Protein Trafficking in Neurons
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: October 19, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780123694379
Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Biochemistry; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Neuroscience; Medical / Neuroscience; Neurons; Physiological transport; Protein Transport; Proteins
Description: Examines mechanisms of protein trafficking and the role of trafficking in neuronal functioning from development to plasticity to disease. The book is divided into seven sections that review mechanisms of protein transport, the role of protein trafficking in synapse formation, exo- and endocytosis, transport of receptors, trafficking of ion channels and transporters, comparison of trafficking mechanisms in neuronal vs. non-neuronal cell types, and the relationship between trafficking and neuronal diseases such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Prion Diseases.