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  • © 1991

Molecules of the Cytoskeleton

Authors:

  1. Linda A. Amos

    1. Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Medical Research Council, Cambridge, UK

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  2. W. Bradshaw Amos

    1. Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Medical Research Council, Cambridge, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. The Organisation of Cytoplasm

    • Linda A. Amos, W. Bradshaw Amos
    Pages 1-22

  3. Intermediate Filaments and other Alpha-Helical Proteins

    • Linda A. Amos, W. Bradshaw Amos
    Pages 23-41

  4. Actin Filaments

    • Linda A. Amos, W. Bradshaw Amos
    Pages 42-55

  5. Actin-Associated Proteins

    • Linda A. Amos, W. Bradshaw Amos
    Pages 56-79

  6. Actin in Cells: Structural and Contractile Roles

    • Linda A. Amos, W. Bradshaw Amos
    Pages 80-97

  7. Actin in Cells: Roles Involving Assembly

    • Linda A. Amos, W. Bradshaw Amos
    Pages 98-116

  8. Properties of Tubulin

    • Linda A. Amos, W. Bradshaw Amos
    Pages 117-141

  9. Proteins Associated with Microtubules

    • Linda A. Amos, W. Bradshaw Amos
    Pages 142-170

  10. The Axonemes of Cilia and Flagella

    • Linda A. Amos, W. Bradshaw Amos
    Pages 171-189

  11. Microtubules in Cells

    • Linda A. Amos, W. Bradshaw Amos
    Pages 190-210

  12. Changes in the Cytoskeleton during Cell Division

    • Linda A. Amos, W. Bradshaw Amos
    Pages 211-231

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 232-253
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About this book

What are the filaments responsible for the consistency of cytoplasm and what are their roles in eukaryotic cells? These questions are examined by Linda and Bradshaw Amos in Molecules of the Cytoskeleton. Within the book are described the properties of the individual proteins of the cytoskeleton and of other molecules closely associated with it. Current theories of how such components intereact at molecular level during processes such as intracellular transport, translocation of whole cells, and cell division are analysed and critically discussed. The book is derived from a final year lecture course for undergraduates at Cambridge, but has been extended to a level suitable for graduate students and those beginning research.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Medical Research Council, Cambridge, UK

    Linda A. Amos, W. Bradshaw Amos

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Molecules of the Cytoskeleton

  • Authors: Linda A. Amos, W. Bradshaw Amos

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21739-7

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1991

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 253

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Molecular Medicine, Cell Biology

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