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The Chlamydomonas Sourcebook 3-Vol set

Edited by

  • David Stern, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY
  • George Witman, Department of Cell Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA

Editor-in-Chief:

  • Elizabeth Harris, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

Audience
Researchers in plant science who study photosynthesis; fertility researchers; mammalian vision researchers; biochemistry researchers; plant physiologists; plant and molecular biologists; University and Medical libraries

Imprint: Academic Press

Available volumes

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

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