ECTO-NOX Proteins Growth, Cancer, and Aging /

• Main Authors: Morr,̌ D. James. (Author), Morr,̌ Dorothy M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Oncology.; Biochemistry.; Proteomics.; Cytokines.; Cytology.; Life Sciences.; Protein Science.; Cell Biology.; Cytokines and Growth Factors.; Cancer Research.; Plant Biochemistry.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3958-5

"ENOX Proteins" documents a unique family of cell surface proteins which are the exclusive discovery (subsequently confirmed by others) of the authors, their students and their colleagues. An ENOX-based mechanism is provided for how cells increase in size that is both unique and applicable...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• The ECTO-NOX protein family
• Measurement of ECTO-NOX (ENOX) activities
• The constitutive ENOX1 (CNOX)
• Role in plasma membrane electron transport
• Role in the enlargement phase of cell growth
• Role as ultradian oscillators of the cells<U+0019> biological clock
• Other potential functional roles of ENOX proteins
• ENOX2 (tNOX) and cancer
• Age-related ENOX proteins (arNOX)
• The auxin-stimulated ENOX and auxin-stimulation of plant growth
• Cancer therapeutic applications of ENOX2 proteins
• Diagnostic applicastions of ENOX2 proteins
• Appendix A Epilogue: Remaining challenges
• Appendix B Detailed description of 2-D gel electrophoresis western blot early detection protocol.