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The chlamydomonas sourcebook /

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (C. reinhardtii) is a unicellular green alga whose simple life cycle and ease of growth and manipulation for genetic analysis have made it a popular organism for research in diverse areas of cell biology and genetics. C. reinhardtii is important to a variety o research from...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Stern, David B., Witman, George, Harris, Elizabeth H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Academic, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • VOLUME 1
  • Introduction to Chlamydomonas and Its Laboratory Use
  • By Elizabeth Harris (Duke University)
  • Taxonomy, diversity and distribution of Chlamydomonas species
  • History of Chlamydomonas as a laboratory organism
  • Cell architecture
  • The vegetative cell cycle, including culture conditions and methods
  • The sexual cycle
  • Overview of the nuclear genome
  • Genetic analysis
  • The molecular toolkit, including transformation, gene expression, etc.
  • Resources for the investigator and for use of Chlamydomonas in teaching
  • VOLUME 2
  • Organellar and Metabolic Processes
  • Edited By David Stern (Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research)
  • Biogenesis of chloroplasts and mitochondria
  • Photosynthesis
  • Respiration
  • Nitrogen assimilation
  • Starch biosynthesis
  • Sulfur metabolism
  • Rsponse to heavy metals
  • Hydrogen production
  • VOLUME 3
  • Cell Motility and Behavior
  • Edited by George Witman (University of Massachusetts Medical School)
  • Basal bodies
  • Basal body-associated structures
  • Flagellar assembly and length control
  • Intraflagellar transport
  • Flagellar axoneme
  • Flagellar membrane
  • Tactic responses (phototaxis, chemotaxis) and mechanoreception.
  • v. 1. Introduction to Chlamydomonas and its laboratory use / Elizabeth H. Harris
  • v. 2. Organellar and metabolic processes / edited by David B. Stern ; editor in chief, Elizabeth H. Harris
  • v. 3. Cell motility and behavior / edited by George B. Witman ; editor in chief, Elizabeth H. Harris.