Reconstitutions of Transporters, Receptors, and Pathological States

Reconstitutions of Transporters, Receptors, and Pathological States presents lectures about the reconstitutions of transporters, receptors, and pathological states. The book discusses the principles and strategies of the resolution and reconstitution of soluble pathways and membrane complexes; and lessons in the resolution and reconstitution after the natural structure of the membrane has been destroyed. The text then describes the analyses of reconstituted vesicles; the ATP synthetase of oxidative phosphorylation; and the Ε1Ε2 pumps of plasma membranes. The ATP-driven ion pumps in organelles, microorganisms, and plants; the proton motive force generators, electron transport chains, and bacteriorhodopsin; and facilitated diffusion, symporters, and antiporters are also considered. The book further tackles plasma membrane receptors, as well as the reconstitutions of pathological states. Biochemists, molecular biologists, and cell biologists will find the book invaluable.

Preface

Lessons

Abbreviations

Lecture 1 Resolution and Reconstitution of Soluble Pathways and Membrane Complexes: Overview of Principles and Strategies

I. Reconstitution of Soluble Pathways

II. Resolution and Reconstitution of Membrane Complexes

Lecture 2 Methods of Resolution and Reconstitution

I. Solubilization and Purification of Membrane Proteins

II. Purification of Membrane Proteins

III. Methods of Reconstitution

Lecture 3 What Can We Learn from Resolution and Reconstitution after the Natural Structure of the Membrane Has Been Destroyed

I. What Are the Protein Components of the System and What Are Their Functions

II. What Are the Phospholipid Components and What Are Their Functions

III. What Is the Role of Asymmetry? How Do We Achieve It in Reconstitution? How Do We Measure It

IV. How Do We Measure the Extent of Scrambling during Reconstitution

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Lecture 4 Analyses of Reconstituted Vesicles: Pitfalls and Obstacles

I. Analysis of Reconstituted Vesicles

II. Pitfalls and Recommended Cautions

Lecture 5 The ATP Synthetase of Oxidative Phosphorylation

I. F1 (Mitochondrial MF1, Chloroplast CF1, and Bacterial BF1)

II. The Stalk, OSCP, and F6

III. The Hydrophobie Sector

IV. Mechanism of Action of F1

Lecture 6 The E1E2 Pumps of Plasma Membranes

I. The Na+,K+ Pump and Na+,K+-ATPase

II. The Ca2+ Pump and Ca2+-ATPase

III. The H+,K+-ATPase of the Gastric Mucosa

Lecture 7

I. The Ca2+ Pump of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum and Related Organelles

II. ATP-Driven Ion Pumps in Organelles, Microorganisms, and Plants

III. The ATP-Driven H+ Fluxes in Organelles ATP-Driven Ion Pumps of Microorganisms and Plants

Lecture 8 Proton Motive Force Generators, Electron Transport Chains, and Bacteriorhodopsin

I. Reconstitution of the Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain

II. Reconstitution of Photosynthetic Electron Transport Pathways

III. Bacteriorhodopsin

IV. Halorhodopsin and a Bacterial Na+ Pump

Lecture 9 Facilitation Diffusion, Symporters, and Antiporters

I. Transporters of Plasma Membranes

II. Transporters of Mitochondria

III. Transporters of Other Organelles

Lecture 10 Plasma Membrane Receptors

I. RGC Receptors

II. Polypeptide Signal Receptors

III. Channel Receptors

IV. Transport Receptors

V. Drug and Toxin Receptors

Lecture 11 Reconstitution of Pathological States

I. About the Artificiality of Cancer Research

II. Two Approaches to Cancer Research

III. The Scenic Route from ABC to X

Lecture 12 Glimpses into the Future of Reconstitutions (Hypotheses, Speculations, and Fantasies)

I. Methods of Reconstitution

II. Orientation-Directed Reconstitution and Co-reconstitutions

III. Mechanisms and Regulations

IV. Incorporations of Cellular Components into Cells

V. Reconstitution of Organelles, Cells, Organs, etc

VI. Reconstitution of Pathological States

Bibliography

Index