Mechanosensitive Ion Channels, Part A

Owen P. Hamill (Eds.)978-0-12-153358-8

Membranes are essential cellular organelles. They not only define cells and other organelles, but also are critical in the cell function by selectively regulating the passage of molecules by acting as a matrix for other signaling molecules, and as conduits of information transfer between the external environment and the cell interior. This series was originally added in 1970 and has since provided a systematic, comprehensive, and rigorous approach to specific topics relevant to the study of cellular membranes. Each volume is a guest edited compendium of membrane biology. This series has been a mainstay for practicing scientists and students interested in this critical field of biology. Articles covered in the volume include The Mechanical Properties of Bilayers; Molecular Dynamic Modeling of MS Channels; Structures of the Prokaryotic Mechanosensitive; Channels MscL and MscS; 3.5 Billion Years of Mechanosensory Transduction: Structure and Function of Mechanosensitive Channels in Prokaryotes; Activation of Mechanosensitive Ion Channels by Forces Transmitted through Integrins and the Cytoskeleton; Thermodynamics of Mechanosensitivity; Flexoelectricity and Mechanotransduction; Lipid Effects on Mechanosensitive Channels; Functional Interactions of the Extracellular Matrix with Mechanosensitive Channels; MSCL: The Bacterial Mechanosensitive Channel of Large Conductance; The Bacterial Mechanosensitive Channel MscS: Emerging Principles of Gating and Modulation; Structure function relations of MscS; The MscS Cytoplasmic Domain and its Conformational Changes upon the Channel Gating; Microbial TRP Channels and Their Mechanosensitivity; MSCS-Like Proteins in Plants; Delivering Forceand Amplifying Signals in Plant Mechanosensing; MS Channels in Tip Growing Systems.

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Table of contents :
Content:
Structures of the Prokaryotic Mechanosensitive Channels MscL and MscS Review Article
Pages 1-24
Stefan Steinbacher, Randal Bass, Pavel Strop, Douglas C. Rees

3.5 Billion Years of Mechanosensory Transduction: Structure and Function of Mechanosensitive Channels in Prokaryotes Review Article
Pages 25-57
Boris Martinac

Activation of Mechanosensitive Ion Channels by Forces Transmitted Through Integrins and the Cytoskeleton Review Article
Pages 59-85
Benjamin D. Matthews, Charles K. Thodeti, Donald E. Ingber

Thermodynamics of Mechanosensitivity Review Article
Pages 87-119
V.S. Markin, F. Sachs

Flexoelectricity and Mechanotransduction Review Article
Pages 121-150
Alexander G. Petrov

Lipid Effects on Mechanosensitive Channels Review Article
Pages 151-178
Andrew M. Powl, Anthony G. Lee

Functional Interactions of the Extracellular Matrix with Mechanosensitive Channels Review Article
Pages 179-199
Anita Sengupta, Christopher A. McCulloch

MscL: The Bacterial Mechanosensitive Channel of Large Conductance Review Article
Pages 201-233
Paul Blount, Irene Iscla, Paul C. Moe, Yuezhou Li

The Bacterial Mechanosensitive Channel MscS: Emerging Principles of Gating and Modulation Review Article
Pages 235-267
Sergei Sukharev, Bradley Akitake, Andriy Anishkin

Structure–Function Relations of MscS Review Article
Pages 269-294
Ian R. Booth, Michelle D. Edwards, Samantha Miller, Chan Li, Susan Black, Wendy Bartlett, Ulrike Schumann

The MscS Cytoplasmic Domain and Its Conformational Changes on the Channel Gating Review Article
Pages 295-309
Piotr Koprowski, Wojciech Grajkowski, Andrzej Kubalski

Microbial TRP Channels and Their Mechanosensitivity Review Article
Pages 311-327
Yoshiro Saimi, Xinliang Zhou, Stephen H. Loukin, W. John Haynes, Ching Kung

MscS‐Like Proteins in Plants Review Article
Pages 329-359
Elizabeth S. Haswell

Delivering Force and Amplifying Signals in Plant Mechanosensing Review Article
Pages 361-392
Barbara G. Pickard

MS Channels in Tip‐Growing Systems Review Article
Pages 393-412
Mark A. Messerli, Kenneth R. Robinson

Series Editors
Page II

Contents
Pages V-X

Contributors to Volume 58
Pages XI-XIV

Foreword: Mechanosensitive Ion Channels, Part A
Pages XV-XVI
Owen P. Hamill

Index
Pages 413-424

Contents of Previous Volumes
Pages XVII-XIX