• Introduction • Membrane lipid composition • Membrane lipid structure • Membrane lipid organization ‐ Why so many different lipids? ‐ Lipid mixing and demixing ‐ Lateral pressure ‐ Surface electrostatics • Role of lipids in cell functions • Lipid influence in transmembrane protein function ‐ Prokaryotic potassium channel (KcsA) ‐ Mechanosensitive channels ‐ Voltage‐gated potassium channel (KvAP) ‐ Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAcChR) ‐ G protein‐coupled receptors ‐ Other examples • Non‐permanent proteins in membranes ‐ Proteins that interact reversibly with the bilayers ‐ Proteins that interact irreversibly with the bilayers ‐ Proteins that interact weakly with the membrane ‐ Proteins that interact strongly with the membrane ‐ G proteins and their interactions with membranes ‐ Small monomeric G proteins: the Ras and Ras‐like family ‐ Protein kinase C • Membrane microdomains and lipid mediators in the control of heat‐shock protein response ‐ Stress sensing and signalling: the membrane sensor theory ‐ Hsp signalling in cancer and diabetes ‐ The role of membrane microdomains ‐ Lipid mediators of the stress response • A subpopulation of Hsps can interact with and translocate through membranes ‐ Hsp90 in eukaryotic membranes ‐ Hsp70 in cell membranes ‐ Hsp27‐membrane interactions ‐ Secreted Hsps ‐ Representative cases where Hsps interact with membranes or release from the cells • Concluding remarks
Membranes: a meeting point for lipids, proteins and therapies
P. Escribá,J. González-Ros,F. Goñi,P. Kinnunen,L. Vígh,L. Sánchez-Magraner,A. Fernández,X. Busquets,I. Horváth,G. Barceló-Coblijn
Published 2008 in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
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2008
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Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
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2008-02-08
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Biology, Medicine, Chemistry
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