ABCD springer.com Springer Customized Book List Life Science FRANKFURT BOOKFAIR 2007 springer.com/booksellers Life Science 1 M.M. Abdelhaleem, University of Toronto, ON, Canada (Ed.) Transactions on Computational Single Molecules and Systems Biology VIII Nanotechnology Helicases Helicases are enzymes that utilize the energy derived The LNCS journal Transactions on Computation- This book focuses on recent advances in the rapid- from NTP hydrolysis to unwind double standed nu- al Systems Biology is devoted to inter- and multi- ly evolving field of single molecule research. These cleic acids. Significant progress has been achieved in disciplinary research in the fields of computer sci- advances are of importance for the investigation our understanding of the structure and molecular ence and life sciences and supports a paradigmat- of biopolymers and cellular biochemical reactions, mechanisms of helicases. The reader will find proto- ic shift in the techniques from computer and infor- and are essential to the development of quantita- cols utilized by leading experts in the field that span mation science to cope with the new challenges aris- tive biology. Written by leading experts in the field, different species and cover various biological pro- ing from the systems oriented point of view of bio- the articles cover a broad range of topics, including: cesses in which helicases are involved. This volume logical phenomena.  The six papers selected quantum photonics of organic dyes and inorgan- will be useful to students and researchers interested for this special issue are:Bio-inspired Network-Cen- ic nanoparticles their use in detecting properties of in this rapidly expanding filed. tric Operation and Control for Sensor/Actuator single molecules the monitoring of single molecule Networks;A Computationally Fast and Parametric (enzymatic) reactions single protein (un)folding in Fields of interest Model to Estimate Protein-Ligand Docking Time nanometer-sized confined volumes the dynamics of Cell Biology; Molecular Medicine for Stochastic Event Based Simulation;Equation- molecular interactions in biological cells The book Based Congestion Control in the Internet Bio- is written for advanced students and scientists who Target groups logic Environment;Computational Thinking in wish to survey the concepts, techniques and results Molecular and cellular biologists, students and re- Biology;End-to-End Information Management for of single molecule research and assess them for their searchers Systems Biology;and a corrected version of: On Dif- own scientific activities. ferentiation and Homeostatic Behaviours of Boolean Type of publication Dynamical Systems Features Contributed volume - Comprehensive overview on the fast developing Fields of interest field of single molecule detection- -Written by ex- Due September 2009 Computation by Abstract Devices; Bioinformatics; perts in the field Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages; Algo- rithm Analysis and Problem Complexity Contents 2009. Approx. 300 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Preliminary 1. Nanophotonics and Single Molecules.- 2. Single entry 2259) Hardcover Target groups Biomolecules at Cryogenic Temperatures: From 76,65 € Researchers and professionals Structure to Dynamics.- 3. Quantum Optics: Col- ISBN 978-1-60327-354-1 loidal Fluorescent Semiconductor Nanocrystals Type of publication (Quantum Dots) in Single-Molecule Detection and Collected works Imaging.- 4. Scanning Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy.- 5. Single Molecule Imaging of Cellu- Due November 2007 lar Signaling.- 6. Signaling and Mobility of Single Re- ceptor Proteins.- 7. Single Enzyme Kinetics. A Study of the Yeast Enzyme Candida Antarctica.- 8. Protein 2007. VII, 103 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 4780) Softcover Folding and Dynamics from Optical Single Molecule Spectroscopy.- 9. Single Molecules and Nanoscale [..] 49,00 € ISBN 978-3-540-76638-4 Fields of interest Biophysics; Nanotechnology; Biochemistry, general; Physical Chemistry Target groups libraries, institutes, scientists, advanced students Type of publication Contributed volume Due November 2007 2008. Approx. 340 p. 96 illus. 25 in color. (Springer Series in Bio- physics, Vol. 12) Hardcover 159,95 € ISBN 978-3-540-73923-4 2 Life Science springer.com/booksellers C. Abdelly, INRST, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia; M. Öztürk, Ege Universi- J. Adams, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA A.I. Agoulnik, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA (Ed.) ty, Izmir, Turkey; M. Ashraf, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan; C. Grignon, Université de Montpellier, France (Eds.) Patterns in the Diversity of Life Relaxin and Related Peptides Biosaline Agriculture and High Salinity Tolerance This is a readable, informative and up-to-date ac- Relaxin and Related Peptides discusses the estab- count of the patterns and controls on biodiversity. lished paradigms, the contradictions, and the most The author describes major trends in species rich- recent findings and future directions in the field of A major threat to agricultural productivity world- ness, along with uncertainties in current knowl- relaxin research. The array of diverse topics are high- wide is undoubtedly due to environments with edge. The various possible explanations for past and lighted, ranging from evolution of relaxin family stressful factors including drought, salinity, water- present species patterns are discussed and explained peptides and receptors to their cell signaling, from logging, extreme temperatures, non-optimal levels in an even-handed and accessible way. The implica- the role of relaxin in reproduction to the newly dis- of mineral nutrients etc. Based on contributions pre- tions of global climate change and habitat loss are covered functions in cancer progression and in the sented at the International Conference on Biosaline considered, along with current strategies for preserv- nervous system. The four major ongoing areas of re- Agriculture and High Salinity Tolerance in Novem- ing what we have. This book examines the state of search described in this book will likely attract inves- ber 2006 in Gammarth, Tunisia, this book reviews current understanding of species richness patterns tigators for years to come, since many basic scien- the current state of knowledge in biosaline agricul- and their explanations. As well as the present day tific questions remain unanswered at this time. The ture and high salinity tolerance in plants. It main- world, it deals with diversification and extinction, in availability of structural databases, new experimental ly focuses on the biotic approach to economically the conservation of species richness, and the difficul- techniques, and high quality hormone preparations, utilize the stress-prone areas by growing resistant ties of assessing how many species remain to be dis- antibodies and other reagents enable rigorous inves- plants. This volume comprises three sections: molec- covered. The scientifically compelling subject of veg- tigation. Relaxin and Related Peptides offers a fresh ular biology, physiology and biochemistry, and ecol- etation-climate interaction is considered in depth. perspective along with different points of view, opin- ogy. Thus, a systematic approach has been adopted Written in an accessible style, the author offers an ions and disagreements. to uncover plant responses to various ecological fac- up-to-date, rigorous and yet eminently comprehensi- tors at physiological and molecular levels. It is of in- ble overview of the ecology and [..] Features terest to students, researchers and professionals in Is intended to show the established paradigms and plant physiology, molecular biology, biotechnology, Features the contradictions, the most recent findings and the agriculture, soil science, and environmental biology. A highly readable, accessible yet rigorous and up- future directions in the field of relaxin research to-date account of th important ecological questions Features surrounding biological diversity. Contents Supported by UNESCO Doha, Qatar International The Evolution of the Relaxin Peptide Family and authorship Complements the volume M. Öztürk/ Contents their Receptors.- Relaxin, The Relaxin-Like Factor Y. Waisel/M. Ajmal Khan/G. Görk, Biosaline Agri- Preface: Why the book was written, aims of the book, and their Receptors.- Diverse Signalling Mechanisms culture and Salinity Tolerance in Plants. 2006, acknowledgements; 1. Latitudinal gradients; -2. The used by Relaxin in Natural Cells and Tissues: The Birkhäuser Publishing depth of time;-3. Hotspots in species richness;- 4. Evolution of a “Neohormone”.- Relaxin Physiolo- Local scale patterns in species richness;-  5. gy in the Female Reproductive Tract during Preg- Fields of interest Knowing what is out there;- 6: Humans and extinc- nancy.- Relaxin and Related Peptides in Male Repro- Agriculture; Plant Ecology; Plant Physiology; Envi- tions in history and prehistory;-7. Present threats – duction.- The Vascular Actions of Relaxin.- The Ef- ronmental Biotechnology; Ecosystems habitat change and global change;- 8. Conserving fects of Relaxin on Extracellular Matrix Remodeling what we have. in Health and Fibrotic Disease.- Relaxin-Like Lig- Target groups and-Receptor Systems are Autocrine/Paracrine Ef- Scientific libraries; researchers; agricultural and envi- Fields of interest fectors in Tumor Cells and Modulate Cancer [..] ronmental orientated institutions Biodiversity; Ecology; Environment, general; Ecosys- tems; Nature Conservation Fields of interest Type