Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (Gpi) Anchoring of Proteins: Volume 26

ISBN-13: 9780123749635 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 500 str.

Menon, Anant Kumar

Opis

This volume of The Enzymes features high-caliber thematic articles on the topic of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchoring of proteins.

* Contributions from leading authorities
* Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field

Spis treści

1: Overview of GPI biosynthesis, gene listTaroh Kinoshita2: GlcNAc transfer reaction, GPI-GnT, Ras signalingDavid E. Levin3: GlcNAc-PI de-N-acetylaseMichael A. J. Ferguson4: Inositol acylation/deacylationYoshifumi Jigami5: MannosylationYusuke Maeda6: Phosphoethanolamine transferPeter Orlean7: TransamidaseAnant K. Menon8: Flipping and pathway topologyAnant Menon9: Evolutional conservation and BioinformaticsJohn Samuelson10: GPI in apicomplexan and parasitesRalph Schwarz11: Chemical synthesis of GPIRam A. Vishwakarma12: Use of synthetic GPIs as anti-toxic vaccinePeter Seeberger 13: ER export and GPI-proteinsHoward Riezman14: Polarized sorting of GPI proteinsChiara Zurzolo15: Involvement of GPIs in yeast cell wall structurePeter N. Lipke16: Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PIGA mutation)Lucio Luzzatto17: Inherited GPI deficiencyAnastasios Karadimitris18: Inhibitors of GPI biosynthesisTerry K. Smith

O autorze

Fuyu Tamanoi is a biochemist who has served on the UCLA School of Medicine and UCLA College faculty since he joined the Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics in 1993. He became a full professor in 1997.