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Signal transduction is one of the most rapidly expanding fields in biomedical research. Written by renowned experts, Intracellular Signal Transduction provides up-to-date reviews on the role of protein phosphorylation cascades, and the structure, regulation, and function of protein kinases and phosphatases. This volume was compiled in honor of Dr. Edwin Krebs' pioneering work in the field of signal transduction which earned him a Nobel Prize. It providesinformation in a variety of areas relating to the biochemistry, cell biology, and pharmacology of the signal transduction process in eukaryotic cells.

Contains current reviews in signal transduction processes in eukaryotic cells
Presents the structure and function of protein kinases and phosphatases
Highlights MAP kinase cascades, tyrosine phosphatases, pharmacology of protein kinases, and cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases
July 1996, 310 pp. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Gretchen Wilson, Edwin G. Krebs, Ron Stephens, Frank Watson, Phyllis Holmes, Robert Smith, Job Adams Cooper, Tom Merritt, Manuel Velazquez, Henry Perrine, Esther Snyder, Alfred Harrison Joy, Enoch A. Holtwick. Excerpt:Alfred Harrison Joy (September 23, 1882, Greenville, Illinois April 18, 1973, Pasadena, California ) was an astronomer best known for his work on stellar distances, the radial motion of stars, and variable stars. Early years He was born in Greenville, Illinois . Joy was the son of F.P. Joy, a prominent clothing merchant in Greenville and one-time mayor of the town. Early career After graduating from Greenville College , Joy went on to work at the American University of Beirut in the Syrian Protestant College as a professor of astronomy and the director of the observatory. He was forced to return to the U.S. in 1915 because of World War I . Discoveries In the United States, he worked at the Mount Wilson Observatory from 1915 to 1952. There, he and his colleagues ascertained the spectral type , absolute magnitude , and stellar distance of over 5,000 stars. Joy also discovered the T-Tauri type star. He studied the Doppler displacement of the spectral lines of stars to determine their radial velocities deducing a star's absolute dimensions, masses, and the orbital elements of some specific stars. He won the Bruce Medal in 1950. References (URLs online) Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Edwin Gerhard Krebs Edwin Gerhard Krebs (June 6, 1918 December 21, 2009) was an American biochemist. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize in 1989 together with Alfred Gilman winner of Nobel Prize in medicine in 1994 and, together with his collaborator Edmond H. Fischer , was awarded the Nobel ... ... Read more