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E. G. Armitage, Universidad CED San Pablo Centre M. Asif, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, R. G. Bailey, USDA Forest Service, Fort Collins, CO, for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis, Boadilla del Canada; M. Iqbal, National Agricultural Research USA Monte, Spain; H. L. Kotze, University of Manchester Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan; H. Randhawa, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Manchester, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, AB, Canada; Ecoregions UK; K. J. Williams, University of Manchester D. Spaner, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, The Ecosystem Geography of the Oceans and Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Manchester, UK Canada Continents
Correlation-based network Managing and Breeding Wheat Global warming and human-driven impacts analysis of cancer metabolism for Organic Systems are changing the World’s ecological zones. This book applies the principles described in Bailey’s A new systems biology approach in Enhancing Competitiveness Against Weeds Ecosystem Geography: From Ecoregions to Sites, metabolomics Genetically uniform cultivars in many self-polli- 2nd ed. (Springer 2009, 1st ed. 1996) to describe and characterize the major terrestrial and aquatic With the rise of systems biology as an approach nated cereal crops dominate commercial produc- ecological zones of the Earth. in biochemistry research, using high throughput tion in high-input environments especially due techniques such as mass spectrometry to generate to their high grain yields and wide geographical Features metabolic profiles of cancer metabolism is becom- adaptation. These cultivars generally perform well 7 This is a new edition of a well-received text and ing increasingly popular. There are examples of under favorable and high-input farming systems it is essential reading for land managers, research- cancer metabolic profiling studies in the academic but their optimal performance cannot be achieved ers and graduate students in ecology, landscape ar- literature; however they are often only in journals on marginal/organic lands or without the use of chitecture and regional planning 7 A significant specific to the metabolomics community. external chemical inputs (fertilizers, herbicides contribution to a long tradition of classifying and and pesticides). Cereal breeding programs aim at studying the world’s ecological regions or ecore- Features evaluating candidate lines/cultivars for agronomic, gions 7 Details the use of eco regional patterns 7 This book presents a pioneering technique for disease and quality traits in a weed free environ- to design monitoring networks and sustainable analyzing metabolites 7 Explores the metabo- ment that makes it impossible to identify traits landscapes lome as the closest entity to the phenotype of a conferring competitive ability against weeds. biological system 7 A useful tool for introducing Moreover, quantification of competitive ability is a Contents metabolomics to the cancer research community complex phenomenon which is affected by range 1. Introduction 2. Oceanic Types and Their Con- of growth traits. trols 3. The Ecoregions of the Oceans 4. Continen- Contents tal Types and Their Controls 5. Ecoregions of the An overview of Cancer metabolism.- Cancer Features Continents: The Polar Ecoregions 6. The Humid hypoxia and the tumour microenvironment 7 Plant breeding techniques and experimental Temperate Ecoregions 7. The Dry Ecoregions as effectors of cancer metabolism.- Metabolic designs for organically managed lands 7 Wheat 8. The Humid Tropical Ecoregions 9. Mountain fingerprinting of in vitro cancer cell samples.- breeding strategy for enhanced competitive abili- Ecoregions 10. Ecoregion Redistribution under Network-based correlation analysis of metabolic ties 7 Practical examples and comparisons with Climate Change 11. Fire Regimes in Different fingerprinting data.- Case study: Systems biology other cereal crops Ecoregions and Their Management Implications of HIF metabolism in cancer.- Case study: Systems 12. Applications of Ecoregional Patterns 13. Sum- biology of chemotherapy resistance in hypoxic Contents mary and Conclusion Appendix A: Air Masses cancer.- Index. Wheat: The Miracle Cereal.- Crop Competitive- ness.- Strategies to enhance competitive ability.- and Frontal Zones Appendix B: Common and Fields of interest Breeding wheat for organic agriculture.- Future Scientific Names Appendix C: Conversion Factors. Systems Biology; Metabolomics; Cancer Research Perspectives. Fields of interest Target groups Fields of interest Ecology; Geography (general); Landscape/Re- Research Plant Sciences; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; gional and Urban Planning Plant Physiology Product category Target groups Brief Target groups Research Research Product category Product category Graduate/Advanced undergraduate textbook Brief
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S. Cambridge, University of Heidelberg, , Germany E. Carpana, Unità di apicoltura e bachicoltura, S. S. da Silva, A. K. Chandel, University of São Paulo, (Ed) Bologna, Italy; M. Lodesani, CRA, Bologna, Italy Lorena/SP, Brazil (Eds) Photoswitching Proteins (Rédacteurs) Biofuels in Brazil Methods and Protocols Patologia e avversità Fundamental Aspects, Recent Developments, dell’alveare and Future Perspectives Contents Photoinduced Damage Resulting from Fluores- Features This book discusses the commercialization of bio- cence Imaging of Live Cells.- Modification of 7 Manuale ricco di indicazioni pratiche per fuels and the Brazilian government policies for the Purified Proteins with Photochemical Protection la gestione dei problemi sanitari nell'azienda promotion of renewable energy program in Brazil, Compounds for High-Resolution Photoactivation apistica 7 Un guida per conoscere e affrontare le which could be a learning module for several of Protein Function In Vitro and In Vivo.- Opto- patologie e le avversità ambientali che minacciano countries for implementing biofuels policy to im- chemical Activation of Kinase Function in Live la salute delle api 7 Si riportano le più recenti prove their socioeconomic status and make them Cells.- Photoswitching of Cell Surface Receptors acquisizioni delle ricerca nonché le dirette espe- energy independent. Researchers in academia and Using Tethered Ligands.- Photocontrol of AMPA rienze degli autori industries, policy makers, and economic analysts Receptors with a Photochromic Ligand.- Pho- will be assisted by important source of informa- toconversion of CFP to Study Neuronal Tissue Contents tion in their ongoing research and future perspec- with Electron Microscopy.- Light-Inducible 1 Introduzione: cenni storici sulle patologie delle tives. This book will benefit graduate and post- Gene Regulation with Engineered Zinc Finger api, diffusione geografica e impatto economico graduate students of chemical and biochemical Proteins.- Manipulation of Plasma Membrane delle principali patologie delle api, nozioni di engineering, forestry, microbiology, biochemistry, Phosphoinositides using Photoinduced Protein- epidemiologia, profilassi e terapia.- 2 Difese natu- biotechnology, applied chemistry, environmental protein Interactions.- A Roadmap to Applying rali della colonia d’api contro le patologie: difese science, sustainable energy, and biotech business Optogenetics in Neuroscience.- Salvaging Ruins: individuali e immunità sociale, recenti acquisi- disciplines by signifying the applied aspects of bio- Reverting Blind Retinas into Functional Visual zioni sui meccanismi molecolari di difesa contro energy production from various natural sources Sensors.- Photoactivated Adenylyl Cyclases as le infezioni batteriche.- 3 Malattie batteriche: and their implications. Optogenetic Modulators of Neuronal Activity.- peste americana, peste europea, setticemie e altre Structural Basis of Photoswitching in Fluorescent infezioni batteriche.- 4 Virosi: le infezioni virali Features Proteins.- Using Photoactivatable GFP to Track delle api, tecniche diagnostiche per la ricerca dei 7 First uniquely designed scientific and technical Axonal Transport Kinetics.- In Vivo Cell Tracking virus delle api.- 5 Micosi: ascosferosi, aspergillosi, literature on bioenergy production in the context Using PhOTO Zebrafish.- In vivo Optogenetics for bettsia alvei.- 6 Nosemiasi.- 7 Malattie da protozoi: of Brazil 7 Covers technological updates on Light-induced Oxidative Stress in Transgenic Ze- amebiasi, altri protozoi associati alle api.- 8 Acari biomass processing, system biology, microbial fer- brafish Expressing the KillerRed Photosensitizer parassiti: varroasi, acariasi respiratoria, altri acari mentation, catalysis, regeneration and monitoring Protein.- Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins associati alle api.- 9 Insetti parassiti e predatori of renewable energy and recovery process 7 De- for Super-Resolution Microscopy.- pcSOFI as a (lepidotteri, ditteri, coleotteri, imenotteri).- 10 tailed techno-economic analysis, covering climate Smart Label-based Superresolution Microscopy Predatori dell’alveare (anfibi e rettili, uccelli, change, geo-political analysis of bioenergy and Technique. mammiferi).- 11 Anomalie, disordini di origine green transportation fuels at industrial scale incerta, malattie non parassitarie, patologia dell’a- Fields of interest pe regina.- 11 Avvelenamenti da agrofarmaci.- 12 Contents Protein Science; Biological Microscopy; Neurobi- Problemi legati ai trattamenti farmacologici.- 13 ology Approccio integrato alla gestione sanitaria degli Fields of interest apiari.- 14 Legislazione sanitaria in apicoltura. Target groups Microbiology; Microbial Ecology; Renewable and Professional/practitioner Fields of interest Green Energy Entomology; Veterinary Medicine Product category Target groups Contributed volume Target groups Research Professional/practitioner Product category Product category Contributed volume Contributed volume
Due April 2014 Pubblicazione prevista per il mese di May 2014 Due May 2014 2014. XVI, 284 p. 55 illus., 50 in color. (Methods in 2014. Approx. 450 pagg. 125 figg., 100 a colori. Molecular Biology, Volume 1148) Hardcover Cartonato 2014. X, 521 p. 109 illus., 56 in color. Hardcover 7 * € (D) 101,64 | € (A) 104,49 | sFr 126,50 7 approx. * € (D) 59,66 | € (A) 61,34 | sFr 74,50 7 * € (D) 149,79 | € (A) 153,99 | sFr 186,50 7 € 94,99 | £85.50 7 approx. € 55,76 | £50.99 7 € 139,99 | £126.00 9
G. Donelli, Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS Microbial G. W. Fernandes, Universidade Federal de A. Filloux, Imperial College London, London, UK; Biofilm Laboratory, Rome, Italy (Ed) Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; J. C. Santos, J.‑L. Ramos, Consejo Superior Investigaciones Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Científ, Granada, Spain (Eds) Microbial Biofilms Brazil (Eds) Methods and Protocols Pseudomonas methods and Neotropical Insect Galls protocols Contents Contents Methods for Dynamic Investigations of Surface Contents Introduction · Historical perspective and future Attached in vitro Bacterial and Fungal Biofilms.- Gene Transfer: Transduction.- Gene Transfer: of insect gall studies in the tropics; G. Wilson Aqueous Two-Phase System Technology for Transformation/Electroporation.- Gene trans- Fernandes & Rogério P. Martins.- Part One. The Patterning Bacterial Communities and Biofilms.- fer: Conjugation.- Pseudomonas Bacteriophage galls induced by Insects.- Developmental anatomy Quorum Sensing in Gram-Positive Bacteria: Assay Isolation and Production.- Genotyping Methods.- of galls in the Neotropics: arthropods stimuli Protocols for Staphylococcal agr and enterococ- Drug Susceptibility Testing by Dilution Meth- vs. host plant constraints; Rosy Mary dos Santos cal fsr Systems.- Advanced Techniques for in ods.- Plate-based Assay for Swimming Motility in Isaias et al.- Functional gradients in insect gall situ Analysis of the Biofilm Matrix (Structure, Pseudomonas aeruginosa.- Plate-based Assay for tissues: studies on Neotropical host plants; Denis Composition, Dynamics) by Means of Laser Swarming Motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.- Coelho de Oliveira, Rosy Mary dos Santos Isa- Scanning Microscopy.- Multiplex Fluorescence in Motility Assay: Twitching Motility.- Qualitative ias.- Gall morphotypes in the Neotropics: why is situ Hybridization (M-FISH) and Confocal Laser and Quantitative Assays for Flagellum-mediated it necessary to standardize them?; Rosy Mary dos Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) to Analyse Multi- Chemotaxis.- Microscopic Analysis: Morphotypes Santos Isaias et al.- Taxonomic diversity of galling species Oral Biofilms.- Field Emission Scanning and Cellular Appendages.- Determination of insects; Marco Antonio A. Carneiro, G. Wilson Electron Microscopy of Biofilm-Growing Bacteria Lipolytic Activities.- Elastinolytic and proteolytic Fernandes.- Part Two. The evolutionary ecology Involved in Nosocomial Infections.- Experimental enzymes.- In vitro Assays to Monitor the Activity of Neotropical insect galls.- Population ecology Approaches to Investigating the Vaginal Biofilm of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type III Secreted of galling arthropods in the Neotropics; Milton Microbiome.- Imaging Bacteria and Biofilms on Proteins.- Cell Fractionation.- Characterization of de Souza Mendonça, Jr.- Plant defenses against Hardware and Periprosthetic Tissue in Ortho- Molecular Interactions using Isothermal Titration gall-inducing insects; Milton Barbosa, G. Wilson paedic Infections.- Animal Models to Evaluate Calorimetry.- Proteomic Analysis.- Membrane Fernandes.- An unexpected selection effect on Bacterial Biofilm Development.- Animal Models Proteomics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.- Con- Waltheria indica L. gall-size distribution; José M. to Investigate Fungal Biofilm Formation.- Non- struction of Pseudomonas Two-hybrid Libraries A. Figueiredo et al.- Forest insect galls density Mammalian Model Systems to Investigate Fungal for High-throughput Assays.- Biosensors for distribution between the canopy and understorey: Biofilms.- Microbiological Methods for Target- Qualitative and Semi-quantitative Analysis of Neotropical, Gondwanan or global patterns?; Oriented Screening of Biofilm Inhibitors.- In Quorum Sensing Signal Molecules.- LC-MS/ Sérvio Pontes Ribeiro et al.- Galls as indicators of vitro Screening of Antifungal Compounds Able MS Quantitative Analysis of Quorum Sensing habitat quality and stress; G. Wilson Fernandes et to Counteract Biofilm Development.- Biofilm Signal Molecules.- LC/MS/MS-Based Quantita- al.- Structure of galling insect community associ- Matrix-Degrading Enzymes.- Efficacy Evalua- tive Assay for the Secondary Messenger Molecule, ated with Copaifera langsdorffii (Fabaceae): the tion of Antimicrobial Drug-Releasing Polymer c-di-GMP.- Metabolic Footprinting: Extracellular role of host plant phenology; Marcílio Fagundes et Matrices.- Antibiotic Polymeric Nanoparticles for Metabolomic Analysis.- Pyoverdine and Pyochelin al.- Caryocar brasiliense: evidence of competition Biofilm-Associated Infection Therapy.- Pharmaco- Measurements.- Measurement of Phenazines in among galling insects; Germano Leão Demolin kinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Antibiotics in Bacterial Cultures.- Extraction and Measurement Leite, Ronnie Von dos Santos Veloso.- Baccharis: Biofilm Infections of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in of NAD(P)+ and NAD(P)H.- Cyanide Measure- a Neotropical model system of galling studies; G. vitro and in vivo.- Contribution of Confocal Laser ments in Bacterial Culture and Sputum.- Monitor- Wilson Fernandes et al.- Part Three. The biogeog- Scanning Microscopy in Deciphering Biofilm ing Iron Uptake by Siderophores. [...] raphy of Neotropical galling insects. [...] Tridimensional Structure and Reactivity. [...] Fields of interest Fields of interest Fields of interest Microbiology; Bacteriology Entomology; Animal Ecology; Biodiversity Microbiology; Bacteriology Target groups Target groups Target groups Professional/practitioner Research Professional/practitioner Product category Product category Product category Contributed volume Contributed volume Contributed volume
Due April 2014 Due October 2014 Due May 2014 2014. XIV, 410 p. 100 illus., 63 in color. (Methods in 2015. XV, 900 p. 150 illus., 83 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 1147) Hardcover 2014. Approx. 300 p. 101 illus., 50 in color. Hardcover Molecular Biology, Volume 1149) Hardcover 7 * € (D) 117,69 | € (A) 120,99 | sFr 146,50 7 * € (D) 149,79 | € (A) 153,99 | sFr 186,50 7 * € (D) 149,79 | € (A) 153,99 | sFr 186,50 7 € 109,99 | £99.00 7 € 139,99 | £126.00 7 € 139,99 | £126.00 9
D. Fleury, R. Whitford, University of Adelaide Waite Y. Fujiyoshi, Cellular and Structural Physiology Inst. Z. He, USDA-ARS, New Orleans, LA, USA; H. Zhang, Research Institute, Urrbrae, SA, Australia (Eds) Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA (Eds) Crop Breeding Structural Biology of Applied Manure and Nutrient Methods and Protocols Membranes Chemistry for Sustainable
Features The volume describes the three-dimensional Agriculture and Environment 7 Includes cutting-edge methods and proto- structural features of the molecules underlying Contents cols 7 Provides step-by-step detail essential for the physiologic functions of biologic membranes. Preface.- About the editors.- 1 Animal Manure reproducible results 7 Contains key notes and While this book has a rather clear focus on the Production and Utilization in the US.- 2 Residual implementation advice from the experts membrane, as a major component of any cell, Veterinary Pharmaceuticals in Animal Manures it will also cover the other crucially important and Their Environmental Behaviors in Soils.- 3 Contents functions within cells, further enhancing and Changes in Nutrient Content and Availability dur- Defining a Genetic Ideotype for Crop Improve- deepening the understanding of biologic function. ing the Slow Pyrolysis of Animal Wastes.- 4 Soil ment.- From Genes to Markers: Exploiting Gene This knowledge is believed to be vital in the devel- Amino Compound and Carbohydrate Contents Sequence Information to Develop Tools for Plant opment of new pharmaceutical modalities, given Influenced by Organic Amendments.- 5 Nitrogen Breeding.- Temperature Switch PCR (TSP) – A that almost 50% of drug targets are thought to be Mineralization in Soils Amended with Manure Gel-Based Molecular Marker Technique for membrane proteins. This book is designed to be as Affected by Environmental Conditions.- Soil Investigating Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms.- a reference text for a broad range of readers, from Enzyme Activities as Affected by Manure Types, Multiplex-Ready Technology for Mid-Throughput researchers in a variety of scientific and related Application Rates, and Management Practices.- Genotyping of Molecular Markers.- Genotyping medical fields, to graduate students working in 7 Phosphatase Activities and Their Effects on by High-Resolution Melting Analysis.- Bi-Allelic these specialties. SNP Genotyping Using the TaqMan® Assay.- SNP Phosphorus Availability in Soils Amended with Genotyping: The KASPTM Assay.- Rindsel: An R Fields of interest Livestock Manures.- 8 Variety and Solubility of Package for Phenotypic and Molecular Selec- Protein Structure; Membrane Biology; Biochem- Phosphorus Forms in Animal Manure and Their tion Indices Used in Plant Breeding.- OptiMAS: istry, general Effects on Soil Test Phosphorus.- 9 Phytate in A Decision Support Tool to Conduct Marker- Animal Manure and Soils: Abundance, Cycling Assisted Selection Programs.- Genomic Selec- Target groups and Bioavailability.- 10 Phosphorus Forms and tion in Plant Breeding.- Simulated Breeding with Research Mineralization Potentials of Alabama Upland QU-GENE Graphical User Interface.- The Control Cotton Production Soils Amended with Poultry Product category of Recombination in Wheat by Ph1 and Its Use in Litter.- 11 Chemistry and Application of Industrial Breeding.- TILLING for Plant Breeding.- In vitro Monograph By-Products to Animal Manure for Reducing Culture for Doubled Haploids: Tools for Molecular Phosphorus Losses to Surface Waters.- 12 Nutrient Breeding.- Biolistic Transformation of Wheat with Chemistry of Manure and Manure-Impacted Soils Centrophenoxine as a Synthetic Auxin.- Agro- as Influenced by Application of Bauxite.- 13 Inves- bacterium-Mediated Transformation of Barley tigation of Compound-Specific Organic-Inorganic (Hordeum vulgare L.).- qPCR for Quantification Phosphorus Transformation Using Stable Isotope of Transgene Expression and Determination of Ratios in Phosphate.- 14 Chemical Characteristics Transgene Copy Number.- High-Throughput of Custom Compost for Highbush Blueberry. [...] Analysis Pipeline for Achieving Simple Low-Copy Fields of interest Wheat and Barley Transgenics. Life Sciences, general; Agriculture; Sustainable Fields of interest Development Plant Sciences; Plant Genetics & Genomics Target groups Target groups Research Professional/practitioner Product category Product category Contributed volume Contributed volume
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H. Hepburn, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, M. F. Hohmann-Marriott, Norwegian University of B. L. Kidder, National Heart, Lung, and Blood South Africa; C. Pirk, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway (Ed) Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA (Ed) South Africa; O. Duangphakdee, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, The Structural Basis of Stem Cell Transcriptional Thailand Biological Energy Generation Networks
Honeybee Nests Contents Methods and Protocols From the Series Editors.- The Series Editors.- Pref- Composition, Structure, Function Contents ace.- The Editor.- Contributors.- Author Index.- 1. Efficient Library Preparation for Next-Generation This work, a sequel to Honeybees and Wax Proton-Pumping Microbial Rhodopsins – Ubiq- Sequencing Analysis of Genome-Wide Epigen- published nearly 30 years ago, starts with a brief uitous Structurally Simple Helpers of Respira- etic and Transcriptional Landscapes in Embry- introduction and discussion of nesting sites, their tion and Photosynthesis; Leonid S. Brown.- 2. onic Stem Cells.- Analysis of Next-Generation spaces and densities, self-organization of nest Structure and Functional Heterogeneity of Sequencing Data Using Galaxy.- edgeR for contents, and interspecific utilization of beeswax. Fucoxanthin-Chlorophyll Proteins in Diatoms; Differential RNA-seq and ChIP-seq Analysis: An The following chapters cover communication Kathi Gundermann, Claudia Büchel.- 3. Structure- Application to Stem Cell Biology.- Use Model- by vibrations and scents and wax secretion, and Function Relationship in Peridinin-Chlorophyll based Analysis of ChIP-Seq (MACS) to Analyze discuss the queen in relation to the combs. Proteins; Tomáš Polívka, Eckhard Hofmann.- 4. Short Reads Generated by Sequencing Protein- Piecing Together the Phycobilisome; Ailie Marx DNA Interactions in Embryonic Stem Cells.- Spa- Features et al.- 5. Chlorosomes: Structure, Function and tial Clustering for Identification of ChIP-Enriched 7 Includes recent findings in the fields of materi- Assembly; Jakub Psencik et al.- 6. The Structure of Regions (SICER) to Map Regions of Histone als sciences, structural engineering, molecular ATPsynthases in Photosynthesis and Respiration; Methylation Patterns in Embryonic Stem Cells.- biology, polymer chemistry, and biomimet- Bettina Böttcher, Peter Gräber.- 7. Carboxysomes Identifying Stem Cell Gene Expression Patterns ics 7 Written by experts in the field 7 Richly – Sequestering RubisCO for Efficient Carbon Fixa- and Phenotypic Networks with AutoSOME.- Vi- illustrated tion; Matthew S. Kimber.- 8. Rieske/Cytochrome sualization and Clustering of High-Dimensional b Complexes: The Turbo Chargers of Chemiosmo- Contents Transcriptome Data Using GATE.- Interpreting sis; Felix ten Brink, Frauke Baymann.- 9. Quinol General Introduction.- Nesting: Sites, Space and and Visualizing ChIP-seq Data with the seqMIN- Oxidases; Allison E. McDonald, Greg C. Vanler- Density in Comb-building.- Self-organization of ER Software.- A Description of the Molecular berghe.- 10. Probing the Action of Cytochrome c Nest Contents.- Intraspecific and Interspecific Signatures Database (MSigDB) Website.- Use of Oxidase; Vangelis Daskalakis, Constantinos Varot- Comb-building.- Communication by Vibrations Genome-Wide RNAi Screens to Identify Regula- sis.- 11. Evolution of Structural and Coordination and Scents in Comb.- Wax Secretion, Comb tors of Embryonic Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Features within Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase Construction and the Queen.- The Significance of Pluripotency.- Correlating Histone Modifica- B Family; Elena Shumilina et al.- 12. Respiratory Brood.- The Role of Pollen in Honeybee Colonies.- tion Patterns with Gene Expression Data During Chain Supercomplexes in Mitochondria; Natalya Nectar Flows and Comb-building.- Construction Hematopoiesis.- In Vitro Maturation and In Vitro V. Dudkina et al.- 13. Energy Conservation in of Combs.- Energetics of Honey/Beeswax Conver- Fertilization of Mouse Oocytes and Preimplanta- Heliobacteria: Photosynthesis and Central Carbon sion.- Construction of Cells.- Conversion of Wax tion Embryo Culture.- Derivation and Manipu- Metabolism; W. Matthew Sattley et al.- 14. The Scales into Comb Wax.- Material Properties of lation of Trophoblast Stem Cells from Mouse Architecture of Cyanobacteria, Archetypes of Mi- Scale and Comb Wax.- The Wax Gland Com- Blastocysts.- Conversion of Epiblast Stem Cells to crobial Innovation; Claire S. Ting.- 15. Respiration plex.- The Chemistry of Beeswax.- Synthesis of Embryonic Stem Cells Using Growth Factors and and Oxidative Phosphorylation in Mycobacteria; Beeswax.- Material Properties of Honeybee Silk. Small Molecule Inhibitors.- Generation of Induced Michael Berney, Gregory M. Cook. [...] Pluripotent Stem Cells Using Chemical Inhibition Fields of interest Fields of interest and Three Transcription Factors. [...] Entomology; Biophysics and Biological Physics; Life Sciences, general; Cell Physiology; Biochem- Biomaterials Fields of interest istry, general Cell Biology; Stem Cells Target groups Target groups Research Target groups Research Professional/practitioner Product category Product category Monograph Product category Contributed volume Contributed volume
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T. K. Lim, Canberra, ACT, Australia A. Morte, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain; S. Paillard, INRA, Paris, France; S. Treyer, IDDRI, Paris, Edible Medicinal And Non A. Varma, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, France; B. Dorin, CIRAD, Montpellier, France (Eds) India (Eds) Agrimonde – Scenarios and Medicinal Plants Root Engineering Volume 8, Flowers Challenges for Feeding the Basic and Applied Concepts World in 2050 Volume 8 is part of a multicompendium Edible This volume illustrates the complex root system, Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants, on plants Contents including the various essential roles of roots as with edible flowers from Geraniaceae to Zingib- Preface.- Agrimonde: a work collective.- Ac- well as their interaction with diverse microorgan- eraceae (tabular) and 82 species in Geraniaceae, knowledgments.- Introduction.- 1 Agrimonde: a isms localized in or near the root system. Follow- Iridaceae, Lamiaceae, Liliaceae, Limnocharitaceae, platform for facilitating collective scenario-build- ing initial chapters describing the anatomy and ar- Magnoliaceae, Malvaceae, Meliaceae, Myrtaceae, ing.- 2 Agribiom: a tool for scenario-building and chitecture as well as the growth and development Nyctaginaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Oleaceae, Ona- hybrid modelling.- 3 The world food economy: of root systems, subsequent chapters focus on the graceae, Orchidaceae, Paeoniaceae, Papaveraceae, a retrospective overview.- 4 Scenario-building various types of root symbiosis with bacteria and Plantaginaceae, Poaceae, Polygonaceae, Primula- choices and principles.- 5 Food consumption in fungi in the rhizosphere. A third section covers ceae, Proteaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rosaceae, Rubia- 2050.- 6 Land use in 2050.- 7 Food crop yields in the physiological strategies of roots, such as nitrate ceae, Rutaceae, Solanaceae, Theaceae, Tropaeola- 2050.- 8 Resource-use balances in the Agrimonde assimilation, aquaporins, the role of roots in plant ceae, Tyhpaceae, Violaceae, Xanthorrhoeaceae and scenarios.- 9 Agrimonde 1 and Agrimonde GO: defense responses and in response to droughts Zingiberaceae in detail. comparison, coherence, drivers of change.- 10 and salinity changes. The book’s final chapters Qualitative dimensions and Agrimonde scenario discuss the prospects of applied engineering of Features storylines.- 11 Scenario-based insight into food roots, i.e., inventing new root structures or func- 7 200 - 400 coloured illustrations per vol- behaviours, technological options and trade :Food tions through genetic modification, but also with ume 7 Referenced up-to-date-information on behaviours in question: are ruptures plausible?.- conventional breeding and manipulation of root nutritive and medicinal properties 7 Common Conclusion.- Appendices.- Appendix 1 – Lists symbionts. The budding field of root engineering and vernacular names to help in plant identifica- of countries and FAO-SUA product lines used is expected to promote a second green revolution. tion 7 Medical and scientific glossaries in Agribiom – Comparison of observed and simulated animal food Productions.- Appendix 2 Contents Features – Review of the world food economy.- Appendix 3 Introduction.- Geraniaceae.- Irida- 7 A valuable source of information for scientists – Food availability and loss of food calories in the ceae.- Lamiaceae.- Liliaceae.- Limno- in soil ecology, agriculture, plant sciences and Agrimonde GO scenario – Definition of loss and charitaceae.- Limnocharis flava.- Magno- microbiology 7 Provides basic research results as waste of food calories.- Appendix 4 – Land areas liaceae.- Malvaceae.- Meliaceae.- Azadirachta well as practical applications 7 With contribu- in Agrimonde GO.- Appendix 5 – Main quantita- indica.- Myrtaceae.- Nyctaginaceae.- Nympha- tions by internationally recognized scientists tive assumptions of Agrimonde scenarios – Pro- eaceae.- Oleaceae.- Onagraceae.- Orchidaceae.- Contents cess for attaining a resource-use balance.- Appen- Paeoniaceae.- Papaveraceae.- Plantaginaceae.- Parts: Anatomical and Morphological Strategies of dix 6 – Assumptions on the qualitative dimensions Poaceae.- Polygonaceae.- Primulaceae.- Prote- Roots.- Rhizosphere and Microorganisms.- Physi- of the Agrimonde scenarios.- References.- List of aceae.- Ranunculaceae.- Rosaceae.- Rubiaceae.- ological Strategies of Roots.- Applied Engineering abbreviations and acronyms.- List of authors. Rutaceae.- Solanaceae.- Theaceae.- Tropaeola- of Roots. ceae.- Typhaceae.- Violaceae.- Xanthorrhoe- Fields of interest aceae.- Zingiberaceae.- Author’s Blurb.- Medical Fields of interest Agriculture; Sustainable Development; Agricul- Glossary.- Scientific Glossary.- Common Name Agriculture; Microbiology; Plant Physiology tural Economics Index.- Scientific Name Index. Target groups Target groups Fields of interest Research Research Plant Sciences; Agriculture; Nutrition Product category Product category Target groups Contributed volume Contributed volume Research
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E. Palmer, Imperial College London MRC Clinical M. Rodríguez-Concepción, Ctr for Research in V. V. Roshchina, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sciences Centre, London, UK Agricultural Genomic (CRAG), Barcelona, Spain (Ed) Pushchino, Russia Cell-Based Microarrays Plant Isoprenoids Model Systems to Study the Review of Applications, Developments and Methods and Protocols Excretory Function of Higher Technological Advances Contents Plants This book is a review on the evolution of cell- Plant Isoprenoids: A General Overview.- Mea- The secretory activity of plants is a manifestation based microarrays and an update to the author’s suring the Activity of 1-Deoxy-D-Xylulose of the fundamental property of all living organ- earlier book Methods in Molecular Biology: 5-Phosphate Synthase, the First Enzyme in the isms: the ability to exchange substances and en- Cell-Based Microarrays. Since their development MEP Pathway, in Plant Extracts.- Determination ergy with the environment. This book summarizes in 2001, cell-based microarrays have advanced of 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA Reduc- today’s knowledge of all such secretory activities significantly to include expression arrays, short tase Activity in Plants.- Farnesyl Diphosphate of higher plants. It equally considers the cellular interfering RNA arrays and antibody arrays. The Synthase Assay.- Metabolite Profiling of Plastidial aspects, intratissular and external secretion, gas surface used to coat the glass slides has also been Deoxyxylulose-5-Phosphate Pathway Interme- excretion and the excretion of substances under significantly improved to allow non-adherent cells diates by Liquid Chromatography and Mass extreme conditions as well as the biological effects to bind to the arrays. Spectrometry.- Analysis of Carotenoids and of plant excreta. The first edition of the book was Tocopherols in Plant Matrices and Assessment of published in Russian in Moscow in 1989 ( Nauka Features Their In Vitro Antioxidant Capacity.- Simultane- Publishing House), then the English larger variant 7 Explores the evolution of cell-based microar- ous Analyses of Oxidized and Reduced Forms of – in Heidelberg-Berlin 1993 (Springer-Verlag). rays 7 Reviews and updates four key aspects of Photosynthetic Quinones by High-Performance cell-based microarrays 7 Updates the earlier Liquid Chromatography.- Determination of Sterol Features work Methods in Molecular Biology: Cell-Based Lipids in Plant Tissues by Gas Chromatography 7 Lecture material for courses in Plant Physiol- Microarrays and Q-TOF Mass Spectrometry.- Analysis of Plant ogy, Pharmacology and Pharmacognosia, Botany, Polyisoprenoids.- Analysis of Diterpenes and Biophysics, and Ecology 7 Handbook for Plant Contents Triterpenes from Plant Foliage and Roots.- Gas 1 Cell-based microarrays: recent advances for gene Science 7 A modern review unifying main lines Chromatography Mass-Spectrometry Method of the problem of the plant excretory function function analyses.- 2 Review of siRNA/shRNA for Determination of Biogenic Volatile Organic Applications in Cell-Based Microarrays.- 3 Anti- Compounds Emitted by Plants.- Analysis of Contents body microarrays for cell-based assays: The use of Steroidal Alkaloids and Saponins in Solanaceae Preface.- Introduction.- 1. Approaches to Choice micro-arrayed antibodies for exploring cell surface Plant Extracts using UPLC-qTOF Mass Spectrom- of Model Systems for Microscopic Studies.- 2. In- diversity or whole cell functionality.- 4 Polymer etry.- Isoprenoid and Metabolite Profiling of Plant tact Secretory Cells as Models – Acceptors Sensi- microarrays for high throughput biomaterials Trichomes.- Sample Preparation for Single Cell tive to Secretory Products.- 3. Models – Acceptors discovery.- 5 Microfluidics cell-based microarray Transcriptomics - Essential Oil Glands in Citrus of Secretions and their Reactions on Exome- review. Fruit Peel as an Example.- Prenylquinone Profiling tabolites.- 4. Modeling of Cell-Cell Contacts.- 5. Fields of interest in Whole Leaves and Chloroplast Subfractions.- Application of Models in Pharmacology, Medicine Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Detection Cell Biology; Microarrays; Human Genetics and Ecology.- Conclusion.- References.- Subject of Chlorophylls and Carotenoids in Chloroplasts Index.- Latin Index. Target groups and Chromoplasts of Tomato Fruit.- Heterologous Fields of interest Research Expression of Triterpene Biosynthetic Genes in Yeast and Subsequent Metabolite Identification Plant Physiology; Plant Ecology; Plant Sciences Product category Through GC-MS. [...] Target groups Brief Fields of interest Research Plant Sciences; Plant Biochemistry Product category Target groups Monograph Professional/practitioner
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S. Weber, E. Schleicher, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität K.‑Q. Zhang, Yunnan University, Kunming, People’s X. Zhao, Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Freiburg, , Germany (Eds) Republic of China; K. D. Hyde, Mae Fah Luang Science, Beijing, China Flavins and Flavoproteins University, Chiang Rai, Thailand (Eds) Studies of pluripotency in Nematode-Trapping Fungi Methods and Protocols embryonic stem cells and These chapters provide up-to-date information In Flavins and Flavoproteins: Methods and Pro- induced pluripotent stem cells on nematophagous fungi, particularly those of the tocols, expert researchers in the field detail many Orbiliaceae in Ascomycota, whose asexual states Stem cells have the ability to differentiate into all of the methods which are now commonly used produce nematode-trapping devices. The authors types of cells within the body, thus have great ther- to study flavins and flavoproteins. These include consider fungal-nematode interactions, fossil apeutic potential for regenerative medicine to treat review style methods and protocols to exemplify fungi, the biodiversity, ecology and geographi- complicated disorders, like Parkinson’s disease the variety, the power and the success of modern cal distribution of nematode-trapping fungi, and and spinal cord injury. There will also be many ap- techniques and methods in application to flavo- their potential use in biocontrol of nematodes, all plications in drug development. However, several proteins. in detail. Nematode-trapping fungi with adhesive roadblocks, such as safety issues and low efficiency Features or mechanical hyphal traps are the main focus of of pluripotent stem cell (PSC) line derivation need 7 Presents current up-to-date methodolo- this book which begins with an overview of the to be resolved before their clinical application. gies 7 Provides step-by-step detail essential for data on nematode-trapping fungi, including their This thesis focuses on these two areas, so as to reproducible results 7 Contains key notes and taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution. Subsequent find methods to overcome the limitation. It covers implementation advice from the experts chapters expand upon the methods and tech- deriving embryonic stem cells (ESCs) from several niques used to study these fascinating fungi. different species and reports an efficient system to Contents generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), Structure and General Properties of Flavins.- Re- Features and the first iPSC mice in the world. cent advances in Riboflavin Biosynthesis.- Natural 7 Collates and presents data on nematode- Riboflavin Analogs.- A Roadmap to the Isotopolog trapping fungi and describes their ecology 7 Ex- Features Space of Flavocoenzymes.- Electron Transferases.- amines the use of nematode-trapping fungi in 7 Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by Aldonolactone Oxidoreductases.- Flavins and biological control 7 Explores the mechanisms Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 7 Cover- Flavoproteins: Applications in Medicine.- Practical involved in nematicidal activities and considers ing methods to derive embryonic stem cells from Aspects on the Use of Kinetic Isotope Effects as how these can be further explored various species 7 Designing an efficient system to generate induced pluripotent stem cells 7 Re- Probes of Flavoprotein Enzyme Mechanisms.- Contents On the in vivo Redox State of Flavin-Containing porting the first iPS mice in the world Preface.- Abstract.- 1. Nematode-Trapping Fungi.- Photosensory Receptor Proteins.- Computational 2. Methodology for Studying Nematophagous Contents Spectroscopy, Dynamics and Photochemistry of Fungi.- 3. Taxonomy of Nematode-Trapping Fungi Abstract.- Introduction.- Establishment of highly Photosensory Flavoproteins.- NMR Spectroscopy from Orbiliaceae, Ascomycota.- 4. The Ecology of efficient somatic cell reprogramming system to on Flavins and Flavoproteins.- Solid-State NMR Nematophagous Fungi in Natural Environments.- generate iPSC lines- Establishment of highly of Flavins and Flavoproteins.- EPR on Flavopro- 5. Biological Control of Plant-Parasitic Nema- efficient somatic cell reprogramming system and teins.- FTIR Spectroscopy of Flavin-Binding Pho- todes by Nematophagous Fungi.- 6. Molecular establishment of iPSC lines.- Pluripotency of iPSC toreceptors.- Resonance Raman Spectroscopy.- Mechanism of Nematophagous Fungi Infection of and underlining mechanism.- Developmental Photoactivation Mechanisms of Flavin-binding Nematodes.- 7. Nematode-Toxic Fungi and their potential of mouse iPSC.- Conclusions. Photoreceptors Revealed through Ultrafast Spec- Nematicidal Metabolites.- 8. Future Study.- Index. troscopy and Global Analysis Methods.- Excited Fields of interest State Chemistry of Flavoproteins. Fields of interest Stem Cells; Cell Culture; Regenerative Medicine/ Fungus Genetics; Evolutionary Biology; Ecotoxi- Field of interest Tissue Engineering cology Protein Science Target groups Target groups Target groups Research Research Professional/practitioner Product category Product category Product category Ph.D. Thesis Contributed volume Contributed volume
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