Biomembranes are not only principal constituents of the cell but also a major site of biological activity. " Developments in other fields constitute the contents of a companion volume, "Transport and Bioenergetics in Biomembranes," edited by Sato and Kagawa.

Structure and Dynamics of Biological Membranes Studied by Nanosecond Fluorescence Spectroscopy.- I. Wobbling Motion of the Hydrocarbon Chains in Lipid Bilayers.- II. Protein-lipid Interaction: The Case of Cytochrome Oxidase.- III. Chromophore in Bacteriorhodopsin.- IV. Dynamic Structure of Biological Membranes.- Summary.- Interaction of Enveloped Virus with Cell Membranes: A Spin Label Study.- I. Methods.- II. Analysis of Phospholipid Transfer and Tempocholine Release Based on Envelope Fusion.- III. Phospholipid Transfer via Exchange between Virus Envelope and Cell Membrane.- IV. Envelope Fusion of Influenza Virus Is Activated under Mildly Acidic Conditions.- Summary.- Mechanism of HVJ-Induced Cell Fusion.- I. Virus and Cells.- II. Reaction Steps of Virus-induced Fusion Reaction.- III. Structure-function Relationship of F Glycoprotein Required for Fusion.- IV. Structure-function Relationship of HANA Glycoprotein.- V. Effects of Lipid Composition on Fusion Reaction.- VI. Intracellular Factors Which Control Fusion-undergoing Ability of Cells.- VII. Changes in Membrane Structure Relevant to Cell-cell Fusion.- Summary.- Transmembrane Control of the Mobility of Surface Receptors by Cytoskeletal Structures.- I. Interrelation between Cell Surface Receptors and Cytoplasmic MT.- II. Mechanism of Capping: An Alteration of Microfilamentous Organizations Associated with Redistribution of Surface Receptors.- Summary.- Structures of the Sugar Chains of Cell Surface Glycoproteins.- I. Structures of Mucin-type Sugar Chains.- II. Structures of Asparagine-linked Sugar Chains.- III. Species-specific Structural Differences in the Outer Chain Moiety of Complex-type Asparagine-linked Sugar Chains.- IV. Problem of Microheterogeneity of the Sugar Chains of Glycoproteins.- Summary.- Structure and Function of Outer Membrane of Escherichia Coli: A Reconstitution Study.- I. Components of Outer Membrane.- II. Properties of Major Outer Membrane Proteins.- III. Reconstitution of Outer Membrane.- IV. Interaction between Outer Membrane Proteins and LPS.- V. Roles of Cell Surface Components of E. coli K-12 in Bacteriophage Infection.- Summary.- Synthesis and Translocation of Mitochondrial Matrix Enzymes in Higher Animals with Special Reference to ?-Aminolevulinate Synthase.- I. Synthesis and Intracellular Translocation of ALA Synthase.- II. Synthesis and Intracellular Translocation of Other Matrix Enzymes.- III. Comments.- Summary.- Biogenesis of the Membrane of Endoplasmic Reticulum.- I. Turnover of Microsomal Membrane Proteins in Animal Liver.- II. Biosynthesis of Microsomal Membrane Proteins.- III. Integration of Newly Synthesized Proteins into Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane.- Summary.