Protein Misfolding and Cellular Stress in Disease and Aging : Concepts and Protocols /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Bross, Peter. (Editor ), Gregersen, Niels. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
Colección:Methods in Molecular Biology, 648
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Concepts
  • Protein Misfolding and Cellular Stress: An Overview
  • Protein Aggregation Diseases: Toxicity of Soluble Prefibrillar Aggregates and Their Clinical Significance
  • Consequences of Stress in the Secretary Pathway: The ER Stress Response and Its Role in the Metabolic Syndrome
  • What Role Does Mitochondrial Stress Play in Neurodegenerative Diseases?
  • Autophagy in Disease
  • Mitophagy and Mitoptosis in Disease Processes
  • Cellular Stress and Protein Misfolding During Aging
  • Measuring Consequences of Protein Misfolding and Cellular Stress Using OMICS Techniques
  • Protocols
  • Production of Cells with Targeted Integration of Gene Variants of Human ABC Transporter for Stable and Regulated Expression Using the Flp Recombinase System
  • Stress Response Profiles in Human Fibroblasts Exposed to Heat Shock or Oxidative Stress
  • Examining Ubiquitinated Protein Aggregates in Tissue Sections
  • Determination of Proteasomal Activities
  • Measurement of Autophagy in Cells and Tissues
  • Transcription Factor Sequestration by Polyglutamine Proteins
  • Biological Membranes as Protein Aggregation Matrices and Targets of Amyloid Toxicity
  • Measurement of Mitochondrial ROS Production
  • In Vivo Detection of Oxidized Proteins: A Practical Approach to Tissue-Derived Mitochondria
  • Measurement of Oxidized/Reduced Glutathione Ratio
  • Determination of Altered Mitochondria Ultrastructure by Electron Microscopy
  • Assessing Bad Sub-cellular Localization Under Conditions Associated with Prevention or Promotion of Mitochondrial Permeability Transition-Dependent Toxicity
  • A Cellular Viability Assay to Monitor Drug Toxicity
  • Rescue of Misfolded Proteins and Stabilization by Small Molecules.