RNA

RNA
by D. Söll (Author), S. Nishimura (Author), P. Moore (Author)

Product Details:
* Paperback: 352 pages
* Publisher: Pergamon; 1 edition (October 1, 2001)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0080434088

Book Description
This publication summarizes the current status of our understanding of RNA, with particular emphasis on the chemistry of this key biological molecule. The various RNAs covered are messenger RNA, ribosomal RNA, transfer RNA and RNA enzymes (ribozymes). The different chapters detail biophysical and chemical methods to investigate RNA structure and function, the synthesis of native and modified RNAs and the latest advances in our understanding of the vast array of biological processes in which RNA is involved.

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Receptors of Cell Adhesion and Cellular Recognition

Receptors of Cell Adhesion and Cellular Recognition (Biomembranes. A Multi-Volume Treatise)
by A.G. Lee (Editor)

Product Details:
* Hardcover: 330 pages
* Publisher: Elsevier Science (December 1, 1996)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1559386606

Book Description
Volume 3 of Biomembranes covers receptors of cell adhesion and cellular recognition. Proteins in the plasma membrane of cells are heavily involved in processes of cell adhesion, but such proteins were not actually isolated and cha27cterized until the mid-1970s. Since then, application of the methods of molecular biology has led to the recognition of four major classes of cell adhesion molecule (CAMs), the immunoglobulin super family, the cadherins, the integrins, and the selecting. A convenient system in which to study the importance of cell adhesion is in blood platelets where aggregation eventually leads to thrombus formation in a process involving a range of surface glycoproteins. Interaction with the extracellular matrix is exemplified by CD44, the receptor for hyaluronan, and a complex carbohydrate that is a major component of the extracellular matrix surrounding migrating and proliferating cells. Membrane-associated mucins have a variety of effects on cell adhesion. The super family of immunoglobulin related proteins also include the T cell receptors and the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), which, together with the receptors for immunoglobulins (the Fc receptors), are of fundamental importance in the processes of immunity. Volume 3 of Biomembranes explores the structures and functions of the molecules involved in these important functions of the cell.

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