Tuesday, 10. August 2010
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest single class of receptors in biology, often playing key roles in a remarkably large number of physiological and pathophysiological conditions. GPCRs or GPCR-dependent signalling pathways are the targets of a very large number of therapeutically useful drugs. Detailed knowledge about the molecular structure of GPCRs should therefore pave the way for the design of novel drugs with increased efficacy and specificity.
This volume provides a concise, up-to-date presentation of methods (including molecular genetic, biochemical, and biophysical) which have been used successfully in studying the structure and function of GPCRs. With contributions from international leaders in the field, the editor provides overviews of various techniques, followed by in-depth descriptions of basic procedures and discussions of critical experimental parameters.
Divided into specific, accessible sections, Structure-Function Analysis of G Protein-Coupled Receptors includes:
* An overview of mutagenesis techniques
* Examples of molecular modeling techniques
* Using peptides as tools for the study of GPCR interactions
* Site-Directed Spin Labeling (SDSL) studies of the GPCR rhodopsin
* A complete description of the electron-crystalographic analysis of two-dimensional rhodopsin crystals
* The use of nuclear magnetic resonance techniques to study GPCR structure
Structure-Function Analysis of G Protein-Coupled Receptors
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Thursday, 29. July 2010
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Data Mining for Genomics and Proteomics uses pragmatic examples and a complete case study to demonstrate step-by-step how biomedical studies can be used to maximize the chance of extracting new and useful biomedical knowledge from data. It is an excellent resource for students and professionals involved with gene or protein expression data in a variety of settings.
Data Mining for Genomics and Proteomics: Analysis of Gene and Protein Expression Data
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Wednesday, 26. May 2010
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Probablistic models are becoming increasingly important in analyzing the huge amount of data being produced by large-scale DNA-sequencing efforts such as the Human Genome Project. For example, hidden Markov models are used for analyzing biological sequences, linguistic-grammar-based probabilistic models for identifying RNA secondary structure, and probabilistic evolutionary models for inferring phylogenies of sequences from different organisms. This book gives a unified, up-to-date and self-contained account, with a Bayesian slant, of such methods, and more generally to probabilistic methods of sequence analysis. Written by an interdisciplinary team of authors, it is accessible to molecular biologists, computer scientists, and mathematicians with no formal knowledge of the other fields, and at the same time presents the state of the art in this new and important field.
Biological Sequence Analysis: Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
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Sunday, 9. May 2010
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Since the discovery of the gene for green fluorescent protein (GFP), derived from jellyfish, this protein that emits a green glow has initiated a revolution in molecular biosciences. With this tool, it is now possible to visualize nearly any protein of interest in any cell or tissue of any species. Since the publication of the first edition, there have been tremendously significant technological advances, including development of new mutant variants. Proteins are now available in yellow and blue, and Novel Fluorescent Proteins (NFPs) have expanded their utility in developing biosensors, biological markers, and other biological applications.
This updated, expanded new edition places emphasis on the rise of NFPs, including new chapters on NFP properties with detailed protocols, applications of GFPs and NFPs in industry research, and biosensors. This book provides a solid theoretical framework, along with detailed, practical guidance on use of GFPs and NFPs with discussion of potential pitfalls. The expert contributors provide real examples in showing how to tailor GFP/NFP to specific systems, maximize expression, and enhance detection.
Methods of Biochemical Analysis, Green Fluorescent Protein: Properties, Applications and Protocols
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Thursday, 22. April 2010
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The wide use of wheat in the food industry depends mainly on the properties of the gluten proteins, which confer viscoelastic properties to doughs, allowing the production of a range of foods including bread, other baked goods, pasta, and noodles. Wheat Gluten Protein Analysis provides proven, hands-on methods for analyzing wheat gluten proteins. The book also details the gluten protein complex, provides application and chemistry information and defines the separation of the gluten complex into monomeric and polymeric proteins. Designed especially for laboratory use, Wheat Gluten Protein Analysis will help food scientists achieve a higher degree of accuracy.
The book is divided into chapters by technique, each written by international experts in their fields. The chapters describe in understandable language how to extract, analyze and/or characterize each gluten protein by that technique. A mix between a manual and a handbook, Wheat Gluten Protein Analysis covers all how to information plus much more. Wheat protein researchers, protein chemists, students involved in cereal chemistry and anyone interested in wheat gluten proteins will find this a necessary resource.
From the Preface
…provides standard protocols for the extraction and analysis of wheat gluten proteins based on methods that have been tried and tested in the authors laboratories. Extensive practical details and tips are provided, as well as suggestions for modifications and examples of applications.
Wheat Gluten Protein Analysis
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Sunday, 11. April 2010
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The structure of a protein is essential for its function. Therefore, a variety of methods for analyzing protein structure have been developed recently; the most advanced and sensitive techniques have been selected for this manual. The presented procedures are well established and have been found useful in many laboratories; they are easy to perform and thus also suitable for beginners. Enclosed are protocols on the separation of proteins and peptides, manual and automated microsequencing, electrophoresis and blotting, analysis of amino acids, identification of cysteine residues and lipids as well as on mass spectrometry crystallization of macromolecules.
Protein Structure Analysis: Preparation, Characterization and Microsequencing
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Wednesday, 24. March 2010
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The activity of many biopharmaceutical polymers is dependent on conformation, and the next several years will see increased interest in the conformational analysis of these polymers resulting from the development of biosimilar or “follow-on” biological products. While a wide variety of approaches to analysis exists, finding the most viable ones would be much easier with a consolidated reference that details the benefits and cost of each approach, with an emphasis on real results and real products.
Explores the Growing Role of Conformational Analysis in Comparing Generic Biopharmaceuticals
Approaches to the Conformational Analysis of Biopharmaceuticals gathers the most useful techniques and methods into a single volume, putting the greatest emphasis on those approaches that have proven the most fruitful. Rather than cover specific uses of techniques in detail, this book provides commercial biotechnologists and researchers with the information and references they need to make good choices about the technology they choose to use. With a large number of references that direct readers to primary source material, it includes studies drawn from the gamut of current literature, covering physical methods, such as differential scanning calorimetry, light scanning, and analytical ultracentrifugation. It also addresses chemical methods, such as hydrogen–deuterium exchange and trace labeling, along with infrared, ultraviolet, and Raman spectroscopy.
Written by Roger Lundblad, a true pioneer in protein science, this volume supplies the necessary information researchers need to access when deciding on the most cost-effective approach, including:
- Comparability of biopharmaceuticals
- Characterization of follow-on biologics
- Quality attributes of protein biopharmaceuticals
- Confrontational analysis of biopharmaceutical products
With a clear focus on relevant commercial biotechnology, this book belongs on the shelves of those serious researchers who are paving the way for the next generation of biopharmaceutical polymers.
Approaches to the Conformational Analysis of Biopharmaceuticals
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Saturday, 13. March 2010
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Understanding how proteins function is an essential part of many biological research endeavors. The complexity and sheer number of proteins in a cell are impediments to identifying proteins of interest or purifying proteins for function and structure analysis. Thus, reducing the complexity of a protein sample or in some cases purifying a protein to homogeneity is necessary. The latest manual in the Basic Methods series contains a collection of convenient and easy to use protein purification protocols along with a sampling of dependable methods for assessing protein-protein interactions. The protocols are supported by background information to assist researchers in understanding how the purification methods work and how to optimize and troubleshoot the methods.
The collection of essential methods found in Basic Methods in Protein Purification and Analysis is mainly drawn from the popular manuals Proteins and Proteomics, Purifying Proteins for Proteomics, and Protein-Protein Interactions, 2nd Ed. In addition to protocols for purification using gel electrophoresis and column chromatography, this book contains tested methods for preparing cellular and subcellular extracts—a critical and often neglected step in successful protein purification. Rounding out the manual are methods for characterizing protein-protein interactions, an extensive appendix of essential methods for quantifying protein concentration, stabilizing and storing proteins, concentrating proteins, and immunoblotting. Finally, there is a new chapter on a method complementary to gel electrophoresis and chromatography: in silico analysis of genomic and proteomic databases.
Related Titles from the Publisher
Proteins and Proteomics: A Laboratory Manual
Protein-Protein Interactions: A Molecular Cloning Manual, 2nd ed.
Proteomics: A CSHL Course Manual
Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 3rd ed.
Basic Methods in Protein Purification and Analysis: A Laboratory Manual
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Thursday, 25. February 2010
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Reviews of the Second Edition
“In this book, Andy Baxevanis and Francis Ouellette . . . have undertaken the difficult task of organizing the knowledge in this field in a logical progression and presenting it in a digestible form. And they have done an excellent job. This fine text will make a major impact on biological research and, in turn, on progress in biomedicine. We are all in their debt.”
–Eric Lander, from the Foreword to the Second Edition
“The editors and the chapter authors of this book are to be applauded for providing biologists with lucid and comprehensive descriptions of essential topics in bioinformatics. This book is easy to read, highly informative, and certainly timely. It is most highly recommended for students and for established investigators alike, for anyone who needs to know how to access and use the information derived in and from genomic sequencing projects.”
–Trends in Genetics
“It is an excellent general bioinformatics text and reference, perhaps even the best currently available . . . Congratulations to the authors, editors, and publisher for producing a weighty, authoritative, readable, and attractive book.”
–Briefings in Bioinformatics
“This book, written by the top scientists in the field of bioinformatics, is the perfect choice for every molecular biology laboratory.”
–The Quarterly Review of Biology
This fully revised version of a world-renowned bestseller provides readers with a practical guide covering the full scope of key concepts in bioinformatics, from databases to predictive and comparative algorithms. Using relevant biological examples, the book provides background on and strategies for using many of the most powerful and commonly used computational approaches for biological discovery. This Third Edition reinforces key concepts that have stood the test of time while making the reader aware of new and important developments in this fast-moving field. With a new full-color and enlarged page design, Bioinformatics, Third Edition offers the most readable, up-to-date, and thorough introduction to the field for biologists.
This new edition features:
* New chapters on genomic databases, predictive methods using RNA sequences, sequence polymorphisms, protein structure prediction, intermolecular interactions, and proteomic approaches for protein identification
* Detailed worked examples illustrating the strategic use of the concepts presented in each chapter, along with a collection of expanded,more rigorous problem sets suitable for classroom use
* Special topic boxes and appendices highlighting experimental strategies and advanced concepts
* Annotated reference lists, comprehensive lists of relevant Web resources, and an extensive glossary of commonly used terms in bioinformatics, genomics, and proteomics
Bioinformatics, Third Edition is essential reading for researchers, instructors, and students of all levels in molecular biology and bioinformatics, as well as for investigators involved in genomics, clinical research, proteomics, and computational biology.
Bioinformatics: A Practical Guide to the Analysis of Genes and Proteins
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