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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:   Christine Hrycyna (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana) ,  Martin Bergo (Wallenberg Laboratory, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden) ,  Fuyuhiko Tamanoi (Biochemist, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, USA) ,  Martin Bergo
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Volume:   29
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9780123813398

ISBN 10:   0123813395
Pages:   356
Publication Date:   02 September 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Protein prenylation: A perspective on initial discoveries John Glomset Chapter 2: Insights into the function of prenylation from nuclear lamin farnesylation Michael Sinensky Chapter 3: Posttranslational Processing of Nuclear Lamins Brandon S. J. Davies, Catherine Coffinier, Shao H. Yang, Hea-Jin Jung, Loren G. Fong, and Stephen G. Young Chapter 4: Prenylated Proteins in Peroxisome Biogenesis Robert Rucktäschel, Rezeda Mirgalieva, Ralf Erdmann Chapter 5: Lipid Modification of Ras Superfamily GTPases: Not Just Membrane Glue Emily J. Chenette,, Channing J. Der Chapter 6: Heterogeneous Prenyl Processing of the Heterotrimeric G protein Gamma Subunits John Hildebrandt Chapter 7: Farnesylation versus geranylgeranylation in G-protein-mediated light signaling Masahiro Okada , Hidetoshi Kassai, Yoshitaka Fukada Chapter 8: Organization and function of the Rab prenylation and recycling machinery Kirill Alexandrov, Yaowen Wu, Wulf Blankenfeldt, Herbert Waldmann, Roger S. Goody Chapter 9: Protein prenylation and CaaX processing in plants Shaul Yalovsky Chapter 10: Posttranslational isoprenylation on tryptophan residue in Bacillus subtilis Masahiro Okada, Fumitada Tsuji, Youji Sakagami Chapter 11: Global analysis of prenylated proteins by the use of a tagging via substrate approach Lai N. Chan, Fuyuhiko Tamanoi Chapter 12: Global Identification of Protein Prenyltransferase Substrates: Defining the Prenylated Proteome Corissa L. Lamphear, Elaina A. Zverina, James L. Hougland, Carol A. Fierke Chapter 13: Structural biochemistry of CaaX protein prenyltransferases Michael A. Hast , Lorena S. Beese Chapter 14: Genetic Analyses of the CAAX Protein Prenyltransferases in Mice MOHAMED X. IBRAHIM, OMAR M. KHAN, MARTIN O. BERGO Chapter 15: Farnesyl Transferase Inhibitors: From Targeted Cancer Therapeutic to a Potential Treatment for Progeria W. Robert Bishop, Ronald Doll, Paul Kirschmeier

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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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