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
- Elizabeth Harris, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Hardbound, 2000 Pages
Published: November 2008
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-12-370873-1
- 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
