| Lipid-Mediated Signaling Contributor(s): Murphy, Eric J. (Editor), Murphy, Eric (Editor), Rosenberger, Thad (Editor) |
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ISBN: 084938141X ISBN-13: 9780849381416 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2010 Annotation: Reviewing the most current research in this rapidly expanding yet resource-limited field, Lipid-Mediated Signaling provides a much needed examination of a decade's worth of research tying pathologic disorders such as cancer and autoimmunity problems to aberrant or deregulated signal transduction processes. It considers particular cells, tissues, and organ systems, and discusses recent efforts to identify the various signaling proteins that govern their behavior. The book divides its material under five topics: fatty acid metabolism, eicosanoid formation, acyl hydrolase activity, phospholipids and nuclear signaling, and gene expression. It includes contributions from a number of pioneering experts in this emerging field. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Cell Biology - Medical | Biochemistry - Science | Research & Methodology |
| Dewey: 612.015 |
| LCCN: 2009037296 |
| Series: Methods in Signal Transduction |
| Physical Information: 452 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As the highly anticipated update to Lipid Second Messengers (CRC Press, 1999), Lipid-Mediating Signaling is a current and comprehensive overview of research methods used in lipid-mediated signal transduction. Pioneering experts provide a much-needed distillation of a decade's worth of advances in research techniques that are pertinent in understanding how lipid-mediated signal transduction ties to pathologic disorders. Part I describes methods used to identify activities of and assay the expression of different enzymes involved in lipid-mediated signaling. Part II highlights the use of mass spectrometry to ascertain the lipid content in various systems. Part III contains two chapters devoted to techniques used to determine the role of lipids in the activation of gene transcription. Part IV rounds out the book's solid coverage by focusing on methods used to assess fatty acid uptake and metabolism. Lipid-Mediating Signaling is an unrivaled reference for this rapidly expanding, yet resource-limited field, and it is a valuable resource for for cell biologists, biochemists, and pharmacologists, as well as for researchers studying signaling transduction. |