Dictyostelium - Evolution, Cell Biology, and the Development of Multicellularity

Klappentext Examines the modern synthesis of the biology of Dictyostelia! including both classical methods and modern molecular findings. Zusammenfassung This 2001 book examines the modern synthesis of Dictyostelid biology. It begins with the history of Dictyostelids and discusses each stage of their development! analyses the properties of the Dictyostelid genome! and presents methods available to manipulate their genes. Essential reading for researchers and graduates in developmental and cellular biology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. A brief introduction to Dictyostelium discoideum and its relatives; 2. A history of research on Dictyostelium discoideum; 3. The evolutionary biology of Dictyostelium; 4. The genome and genetics; 5. Membranes and organelles of Dictyostelium; 6. Cell motility and the cytoskeleton; 7. The transition from growth to development: from starvation to self sustaining cAMP signal relay; 8. Chemotaxis and aggregation; 9. Differentiation and adhesion in the aggregate; 10. Behavior of cells in the slug; 11. Culmination; 12. Formation and germination of spores; 13. Resources; References; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Richard H. Kessin, Richard H. (Columbia University Kessin
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 05.08.2010
• EAN: 9780521152822
• ISBN: 978-0-521-15282-2
• Seiten: 318
• Serie: Developmental and Cell Biology
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Allgemeines, Lexika