Handbook of Single-Molecule Biophysics

Herausgegeben:Hinterdorfer, Peter; van Oijen, Antoine

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

During the last decade, a number of novel biophysical methods have been developed that allow the manipulation and study of individual biomolecules. The ability to monitor biological processes at the fundamental level of sensitivity, that of a single molecule, has given rise to an improved understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms. Through the removal of ensemble averaging, distributions and fluctuations of molecular properties can be characterized, transient intermediates identified, and catalytic mechanisms elucidated. By applying forces on biomolecules while monitoring their activity, important information can be obtained on how proteins couple function to structure. The Handbook of Single-Molecule Biophysics provides an introduction to these techniques and presents an extensive discussion of the new biological insights obtained from them.

Editorial Advisory Board: Daniel Müller, Cheng Zhu, Claus Seidel, Xiaowei Zhuang, Thomas Schmidt, Nynke Dekker.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer New York / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 12111121, 978-0-387-76496-2
• 2009
• Seitenzahl: 652
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1194g
• ISBN-13: 9780387764962
• ISBN-10: 0387764968
• Artikelnr.: 26109718

Inhaltsangabe

Single-Molecule Fluorescent Particle Tracking.- Single-Molecule Analysis of Biomembranes.- Single-Molecule Imaging in Live Cells.- Fluorescence Imaging at Sub-Diffraction-Limit Resolution with Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy.- Single-Molecule FRET: Methods and Biological Applications.- Single-Molecule Enzymology.- Single-Molecule Studies of Rotary Molecular Motors.- Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy in Living Cells.- Precise Measurements of Diffusion in Solution by Fluorescence Correlations Spectroscopy.- Single-Molecule Studies of Nucleic Acid Interactions Using Nanopores.- Nanopores: Generation, Engineering, and Single-Molecule Applications.- Single-Molecule Manipulation Using Optical Traps.- Magnetic Tweezers for Single-Molecule Experiments.- Folding of Proteins under Mechanical Force.- Probing the Energy Landscape of Protein-Binding Reactions by Dynamic Force Spectroscopy.- Probing Single Membrane Proteins by Atomic Force Microscopy.- High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy.- Recognition Imaging Using Atomic Force Microscopy.- Atomic Force Microscopy of Protein-Protein Interactions.- A New Approach to Analysis of Single-Molecule Force Measurements.- Single-Molecule Recognition: Extracting Information from Individual Binding Events and Their Correlation.

Rezensionen

From the reviews: "The Handbook of Single-Molecule Biophysics, edited by Hinterdorfer (Johannes Kepler Univ. of Linz, Austria) and van Oijen (Harvard Medical School), contains 21 chapters that address various aspects of techniques used to investigate single-molecule biophysics. The chapters, many authored by leading experts in their respective fields, cover specialized biophysical techniques, their applications, background into the technical design, and practical aspects of implementing these approaches. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, and professionals." (C. A. Reinhart-King, Choice, Vol. 47 (10), June, 2010)