Dynamic Aspects of Cell Surface Organization

Cell Surface Reviews

George Poste, Garth L. Nicolson

• Publisher: North Holland
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9780720406238
• eBook ISBN:
  9781483164014
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Biology
• Index: Biological Sciences

Cell Surface Reviews, Volume 3: Dynamic Aspects of Cell Surface Organization reviews the progress in the study of the dynamic nature of membrane organization. The book is comprised of 14 chapters that discuss the various areas of concerns relating to membrane dynamics. The coverage of the text includes techniques and methods employed in the analysis and manipulation of the various aspects of cell membranes, such as freeze-fracture techniques; manipulation of the lipid composition of cultured animal cells; and somatic genetic analysis. The book also talks about some of the traits and behaviors of membrane dynamics including shedding of tumor cell surface antigens; dynamics of antibody binding and complement interactions at the cell surface; and structure and function of surface immunoglobulin of lymphocytes. The text will be of great use to microbiologists, biochemists, and other researchers whose work requires a good understanding of the various aspects of cells.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Dynamic Aspects of Cell Surface Organization
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• General preface
• Contents of previous and forthcoming volumes
• Preface
• List of contributors
• Chapter 1. The dynamics of cell membrane organization
• Chapter 2. Freeze-fracture techniques and applications to the structural analysis of the mammalian plasma membrane
• Chapter 3. Exchange of phospholipids between membranes
• Chapter 4. The influence of membrane fluidity on the activity of membrane-bound enzymes
• Chapter 5. Manipulation of the lipid composition of cultured animal cells
• Chapter 6. Glycolipids as membrane receptors important in growth regulation and cell-cell interactions
• Chapter 7. Cell surface proteins : changes during cell growth and malignant transformation
• Chapter 8. Shedding of tumor cell surface antigens
• Chapter 9. Expression of cell surface antigens on cultured tumor cells
• Chapter 10. Somatic genetic analysis of the surface antigens of murine lymphoid tumors
• Chapter 11. Dynamics of antibody binding and complement interactions at the cell surface
• Chapter 12. Mitogen stimulation of B lymphocytes. A mitogen receptor complex which influences reactions leading to proliferation and differentiation
• Chapter 13. Structure and function of surface immunoglobulin of lymphocytes
• Chapter 14. Distribution and mobility of plasma membrane components on lymphocytes
• Subject Index