Crosstalk and Integration of Membrane Trafficking Pathways (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789535105152)

Membrane traffic is a broad field that studies the complex exchange of membranes that occurs inside the cell. Protein, lipids and other molecules traffic among intracellular organelles, and are delivered to, or transported from the cell surface by virtue of membranous carriers generally referred as "transport intermediates". These carriers have different shapes and sizes, and their biogenesis, modality of transport, and delivery to the final destination are regulated by a multitude of very complex molecular machineries. A concept that has clearly emerged in the last decade is that each membrane pathway does not represent a close system, but is fully integrated with all the other trafficking pathways. The aim of this book is to provide a general overview of the extent of this crosstalk.

Author: Roberto Weigert
ISBN-10: 9535105159
ISBN-13: 9789535105152
Publisher: Intechopen
Language: English
Published: 04/11/2012
Pages: 262
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.63d