Muscle and Nonmuscle Motility (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Muscle and Nonmuscle Motility 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
Contributors 8
Preface 10
Contents of Volume 1 12
Chapter 1. Preparation and Properties of Dynein ATPase 14
I. Introduction 14
II. Preparation and Properties of Dynein Isoenzymes from Sea Urchin Sperm Flagella 16
III. Preparation and Properties of Dynein ATPases from Other Sources 32
IV. Function of Dynein ATPases 41
Acknowledgment 47
References 47
Chapter 2. The Cytoskeleton of the Red Blood Cell 50
I. Introduction 51
II. Properties of the Red Cell 52
III. Nature of the Red Cell Cytoskeleton 61
IV. Construction of the Cytoskeleton: Interactions between Constituent Proteins 80
V. Interactions of Cytoskeletal Constituents with Other Membrane Components 101
VI. Participation of the Cytoskeleton in Cellular Phenomena 111
VII. Cytoskeletal Proteins and Cell Maturation 118
VIII. The Cytoskeleton in Disease States 119
IX. Conservation of Cytoskeletal Proteins: Species Variations 123
X. Relation of the Red Cell Cytoskeletonand Its Proteins to Those of Other Eukaryotic Cells 124
Acknowledgments 126
References 126
Chapter 3. Clathrin: A Study of Its Properties and Mechanochemical Role in Cell Functions 138
I. Introduction 138
II. Properties of Clathrin 144
III. General Considerations 160
IV. Concluding Remarks 161
Acknowledgments 162
References 162
Chapter 4. New Concepts of the Control of Cell Surface Structure and Function 166
I. Introduction 166
II. The Control of Membrane Topography 167
III. The Role of Tubulin in Membrane Regulation 202
IV. Summary 209
References 211
Index 216