Introduction to cellular signal transduction /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sitaramayya, Ari
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Birkhauser, [1999]
Series:Hormones in health and disease.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1: Overview
  • Pt. 2: Receptors and G-proteins
  • Cell surface receptors: mechanisms of signaling and inactivation
  • Heterotrimeric G-proteins: structure, regulation, and signaling mechanisms
  • Ras- and Rho-related small molecular weight G-proteins: structure and signaling mechanisms
  • Pt. 3: Second messengers
  • Cyclic nucleotides: synthesis by adenylyl and guanylyl cyclases
  • Phospholipases: generation of lipid-derived second messengers
  • Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases: structural and functional aspects
  • Pt. 4: Regulatory mechanisms and ion transport in signal transduction
  • Ionic channels mediating sensory transduction
  • Bits for an organic microprocessor: protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation
  • Pt. 5: Applications of signal transduction in disease and drug abuse
  • Defects in signal transduction proteins leading to disease
  • Intracellular messengers in drug addiction.