Membrane Biogenesis and Protein Targeting (New Comprehensive Biochemistry)

For advanced undergraduates, graduates, and newcomers to the field of biological transport, provides a comprehensive overview of protein transport across and into intracellular membranes. Emphasizing hypotheses and models, introduces and describes the function of the soluble and membrane-bound components assisting in the processes. Among the specific examples considered are the protein translocation across the bacterial plasma membrane; and the mechanisms of protein targeting within the eukaryotic cell, especially the transport of protein to the endoplasmic reticulum, vacuoles, peroxisomes, mitochondria, and chloroplasts. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.