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Overview"Many bacteria, animals, and plants produce toxins that can prove lethal to other organisms. Toxins are a form of ""biological warfare"" that helps their producer to survive and so confer an evolutionary advantage. They display an extraordinary range of complexity, from the formic acid provided by ants to bacterial proteins composed of thousands of amino acids. This Guidebook considers the more complex protein and peptide toxins and groups them according to their mode of action. Topics covered include: membrane-permeabilizing toxins; toxins affecting signal transduction and protein synthesis; cytoskeleton-affecting toxins; toxins affecting the immune and inflammatory response. This class of biomolecules will be of interest to a wide range of researchers in cell biology, neuroscience, and toxicology." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rino Rappuoli (Instituto Richerche Immunobiologiche Siena, Siena) , Cesare Montecucco (Instituto di Patalogia Generale, Universita di Padova)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9780198599548ISBN 10: 0198599544 Pages: 274 Publication Date: 29 May 1997 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of Contents1: Membrane permeabilizing toxins 2: Toxins affecting signal transduction 3: Toxins affecting protein synthesis 4: Cytoskeleton-affecting toxins 5: Toxins affecting the immune and inflammatory response 6: Toxins affecting membrane traffic 7: Sodium channel-targeted toxins 8: Potassium channel-targeted toxins 9: Calcium channel-targeted toxins 10: Acetylcholine receptor targeted toxins 11: Ryanodine receptor toxins 12: Presynaptic toxins 13: Glutamate receptor-targeted toxinsReviews<br>The authors have concisely compiled structure, function, and toxicity data for 78 protein toxins in a unique, accessible format that allows cell biologists to learn how protein toxins have aided in the dissection of cellular processes. --Journal of Chemical Education<br> Both our understanding of the actions of protein toxins and their uses as tools in cell biology have undergone an explosion in recent years. It almost seems that there is now a toxin to disrupt every aspect of cell metabolism. This volume is composed of short (1 to 3 page) summaries on the mechanism of action and uses of over 75 different protein toxins. It will be an invaluable reference for biological sciences and medical school libraries. Given the rapid pace of progress in this area, an additional attraction of this work is that updated information will be available on the World Wide Web. --The Quarterly Review of Biology<br> The authors have concisely compiled structure, function, and toxicity data for 78 protein toxins in a unique, accessible format that allows cell biologists to learn how protein toxins have aided in the dissection of cellular processes. --Journal of Chemical Education Both our understanding of the actions of protein toxins and their uses as tools in cell biology have undergone an explosion in recent years. It almost seems that there is now a toxin to disrupt every aspect of cell metabolism. This volume is composed of short (1 to 3 page) summaries on the mechanism of action and uses of over 75 different protein toxins. It will be an invaluable reference for biological sciences and medical school libraries. Given the rapid pace of progress in this area, an additional attraction of this work is that updated information will be available on the World Wide Web. --The Quarterly Review of Biology The authors have concisely compiled structure, function, and toxicity data for 78 protein toxins in a unique, accessible format that allows cell biologists to learn how protein toxins have aided in the dissection of cellular processes. --Journal of Chemical Education<br> Both our understanding of the actions of protein toxins and their uses as tools in cell biology have undergone an explosion in recent years. It almost seems that there is now a toxin to disrupt every aspect of cell metabolism. This volume is composed of short (1 to 3 page) summaries on the mechanism of action and uses of over 75 different protein toxins. It will be an invaluable reference for biological sciences and medical school libraries. Given the rapid pace of progress in this area, an additional attraction of this work is that updated information will be available on the World Wide Web. --The Quarterly Review of Biology<br> Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |