Cell and Model Membrane Interactions

Herausgegeben:Ohki, S.

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Produktbeschreibung

Membrane interaction is a large research area involving various disciplines. A symposium entitled "Cell and Model Membrane Interactions" which took place in Boston, MA during the 155th American Chemical Society Meeting, April 25, 1990, focused on membrane adhesion and fusion. The topics were explored in studies involving lipids, virus envelopes and cell membranes. Especially discussed, were the roles of polymers, lipids, and proteins on these membrane interactions. Fusion of membrane is an important molecular event which plays a pivotal role in many dynamic cellular processes, such as exocytosis, endocytosis, membrane genesis, viral infection processes, etc. The process includes adhesion of the mem branes, fusion, and finally reorganization of the components of the two membranes. The basic notion shared during the symposium was that membrane hydro phobicity, especially local membrane hydrophobicity is one of the important factors contributing to membrane fusion. Most of the papers are collected here and they are arranged approximately in the same order as they were presented at the sympo sium. These papers are the most up-to-date and representative work at the forefront in each membrane interaction field. I sincerely hope the reader will gain further understanding on membrane interactions especially, membrane and vesicle fusion phenomena through this symposium proceedings volume.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US / Springer, Berlin
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 576g
• ISBN-13: 9781461367208
• ISBN-10: 1461367204
• Artikelnr.: 39497190

Inhaltsangabe

Lipid Membrane Organization and Molecular Partitions.- Determination of Lipid Asymmetry and Exchange in Model Membrane Systems.- Partitioning of Gramicidin A?Between Coexisting Phases within Phospholipid Bilayers.- Role of Macromolecules on Membrane Interaction.- Membrane Contact Induced Between Erythrocytes by Polycations, Lectins and Dextran.- Pegylation of Membrane Surfaces.- Influence of Polar Polymers on the Aggregation and Fusion of Membranes.- Role of Lipids and Proteins on Membrane Adhesion and Fusion.- Control of Fusion of Biological Membranes by Phospholipid Asymmetry.- Annexin-Phospholipid Interactions in Membrane Fusion.- Biological Consequences of Alterations in the Physical Properties of Membranes.- Evidence for Multiple Steps in Enveloped Virus Binding.- Inhibition of Sendai Virus Fusion and Phospholipid Vesicle Fusion: Implications for the Pathway of Membrane Fusion.- Fusion of Influenza, Sendai and Simian Immunodeficiency Viruses with Cell Membranes and Liposomes.- Physical Basis Underlying Membrane Adhesion and Fusion.- Red Blood Cell Interaction with a Glass Surface.- On the Mechanism of Membrane Fusion: Use of Synthetic Surfactant Vesicles as a Novel Model System.- Kinetics of Intermembrane Interactions Leading to Fusion.- Short-Range Repulsive Interactions Between the Surfaces of Lipid Membranes.- Physico-Chemical Factors Underlying Membrane Adhesion and Fusion.