Egelman E. (Ed.) Comprehensive Biophysics (Part II, Volumes 5-9)

Academic Press, 2012. - 1535 p. - Biophysics is a rapidly-evolving interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology. Biophysics encompasses many disciplines, including physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, biochemistry, medicine, pharmacology, physiology, and neuroscience, and it is essential that scientists working in these varied fields are able to understand each other's research. Comprehensive Biophysics will help bridge that communication gap.
Written by a team of researchers at the forefront of their respective fields, under the guidance of Chief Editor Edward Egelman, Comprehensive Biophysics provides definitive introductions to a broad array of topics, uniting different areas of biophysics research - from the physical techniques for studying macromolecular structure to protein folding, muscle and molecular motors, cell biophysics, bioenergetics and more. The result is this comprehensive scientific resource - a valuable tool both for helping researchers come to grips quickly with material from related biophysics fields outside their areas of expertise, and for reinforcing their existing knowledge.Key Features- Biophysical research today encompasses many areas of biology. These studies do not necessarily share a unique identifying factor. This work unites the different areas of research and allows users, regardless of their background, to navigate through the most essential concepts with ease, saving them time and vastly improving their understanding
- The field of biophysics counts several journals that are directly and indirectly concerned with the field. There is no reference work that encompasses the entire field and unites the different areas of research through deep foundational reviews. Comprehensive Biophysics fills this vacuum, being a definitive work on biophysics. It will help users apply context to the diverse journal literature offering, and aid them in identifying areas for further research
- Chief Editor Edward Egelman (E-I-C, Biophysical Journal) has assembled an impressive, world-class team of Volume Editors and Contributing Authors. Each chapter has been painstakingly reviewed and checked for consistent high quality. The result is an authoritative overview which ties the literature together and provides the user with a reliable background information and citation resourceVolume 5 Membranes
Volume Introduction
Biophysics of Membranes
Lipid Bilayers
Lipid Bilayer Structure
Membrane Domains and Their Relevance to the Organization of Biological Membranes
Atomic Force Microscopy and Fluorescence Microscopy of Lipid Bilayers
Detergent Interactions with Lipid Bilayers and Membrane Proteins
Membrane Proteins
Atomic Force Microscopy and Electron Microscopy of Membrane Proteins
Solution NMR Spectroscopy of Integral Membrane Proteins
Structure and Folding of Outer Membrane Proteins
Pore-Forming Toxins
Interactions of Antimicrobial Peptides with Lipid Bilayers
Membrane Recruitment of Signaling Domains
Membrane Protein–Lipid Match and Mismatch
Supported Membranes – Structure and Interactions
The Biophysics of Membrane Fusion
Mechanisms of Enveloped Virus Entry by Membrane Fusion
Computer Simulation of Membrane Dynamics
Single Molecule Measurements in MembranesVolume 6 Channels
Channel Proteins – An Introduction
Structure-Function Correlates of Glutamate-Gated Ion Channels
Gating Dynamics of the Potassium Channel Pore
Biophysics of TRP Channels
Mechanosensory Transduction
Structures and Mechanisms in Chloride Channels
Biophysics of Ceramide Channels
Voltage Gated Proton Channels
STIM1-ORAI1 Store-Operated Calcium Channels
Structure–Function Correlates in Plant Ion ChannelsVolume 7 Cell BiophysicsBiophysics of Cell-Matrix Adhesion
Biophysics of Selectin-Mediated Cell Adhesion
Biophysics of Cadherin-Mediated Cell–Cell Adhesion
Understanding How Dividing Cells Change Shape
Biophysics of Bacterial Cell Growth and Division
Biophysics of Three-Dimensional Cell Motility
Biophysics of Molecular Cell Mechanics
Biophysics of Nuclear Organization and Dynamics
Cell-Extracellular Matrix Mechanobiology in Cancer
Biomechanics of Cell Motility
Biophysics of Cell Developmental Processes: A Lasercutter's Perspective
Bacterial Organization in Space and TimeVolume 8 Bioenergetics
on Electrochemical Gradients, Roles and Measurements
Structure-Function Relationships in P-Type ATPases
Rotational Catalysis by F1-ATPase
The Rotary Bacterial Flagellar Motor
Electron Transfer Chains: Structures, Mechanisms and Energy Coupling
Light Capture in Photosynthesis
The Structure-Function Relationships of Photosynthetic Reaction Centers
Molecular Aspects of the Translocation Process by ABC Proteins
Structural and Mechanistic Aspects of Mitochondrial Transport Proteins
Light Capture and Energy Transduction in Bacterial Rhodopsins and Related Proteins
Transporters and Co-transporters in Theory and Practice
Membrane Proteins for Secondary Active Transport and their Molecular MechanismsVolume 9 Simulation and Modeling
Volume Introduction
Theoretical Biophysics: A Cornerstone of Understanding in Modern Biology and Biomedicine
In Silico Approaches to Structures and Function of Cell Components and Their Aggregates
Coarse-Grained Methods: Theory
In Silico Coarse-Grained Approaches to Structural Dynamics and Function of Proteins and their Assemblies
Coarse Grained Methods: Applications to Membranes
Dynamics of Very Large Systems: The Ribosome
New Technologies for Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Simulations of Molecular Mechanisms
Molecular Modeling and Simulations of Transporter Proteins – The Transmembrane Allosteric Machinery
Gene Protein Coupled Receptors
Quantum Mechanical Methods for Enzyme Modeling: Accurate Computation of Kinetic Isotope Effects
MNDO-PSDCI and the Analysis of the Photophysical Properties of Visual Chromophores and Retinal Proteins
In Silico Approaches to Structure and Function of Cell Components and Their Assemblies
Molecular Electrostatics and Solvent Effects
Interactions of the Cell Membrane with Integral Proteins
Modeling of Interaction Networks in the Cell
Theory and Mathematical Methods
Mathematical Modeling of Complex Biological Systems
From Genes and Molecules to Organs and Organisms: Heart
Biophysical Representation of Kidney Function
Systems Immunology: A Primer for Biophysicists