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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254582603321

Titolo

Molecular Basis for Mitochondrial Signaling [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Tatiana K. Rostovtseva

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-55539-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 386 p. 61 illus., 54 illus. in color.)

Collana

Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering, , 1618-7210

Disciplina

571.657

Soggetti

Biophysics

Biological physics

Cell cycle

Apoptosis

Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics

Cell Cycle Analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

From the Contents: Mitochondrial Calcium Signaling -- Systems approaches to mitochondrial calcium signaling -- The mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter: Molecular Composition And Physiological Role -- Molecular Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Ca2+ Uptake -- Ca2+ uniporter and male fertility.

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers recent advances in the study of structure, function, and regulation of metabolite, protein and ion translocating channels, and transporters in mitochondria. A wide array of cutting-edge methods are covered, ranging from electrophysiology and cell biology to bioinformatics, as well as structural, systems, and computational biology. At last, the molecular identity of two important channels in the mitochondrial inner membrane, the mitochondrial calcium uniporter and the mitochondrial permeability transition pore have been established. After years of work on the physiology and structure of VDAC channels in the mitochondrial outer membrane, there have been multiple discoveries on VDAC permeation and regulation by cytosolic



proteins. Recent breakthroughs in structural studies of the mitochondrial cholesterol translocator reveal a set of novel unexpected features and provide essential clues for defining therapeutic strategies. Molecular Basis for Mitochondrial Signaling covers these and many more recent studies of mitochondria function, their communication with other organelles, and their critical roles in development, aging, and in a plethora of stressful or degenerative events. Authored by leading researchers in the field, this volume will be an indispensable reference resource for graduate students and academics working in related areas of biophysics and cell biology as well as for professionals within industry.