Formation and Cooperative Behaviour of Protein Complexes on the Cell Membrane

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Guseva, Ksenia (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Σειρά: Springer Theses
• Θέματα: Physics.; Polymers.; Cell membranes.; Membranes (Biology) > Mechanical properties.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Membranes.; Membrane Biology.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Polymer Sciences.

With the aim of providing a deeper insight into possible mechanisms of biological self-organization, this thesis presents new approaches to describe the process of self-assembly and the impact of spatial organization on the function of membrane proteins, from a statistical physics point of view. It...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• The Role of Fragmentation on the Formation of Homomeric Protein Complexes
• Collective Response of Self-organised Clusters of Mechanosensitive Channels
• Assembly and Fragmentation of Tat Pores
• Conclusion.