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Since the publication of the first edition of Signal Transduction: A Practical Approach in 1992 there has been a great deal of new information about the processes of signal transduction and consequently many new methods have been developed. This new edition has therefore been updated and extended to include the major new methods now available. The first part of the book is mainly concerned with G protein-coupled receptors and covers structural studies of conformational changes and binding sites, phosphorylation and desensitisation, identification, receptor fusion proteins, and reporter gene systems. The second part includes methods for studying components of the other major families of signal transduction: adenylyl cylase and cAMP, phosphorylated inositol lipids, phosphinositide 3-kinases, phosphlipase D and phosphatidylcholine, sphingosine kinase, and inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate. Also included are chapters on baculoviral expression systems and the quantitative assay of mitogen activated protein kinases in intact cells and tissues. As with the previous edition Signal Transduction 2e covers a wide range of techniques and will be useful to both experienced researchers and newcomers.

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Author:   Graeme Milligan (Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Glasgow)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Volume:   209
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.843kg
ISBN:  

9780199637218

ISBN 10:   0199637210
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   12 August 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
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Table of Contents

1: Direct assessment of conformational changes in G protein-coupled receptors, using fluorescene spectroscop 1.1: Introduction 1.2: Expression and purification of the *b2 adrenergic receptor 1.3: Fluorescence labeling and spectroscopic analys of the *b2 adrenergic receptor 1.4: Site-selective fluorescent labelling of the adrenergic receptor 1.5: Concluding remarks 2: Probing the structure of receptor-binding sites by the substituted-cysteine accessibility method 2.1: Introduction 2.2: Applications of the substituted-cysteine accessibility method (SCAM) 2.3: Critical parameters 2.4: Chemistry of SCAM 2.5: Interpretation of results 3: Post-translational acylation of signal transducing polypeptides: palmitoylation of G protein-coupled receptors 3.1: Introduction 3.2: Detection of receptor palmitoylation 3.3: Kinetics of palmitoylation 3.4: Assessing the palmitoylation state of the recepto at the cell surface 3.5: In vitro palmitoylation of synthetic peptides 4: G protein-coupled receptor phosphorylation and desensitization 4.1: Introduction 4.2: Techniques in the investigation of GPCR phosphorylation 4.3: Identification of desensitization of phospholiphase C-coupled receptors 5: G proteins and their identification 5.1: Introduction 5.2: Production of crude plasma membrane fractions for analysis of G proteins 5.3: Gel electrophoresis of G proteins 5.4: Immunological methods 5.5: Quantification of G protein *a subunits 5.6: Functional aspects of G protein signalling 6: Construction and analysis of receptor-G protein fusion proteins 6.1: Introduction 6.2: Methods to study G protein function 6.3: Receptor-G protein fusions 6.4: Expression of receptor-G protein fusions in cultured cells 6.5: Assays used for functional characterization of receptor-G protein fusions 6.6: Receptor-G protein fusions as research tools 6.7: Summary and future perspectives 7: Application of the baculoviral expression system to signal transduction 7.1: Introduction 7.3: The baculoviral life cycle, and constructing recombinant 7.4: Recombinant protein expression and purification 8: Reporter gene systems for the study of G protein-coupled receptor signal transduction in mammalian cells 8.1: Introduction 8.2: What is a reporter gene? 8.3: Reported gene systems for the study of GPCR signal transduciton 8.4: Factors influencing the design of a mammalian cell reporter-gene assay 8.5: Preparation of cells for reporter-gene assays 8.6: Reporter enzyme assays 8.7: Reporter protein assays 8.8: Summary and future perspectives 9: Adenylyl cyclases and cyclic AMP 9.1: Introduction 9.2: Mammalian expression of recombinant Acs 9.3: Measurement of intracellular cAMP level 9.4: CAMP-responsive bioluminescence assays using firefly luciferase 9.5 Miscellaneous systems for monitoring AC activity:

Reviews

This book represents a compact, concise, and business-like fund of methodologies. . .The layout is uniformly pleasing and easy to read. Each chapter is presented as a clear and easy to follow 'biochemical cookery' style protocols interspersing sections detailing the background and theory of the techniques under consideration. While describing itself as a signalling-related text, many of the methods described would also be relevant to researchers investigating a variety of other aspects of biochemistry and cell biology. . .Overall, the text would represent a useful addition to the bookshelf of most researchers interested in signal transduction, and because of the broad application of many of the methods described, it would also be beneficial as a reference for other species of biologist. --Cell Biology International<br>

""" ... a useful addition to the bookshelf of most researchers interested in signal transduction"" Cell Biology International"

<br> This book represents a compact, concise, and business-like fund of methodologies. . .The layout is uniformly pleasing and easy to read. Each chapter is presented as a clear and easy to follow 'biochemical cookery' style protocols interspersing sections detailing the background and theory of the techniques under consideration. While describing itself as a signalling-related text, many of the methods described would also be relevant to researchers investigating a variety of other aspects of biochemistry and cell biology. . .Overall, the text would represent a useful addition to the bookshelf of most researchers interested in signal transduction, and because of the broad application of many of the methods described, it would also be beneficial as a reference for other species of biologist. --Cell Biology International<br>

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