is a pivotal component of the mechanism that allows a cell to respond to its changing environment. In this book, the most significant advances in recent basic research on are explained by active researchers in the field. The first seven chapters provide a comprehensive account of the fundamental structural and biochemical properties of . The remaining chapters contain overviews of the function of , both in lower organisms and in mammalian cells, the latter with a focus on immune cells and nerve cells. This book is the only recent publication devoted entirely to and forms a major point of reference for those active in the field. In addition it will appeal to those with a general interest in biochemistry, cell biology, immunology and neurobiology. weiterlesen