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Tetrahymena thermophila

This new volume of Methods in Cell Biology looks at Tetrahymena thermophila, a model organism in experimental biology. Covering sections on Systems perspectives and Operating principles, chapters are written by experts in the field.

With cutting edge material, this comprehensive collection is intended to guide researchers of Tetrahymena thermophila for years to come.

Audience
Researchers and students in cell, molecular and developmental biology

Included in series
Methods in Cell Biology

Hardbound, 430 Pages

Published: March 2012

Imprint: Academic Press

ISBN: 978-0-12-385967-9

Contents

  • Part I: Introduction

    1. Perspectives on the ciliated protozoan Tetrahymena thermophila

      2. Kathleen Collins

      Part II: Systems perspectives

    2. The life and times of Tetrahymena

      3. Denis H. Lynn and F. Paul Doerder

    3. Nuclear dualism.

      4. Kathleen M. Karrer

    4. Whole Genome Studies of Tetrahymena

      5. Robert S. Coyne, Nicholas A. Stover and Wei Miao

    5. From Molecules to Morphology: Cellular Organization of Tetrahymena thermophila

      6. Dorota Wloga and Joseph Frankel

    6. Conservation and innovation in Tetrahymena membrane traffic: proteins, lipids, and compartments

      7. Alejandro D. Nusblat, Lydia J. Bright, and Aaron P. Turkewitz

    7. Developmental progression of Tetrahymena through the cell cycle and conjugation


      8. Eric Cole and Toshiro Sugai


      Part III: Operating Principles

    8. Tetrahymena in the Laboratory: Strain Resources, Methods for Culture, Maintenance, and Storage

      9. Donna M. Cassidy-Hanley

    9. Natural populations and inbred strains of Tetrahymena

      10. F. Paul Doerder and Clifford Brunk

    10. Tetrahymena thermophila Genetics: Concepts and Applications

      11. Eduardo Orias

    11. Transformation and strain engineering of Tetrahymena

      12. Douglas L. Chalker

    12. Biochemical approaches including the design and use of strains expressing epitope-tagged proteins

      13. Mary T. Couvillion and Kathleen Collins

    13. Cytological Analysis of Tetrahymena thermophila

      14. Mark Winey, Alexander J. Stemm-Wolf, Thomas H Giddings Jr., and Chad G. Pearson

    14. Purification Of Tetrahymena Cytoskeletal Proteins

      15. Jerry E. Honts

    15. Behavioral Bioassays and their Uses in Tetrahymena.

      16. Todd M. Hennessey and Thomas J. Lampert

    16. Tetrahymena in the Classroom

    Joshua J. Smith, Emily A. Wiley, and Donna M. Cassidy-Hanley

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