Protein Targeting and Secretion

This volume summarizes over 20 years of research activity by the scientific community into the exciting and important phenomenon of protein targeting. With many applications, protein targeting is the study of how newly synthesized proteins reach their ultimate destination. Understanding of this process is important in cancer research, the study of diseases that result from faulty targeting, and the genetic manipulation of microorganisms to target useful proteins. The overview of the field offered here will thus be of value to students and researchers in a variety of fields, including molecular biology, biotechnology, and biochemistry.