How Proteins Work

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-8153-4446-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 464 Seiten, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 277 mm, Gewicht: 1360 g

How Proteins Work is an up-to-date and authoritative account of protein function in living systems, explained within the governing parameters of physics, chemistry, and evolution. This text will enable advanced undergraduate students in biochemistry and biophysics to understand the relationships among protein function, structure, and dynamics. It will also serve as a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers looking for a reference on the fundamentals underlying protein function.

By providing an integrated view of proteins at both a cellular and systemic level, this textbook shows how evolution drives proteins to adopt domain structures that combine to achieve biological outcomes. The association of proteins into dimers, molecular machines, and multi-enzymatic complexes enables them to achieve catalytic and functional efficiency.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williamson, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Molekularbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Proteinforschung
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Biophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Biophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

1. Protein Structure and Evolution
2. Protein Domains
3. Oligomers
4. Protein Interactions in vivo
5. How Enzymes Work
6. Protein Flexibility and Dynamics
7. How Proteins Make Things Move
8. How Proteins Transmit Signals
9. Protein Complexes: Molecular Machines
10. Multi-Enzyme Complexes
11. Techniques for Studying Proteins

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Williamson