The Chlamydomonas Sourcebook 3-Vol set, 2nd Edition Volume 1-3

The Chlamydomonas Sourcebook 3-Vol set, 2nd Edition Volume 1-3

Edited by Elizabeth H. Harris, David Stern and George Witman
2000 pages
Trim Size 216 X 279 mm
Copyright 2009
Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-12-370873-1

Contents

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