Description:
1. Intracellular trafficking of gonadotropin receptors in health and disease -- 2. Investigating internalization and intracellular trafficking of GPCRs -- 3. Pharmacological chaperones as potential therapeutic strategies for misfolded mutant vasopressin receptors -- 4. Targeting of disordered proteins by small molecules in neurodegenerative diseases -- 5. Pharmacoperones for misfolded gonadotropin receptors -- 6. Pharmacological chaperones: Beyond conformational disorders -- 7. Natural (and unnatural) small molecules as pharmacological chaperones and inhibitors in cancer -- 8. Heritable skeletal disorders arising from defects in processing and transport of Type I procollagen from the ER: perspectives on possible therapeutic approaches -- 9. Conserved oligomeric Golgi and neuronal vesicular trafficking -- 10. SLC6 transporter folding diseases and pharmacochaperoning -- 11. The molecular physiopathogenesis of islet amyloidosis -- 12. Folding defects leading to primary hyperoxaluria -- 13. Potential pharmacological chaperones for cystathionine beta-synthase-deficient homocystinuria. .
Cellular trafficking is only recently identified as a site for therapeutic intervention. This book provides up to date information on the mechanism for exploiting this area for drug development as well as a clear understanding of the individual components of cellular trafficking. The authors are experts in their areas and the book features tables and figures that enable comparison and clear understanding.