Transmembrane Dynamics of Lipids

The first and only book devoted entirely to MEMBRANE LIPIDASYMMETRY AND ITS BIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS Transmembrane Dynamics of Lipids is comprised of contributionsfrom expert authors from leading research groups that presentup-to-date quantitative data on the formation, stability, andbiological consequences of the asymmetrical organization of lipidsin cell membranes. Incorporating an impressive amount of new, previouslyuncollected data, the book examines transmembrane asymmetry andmovement of lipids in biological membranes, and methods for themeasurement of transmembrane lipid motion, emphasizing the role oflipid flippases and discusses biological functions associated withlipid asymmetry. In addition, it draws attention to important newdiscoveries in the field, such as the correlation betweenmalfunction of lipid flippases and human diseases such asthrombosis and cancer. The book also addresses the manifold methodsthat are used to measure the rate of transmembrane movement oflipids in biological and model systems. The only guide to new discoveries regarding lipids in cellmembranes, Transmembrane Dynamics of Lipids is designed to appealto biophysicists, biochemists, and cellular and molecularbiologists working in the growing field of membrane research.