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This volume of The Enzymes features high-caliber thematic articles on the topic of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchoring of proteins.

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Author:   Anant Kumar Menon ,  Taroh Kinoshita (Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Japan) ,  Peter A Orlean (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA) ,  Fuyuhiko Tamanoi (Biochemist, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Edition:   26th edition
Volume:   v. 26
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.710kg
ISBN:  

9780123749635

ISBN 10:   0123749638
Pages:   500
Publication Date:   11 September 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: Overview of GPI biosynthesis, gene list Taroh Kinoshita 2: GlcNAc transfer reaction, GPI-GnT, Ras signaling David E. Levin 3: GlcNAc-PI de-N-acetylase Michael A. J. Ferguson 4: Inositol acylation/deacylation Yoshifumi Jigami 5: Mannosylation Yusuke Maeda 6: Phosphoethanolamine transfer Peter Orlean 7: Transamidase Anant K. Menon 8: Flipping and pathway topology Anant Menon 9: Evolutional conservation and Bioinformatics John Samuelson 10: GPI in apicomplexan and parasites Ralph Schwarz 11: Chemical synthesis of GPI Ram A. Vishwakarma 12: Use of synthetic GPIs as anti-toxic vaccine Peter Seeberger 13: ER export and GPI-proteins Howard Riezman 14: Polarized sorting of GPI proteins Chiara Zurzolo 15: Involvement of GPIs in yeast cell wall structure Peter N. Lipke 16: Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PIGA mutation) Lucio Luzzatto 17: Inherited GPI deficiency Anastasios Karadimitris 18: Inhibitors of GPI biosynthesis Terry K. Smith

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Fuyu Tamanoi is a biochemist who has served on the UCLA School of Medicine and UCLA College faculty since he joined the Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics in 1993. He became a full professor in 1997.

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