Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 582 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Contents |
Molecular Motors; Preface; Contents; List of Contributors; Part 1 Basic Principles of Motor Design; 1 The Myosin Superfamily: An Overview; 2 Dynein Motors: Structure, Mechanochemistry and Regulation; 3 Kinesin Superfamily Proteins; 4 The Bacterial Flagellar Motor; 5 F(1)-Motor of ATP Synthase; 6 RNA and DNA Polymerases; 7 Helicases as Molecular Motors; Part 2 Mechanochemistry; 8 How Protein Motors Convert Chemical Energy into Mechanical Work; 9 Molecular Motor Directionality; 10 Kinesins: Processivity and Chemomechanical Coupling |
Summary |
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 rota |
Analysis |
Cell and molecular biology |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Biochemistry.
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Molecular biology.
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Molecular Motor Proteins.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Schliwa, M. (Manfred), 1945-
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ISBN |
1280558598 |
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3527305947 (print edition) |
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3527601503 (electronic bk.) |
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3527605657 (electronic bk.) |
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9781280558597 |
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9783527305940 (print edition) |
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9783527601509 (electronic bk.) |
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9783527605651 (electronic bk.) |
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