Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology / Volume 148 (Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology)

Cell volume regulation: osmolytes, osmolyte transportation, and signal transduction.- The components of the proteasome system and their role in MHC class I antigen processing.- Regulation of peptide bond __cis/trans__ isomerization by enzyme catalysis and its implication in physiologal processes. Front Matter....Pages i-iv Cell volume regulation: osmolytes, osmolyte transport, and signal transduction....Pages 1-80 The components of the proteasome system and their role in MHC class I antigen processing....Pages 81-104 Regulation of peptide bond cis/trans isomerization by enzyme catalysis and its implication in physiological processes....Pages 105-150 Back Matter....Pages 151-152 In This Volume Of Reviews Of Physiology There Are Three Outstanding Contributions, The First On Selenium-containing Proteins In Mammals And Other Forms Of Life, And The Second On Constitutively Active And G-protein Coupled Inward Rectifier K+ Channels: Kir2.0 And Kir3.0 And The Third On Chloroplast Quest: A Journey From The Cytosol Into The Chloroplast And Beyond. For a number of years, cell volume regulation in mammalian cells has been considered of minor physiological importance since overall osmolality of the plasma is one of the very tightly regulated parameters of the body.