Humana Regulatory Protein Modification: Techniques and Protocols: 30 (Neuromethods, 30)

Distinguished international experts offer critical reviews of the major categories of posttranslational protein modification in neurons, as well as a comprehensive collection of state-of-the-art techniques for their analysis. They provide detailed and specific methods for studying protein phosphorylation/dephospohorylation, methylation, long chain fatty acylation, ADP-ribosylation, glycosylation, and glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchors. Using both conventional analytical and novel molecular biological approaches, these experts present important techniques and reagents and cite numerous examples from the neuroscience literature in a way that allows investigators to determine the best experimental approaches for their own systems. The book offers the most complete review of protein kinase and phosphatase inhibitor applications available. From the Back Cover Hugh Hemmings' Regulatory Protein Modification: Techniques and Protocols offers critical reviews of major topics concerning posttranslational protein modification in neurons, as well as a comprehensive collection of state-of-the-art techniques for their analysis. Its distinguished international contributors provide detailed and specific methods for studying protein phosphorylation/dephospohorylation, methylation, long chain fatty acylation, ADP-ribosylation, glycosylation, and glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchors. Using both conventional analytical and novel molecular biological approaches, these experts discuss the techniques and reagents and cite numerous examples from the neuroscience literature in a way that allows investigators to determine the best experimental approaches for their own systems. They also offer a complete review of protein kinase and phosphatase inhibitors techniques and their applications today. Regulatory Protein Modification: Techniques and Protocols will prove an exceptionally valuable resource for both experienced and new investigators working in neuronal and nonneuronal systems.