Dynamics and Biogenesis of Membranes

Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Glycolipids — Intracellular Movement and Storage Diseases....Pages 1-14
The Biology of Lipid-Containing Membrane Proteins....Pages 15-27
Preferential Release of Glycosyl-Phosphatidylinositol Anchored Proteins from Human Red Blood Cells during Vesiculation....Pages 29-41
Structures Formed by Membrane Lipids — Physicochemical Properties and Possible Biological Relevance for Membrane Function....Pages 43-64
Studies of the Metabolism and Function of Sn-1-Stearoyl-2-Arachidonoyl Lipids in Animal Cells....Pages 65-76
Involvement of the Intracellular Lipid Traffic during Plasma Membrane Biogenesis in Higher Plants....Pages 77-83
Evidence for an Intermembrane Transport of Lipids to Peripheral Nerve Myelin in vivo by a Novel Pulsed Wave Procedure....Pages 85-91
Phospholipid Localization and Mobility in Plasmodium Infected Erythrocytes....Pages 93-107
Lipid Transport in Plasmodium falciparum -Infected Erythrocyte Membranes....Pages 109-120
Membrane Properties Modulate the Activity of a Yeast Phosphatidylinositol/Phosphatidylcholine Transfer Protein....Pages 121-132
Protein Glycosylation: Oligosaccharyl Transferase and a Novel Recognition Protein....Pages 133-149
Mutants: A Fruitful Approach to the Understanding of Asparagine-Linked Glycosylation in Eukaryotic Cells....Pages 151-166
Functional and Structural Aspects of Gramicidin-Lipid Interactions....Pages 167-183
Influenza Virus Mediated Membrane Fusion: The Identification of Fusion Intermediates Using Modern Cryotechniques....Pages 185-196
Cell-Free Systems for Studying the Pathway of Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis....Pages 197-209
Plasma Membrane Biogenesis in Polarized Rat Hepatocytes....Pages 211-224
Genetic approaches to the study of protein targeting....Pages 225-230
Signals and components involved in the translocation of proteins across the endoplasmic reticulum membrane....Pages 231-245
Signal Peptide-Lipid Interactions and their Significance for Protein Translocation in Escherichia coli ....Pages 247-258
The Enzymology of Bacterial Protein Export....Pages 259-268
Components and Mechanisms Involved in Colicin Release and Colicin Uptake Across the Cell Envelope in E. coli ....Pages 269-289
Protein Transport into and inside the Chloroplast....Pages 291-310
Import of Preprocecropin A and Related Precursor Proteins into the Endoplasmic Reticulum....Pages 311-326
Soluble and Membrane-Associated Factors Required for Protein Translocation into the Yeast Endoplasmic Reticulum....Pages 327-342
Dynamic Interactions Between Membrane Constituents Studied by Biophysical Techniques and Functional Reconstitution of Membrane Proteins into Lipid Bilayers....Pages 343-360
Back Matter....Pages 361-370