Membrane Receptors, Dynamics, and Energetics

Front Matter....Pages i-x
The Amplifying Transduction Cascade Triggered by Rhodopsin in Visual Receptor Cells Biochemical and Biophysical Approaches....Pages 1-25
Inositol Lipid Metabolism: Generation of Second Messengers....Pages 27-49
Bradykinin-Induced Inositol Phosphate Metabolism in Human A431 Epidermoid Carcinoma Cells....Pages 51-57
Mechanisms of Signal Transduction by Growth Factor Receptors....Pages 59-66
Study of the Mechanism of Hormone Induced Desensitization and Internalization of Beta-Adrenergic Receptors....Pages 67-71
Immunological Stimulation of Mast Cells Degranulation: Role of Cytosolic pH, Na + and Ca +2 Ions....Pages 73-86
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and Myasthenia Gravis Studied by Anti-Receptor Monoclonal Antibodies....Pages 87-106
Mutant Receptors for Low Density Lipoprotein in Familial Hypercholesterolemia....Pages 107-116
Calcium and Guanosine Nucleotide Modulation of Melanotropin Receptor Function and Adenylate Cyclase in the M2R Melanoma Cell Line....Pages 117-126
Structure-Function Studies of Growth-Factor Receptors....Pages 127-134
Molecular Interactions of Ganglioside Receptors with Tetanotoxin on Solid Supports, Aqueous Solutions and Natural Membranes....Pages 135-147
Interaction of Cholera Toxin with its Receptor the Monosialoganglioside GM 1 : A Fluorescence Study....Pages 149-159
Incorporation of GABA/Benzodiazepine Receptors into Natural Brain Lipid Liposomes: Biochemical Characterization....Pages 161-171
Interaction of Laminin with Cell Membranes....Pages 173-180
Solubilization of the Fusicoccin Receptor and a Protein Kinase from Highly Purified Plasma Membrane from Oat Roots....Pages 181-190
Bacteriorhodopsin: Molecular Biology of the Light Activated Proton and Divalent Cation Receptor in the Membranes of Halobacteria....Pages 191-205
Influence of the Chromophore Retinal and the State of Aggregation on the Proton/Hydroxyl Ion Flux Across Bacteriorhodopsin....Pages 207-211
Complete Tracking of Proton Flow in Thylakoids the Unit Conductance of CF 0 is Greater than 10 fs....Pages 213-220
Essential Role of Arginine Residues in the Interaction of F 0 with F 1 in Escherichia Coli ATP Synthase....Pages 221-235
Solute Transport Across Bacterial Membranes....Pages 237-249
Regulation of Free Intracellular Ca 2+ in Resting and Con A-Stimulated Mouse Splenocytes....Pages 251-259
Possible Involvement of Phosphorylation/Dephosphorylation in the Regulation of Epithelial Sodium Channels....Pages 261-267
Glycogen Metabolism in Smooth Muscle....Pages 269-282
Dynamics of the Membranes of Chromaffin Granules....Pages 283-292
The Role of Electrostatic Forces in Regulating Membrane Conformational Changes Induced by Protein Phosphorylation....Pages 293-310
Oscillations in Wheat Chloroplast Photochemical Activity: Effect of Uncouplers....Pages 311-318
Relationship of Cardiolipin to Cytochrome c Oxidase Kinetics as Probed by Adriamycin....Pages 319-328
Molecular Dynamics and Selectivity in Biomembranes....Pages 329-339
Structure and Function of Phosphoinositides in Membranes and Cells....Pages 341-351
Time-Resolved Fluorescence Depolarization Studies of Parinaroyl Phosphatidylcholine in Triton X-100 Micelles and Rat Skeletal Muscle Membranes....Pages 353-361
Genetic Basis of Membrane Phospholipid Diversity: A Summary....Pages 363-375
Inositol Lipid Metabolism: A Topological Point of View....Pages 377-385
Metabolism of Lyso(bis)Phosphatidic Acid in Rabbit Alveolar Macrophages....Pages 387-390
Back Matter....Pages 391-395