Bacterial and Eukaryotic Porins - Structure, Function, Mechanism

Hardcover  382 Pages  ISBN 3527307753      £125.00

This first book dedicated to the topic relates the known physiological functions of porins to their molecular structure and mechanism, using various in vitro and in vivo methods.

With 16 contributions by leading porin researchers, this reference is essential for biochemists, microbiologists, biotechnologists and physiologists.

From the contents

Regulation of Porin Gene Expression by the Two-Component Regulatory System EnvZ/OmpR
The Structures of General Porins
Role of bacterial porins in antibiotic susceptibility of gram-negative bacteria
Porins of the Outer Membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Regulation of Bacterial Porin Function
Reconstitution of General Diffusion Pores from Bacterial Outer Membranes
OmpA/OprF: Slow Porins or Channels Produced by Alternative Folding of Outer Membrane Proteins
Drug Efflux and Protein Export through Channel-tunnels
Structure-Function Relationships in Sugar-Specific Porins
Functional Reconstitution of Specific Porins
Energy-Coupled Outer Membrane Iron Transporters
Structural and Functional Aspects of the Vitamin B12 Receptor BtuB
Structure and Function of Mitochondrial Porins
Mitochondrial Porins in Mammals: Insights Into Functional Roles From Mutant Mice and Cells
Gene Family Expression and Multitopological Localization of Eukaryotic Porin/VDAC
Function of the Outer Mitochondrial Membrane Pore (VDAC) in Intracellular Signalling