Peptide-Lipid Interactions

Content: 
Contributors
Pages xiii-xvi

Preface
Pages xvii-xviii
Sidney A. Simon, Thomas J. McIntosh

Previous volumes in series
Pages xix-xxi

Peptide-membrane interactions determined using site-directed spin labeling Review Article
Pages 3-29
David S. Cafiso

Isothermal titration calorimetry for studying interactions between peptides and lipid membranes Review Article
Pages 31-56
Torsten Wieprecht, Joachim Seelig

Infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy of lipids, peptides, and proteins in aqueous monolayers Review Article
Pages 57-88
Richard Mendelsohn, Carol R. Flach

Measuring the depth of amino acid residues in membrane-inserted peptides by fluorescence quenching Review Article
Pages 89-115
Erwin London, Alexey S. Ladokhin

Surface-sensitive X-ray and neutron scattering characterization of planar lipid model membranes and lipid/peptide interactions Review Article
Pages 117-161
Mathias Lösche

Lipid-peptide interaction investigated by NMR Review Article
Pages 163-190
Klaus Gawrisch, Bernd W. Koenig

Peptide-lipid interactions in supported monolayers and bilayers Review Article
Pages 191-202
Lukas K. Tamm

Free energy determinants of peptide association with lipid bilayers Review Article
Pages 205-253
Amit Kessel, Nir Ben-Tal

Investigating ion channels using computational methods Review Article
Pages 255-273
Eric Jakobsson, R. Jay Mashl, Tsai-Tien Tseng

The role of electrostatic and nonpolar interactions in the association of peripheral proteins with membranes Review Article
Pages 277-298,IN1-IN3,299-307
Diana Murray, Anna Arbuzova, Barry Honig, Stuart McLaughlint

The energetics of peptide-lipid interactions: Modulation by interfacial dipoles and cholesterol Review Article
Pages 309-338
Thomas J. McIntosh, Adriana Vidal, Sidney A. Simon

Transmembrane α helices Review Article
Pages 339-370
Sanjay Mall, J. Malcolm East, Anthony G. Lee

Lipidated peptides as tools for understanding the membrane interactions of lipid-modified proteins Review Article
Pages 371-395
John R. Silvius

Experimental and computational studies of the interactions of amphipathic peptides with lipid surfaces Review Article
Pages 397-435
Jere P. Segrest, Martin K. Jones, Vinod K. Mishra, G.M. Anantharamaiah

Interactions of pH-sensitive peptides and polymers with lipid bilayers: Binding and membrane stability Review Article
Pages 437-464
Doncho V. Zhelev, David Needham

The hydrophobicity threshold for peptide insertion into membranes Review Article
Pages 465-479
Charles M. Deber, Li-Ping Liu, Chen Wang, Natalie K. Goto, Reinhart A.R. Reithmeier

Signal sequence function in the mammalian endoplasmic reticulum: A biological perspective Review Article
Pages 483-499
Christopher V. Nicchitta

The process of membrane fusion: Nipples, hemifusion, pores, and pore growth Review Article
Pages 501-529
Fredric S. Chen, Ruben M. Markosyan, Grigory B. Melikyan

Prenylation of CaaX-type proteins: Basic principles through clinical applications Review Article
Pages 531-550
Herbert I. Hurwitz, Patrick J. Casey

Peptides as probes of protein-protein interactions involved in neurotransmitter release Review Article
Pages 551-570
Thomas Kuner, Hiroshi Tokumaru, George J. Augustine

Index
Pages 571-583