Archaea : Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Title:
Archaea : Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Author:
Cavicchioli, Ricardo.
ISBN:
9781555815516
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (555 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1. The Archaea: an Invitation to Evolution -- 2. General Characteristics and Important Model Organisms -- 3. DNA Replication and Cell Cycle -- 4. DNA-Binding Proteins and Chromatin -- 5. Mechanisms of Genome Stability and Evolution -- 6. Transcription: Mechanism and Regulation -- 7. RNA Processing -- 8. Translation -- 9. Features of Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthesis Unique to Archaea -- 10. Protein-Folding Systems -- 11. Sensing, Signal Transduction, and Posttranslational Modification -- 12. Central Metabolism -- 13. Methanogenesis -- 14. Proteinaceous Surface Layers of Archaea: Ultrastructure and Biochemistry -- 15. Lipids: Biosynthesis, Function, and Evolution -- 16. Solute Transport -- 17. Protein Translocation into and across Archaeal Cytoplasmic Membranes -- 18. Flagellation and Chemotaxis -- 19. Structure and Evolution of Genomes -- 20. Functional Genomics -- 21. Molecular Genetics of Archaea -- 22. Biotechnology -- 23. Archaeosome Vaccines -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- X.
Abstract:
This path-breaking book fully describes the molecular cell biology of the archaea in one accessible and readable volume. With twenty-three chapters by the world's leading experts, this book emphasizes each author's individual research expertise, while also being a general guide to the latest knowledge on archaea..
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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