Plasma Membrane Repair

Edited by one of the best scientists in the field, this series presents the latest updates in the field of membranes

Luciana Andrade (Volume editor)

9780128177600, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 11 October 2019

250 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.1 cm, 0.5 kg

Lysosomes and Membrane Function, Volume 84 in the Current Topics in Membranes series, highlights new advances in the field, with this volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including Parasite invasion and PMR, Actin dynamics and myosin contractility during plasma membrane repair: Does one ring really heal them all?, The role of intercellular signaling in cell membrane repair, Role of lipids in plasma membrane repair, Lysosomes and plasma membrane repair, Alveolar epithelial cell membrane integrity: a venerable target in the lung, Conservative evolution of natural versus artificial PEG-induced mechanisms of PMR in eukaryotes, and more.

1. Parasite invasion and PMR Luciana Andrade 2. Actin dynamics and myosin contractility during plasma membrane repair: does one ring really heal them all? Craig Mandato 3. The role of intercellular signaling in cell membrane repair Tatsuru Togo 4. Role of lipids in plasma membrane repair Jyoti K. Jaiswal 5. Lysosomes and Plasma Membrane Repair Thiago Castro-Gomes 6. Alveolar epithelial cell membrane integrity: a venerable target in the lung Xialoi Zhao 7. Conservative evolution of natural versus artificial PEG-induced mechanisms of PMR in eukaryotes George Bittner 8. Ion channels and PMR Catherine E. Morris 9. Annexins in plasma membrane repair Volker Gerke

Subject Areas: Cellular biology [cytology PSF], Molecular biology [PSD], Biochemistry [PSB]