structural level responsible for chemistry to the integrative level at which RNA polymerase interacts with the other key molecular machineries of the cell.

Principles of Brownian and Molecular Motors

Principles of Brownian and Molecular Motors
Author: José Antonio Fornés
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2021-02-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030649571

Molecular motors convert chemical energy (typically from ATP hydrolysis) to directed motion and mechanical work. Biomolecular motors are proteins able of converting chemical energy into mechanical motion and force. Because of their dimension, the many small parts that make up molecular motors must operate at energies only a few times greater than those of the thermal baths. The description of molecular motors must be stochastic in nature. Their actions are often described in terms of Brownian Ratchets mechanisms. In order to describe the principles used in their movement, we need to use the tools that theoretical physics give us. In this book we centralize on the some physical mechanisms of molecular motors.

Molecular Machines and Motors

Molecular Machines and Motors
Author: J.-P. Sauvage
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2001-07-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540413820

This series presents critical reviews of the present position and future trends in modern chemical research. It consists of short and concise reports on chemistry, each written by the world’s renowned experts, and still valid and useful after 5 or 10 years.

Our Molecular Nature

Our Molecular Nature
Author: David S. Goodsell
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1461223369

Molecular Nature is a richly illustrated guide to the extraordinary diversity of molecules that are responsible for life. David Goodsell, author of the highly-praised book, The Machinery of Life, has synthesized a vast amount of data in a manner that is accessible to the general reader. Molecular Nature examines topics ranging from the shape of cells to the molecules responsible for digestion, immunity, and thought. The author's unique combination of scientific and artistic talents make this a readable, stimulating and highly evocative book. About the Author: David Goodsell is in the Department of Molecular Biology at the Research Institute of Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California. His research involves computer graphics and X-ray crystallography. He is the author of The Machinery of Life (Springer-Verlag, 1992), and his artwork has been shown at exhibitions on science and art.