Structure, Function and Regulation of TOR complexes from Yeasts to Mammals: Part B

by Elsevier Science

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780123810069
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	11/18/2010
Series:	ISSN , #28
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Overview of GPI biosynthesis, gene listTaroh KinoshitaChapter 2: GlcNAc transfer reaction, GPI-GnT, Ras signalingDavid E. LevinChapter 3: GlcNAc-PI de-N-acetylaseMichael A. J. FergusonChapter 4: Inositol acylation/deacylationYoshifumi JigamiChapter 5: MannosylationYusuke MaedaChapter 6: Phosphoethanolamine transferPeter OrleanChapter 7: TransamidaseAnant K. MenonChapter 8: Flipping and pathway topologyAnant MenonChapter 9: Evolutional conservation and BioinformaticsJohn SamuelsonChapter 10: GPI in apicomplexan and parasitesRalph SchwarzChapter 11: Chemical synthesis of GPIRam A. VishwakarmaChapter 12: Use of synthetic GPIs as anti-toxic vaccinePeter Seeberger Chapter 13: ER export and GPI-proteinsHoward RiezmanChapter 14: Polarized sorting of GPI proteinsChiara ZurzoloChapter 15: Involvement of GPIs in yeast cell wall structurePeter N. LipkeChapter 16: Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PIGA mutation)Lucio LuzzattoChapter 17: Inherited GPI deficiencyAnastasios KaradimitrisChapter 18: Inhibitors of GPI biosynthesisTerry K. Smith