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R. A. Adams, University of Northern Colorado, N. K. Arora, School of Environmental Sciences, Uttar J. F. Brinkworth, City College of New York, NY, USA; Greeley, CO, USA; S. C. Pedersen, South Dakota State Pradesh, India (Ed) K. Pechenkina, City University of New York, NY. USA University, Brookings, SD, USA (Eds) Plant Microbe Symbiosis- (Eds) Bat Evolution, Ecology, and Fundamentals and Advances Primates, Pathogens, and Conservation Evolution Contents Contents Transactions amongst microorganisms and plant Contents Part 1. Evolutionary Patterns.- 1. How to Grow a in the composite rhizosphere habitat.- Plant- Acknowledgements.- 1. Primates, pathogens and Bat Wing.- 2. Time’s Arrow in the Evolutionary Microbe Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture: evolution.- Section I Immunity and Primate Evo- Development of Bat Flight.- 3. Evolution of Echo- Fundamentals and Recent Advances.- Plant- lution.- 2. Vertebrate Immune system evolution location.- 4. Nasal Emission and Noseleaves.- 5. microbe partnerships: implications for growth and comparative primate immunity.- 3. Genetic Bat Facial and Lip Projections: Unique Integu- and plant health.- Plant Microbe Symbiosis: variation in the immune system of Old World mentary Morphology.- 6. Bat Molecular Phylo- Perspectives and Applications.- Soil rhizobacteria monkeys: functional and selective effects.- 4. Toll- genetics: Past, Present, and Future Directions.- 7. can regulate the uptake of nutrients and undesir- like receptor function and evolution in primates.- Of Bats and Molecules: Chromosomal Characters able elements by plants.- The complex molecular 5. Impact of natural selection due to malarial for Judging Phylogenetic Relationships.- Part signaling network in microbe-plant interaction.- disease on human genetic variation.- 6. Parasitic 2. Ecology and Behaviour.- 8. Aeroecology.- 9. The contribution of new technologies towards lice help to fill in the gaps of early hominid his- Response of Bat Diversity to Forest Disturbance in understanding plant-fungus symbioses.- Legume tory.- Section II Emergence and Divergent Disease Southeast Asia: Insights from Long-term Research Root Nodule Associated Bacteria.- Legume- Manifestation.- 7. Treponema pallidum infection in Malaysia.- 10. Modeling the Colonization of Rhizobia Symbiosis and interactions in Agroeco- in Primates: Clinical Manifestations, Epidemiol- Hawaii by Hoary Bats (Lasiurus cinereus).- 11. systems.- Biological nitrogen fixation: importance, ogy, and Evolution of a Stealthy Pathogen.- 8. Learning and Memory in Bats: A Case Study on associated diversity and estimates.- Alleviation Molecular mimicry by -2 herpesviruses to modu- Object Discrimination in Flower-visiting Bats.- 12. of salt stress in legumes by co-inoculation with late host cell signaling pathways.- 9. Neotropical Cooperation and Conflict in the Social Lives of Pseudomonas and Rhizobium.- Potential of primates and their susceptibility to Toxoplasma Bats.- 13. Decision Making and Socioemotional Rhizosphere Bacteria for Improving Rhizobium gondii: new insights for an old problem.- 10. The Vocal Behavior in Bats.- 14. New Advances in - Legumes Symbiosis.- Diversity of plant root Evolution of SIV in primates and the emergence the Study of Group Behavior in Bats.- 15. Recent associated microbes: its regulation by introduced of the pathogen of AIDS.- Section III Primates, Advances in the Study of Bat Migration Research.- biofilms.- Secondary metabolites of Pseudomonas Pathogens and Health.- 11. Microbial exposures 16. Speciation Dynamics of the Fruit-eating Bats aurantiaca and their role in plant growth promo- and other early childhood influences on the subse- (Genus Artibeus): With Evidence of Ecologi- tion.- Plant –Microbe Interaction, a potential tool quent function of the immune system.- 12. Make cal Divergence in Central American Popula- for enhanced bioremediation.- Multifaceted plant new friends and keep the old? Parasite coinfection tions.- Part 3. Conservation and Education.- 18. associated microbes and their mechanisms dimin- and comorbidity in Homo sapiens. Considering Human Development, Socialization, ish the concept of direct and indirect PGPRs. and Enculturation in Educational Intervention Fields of interest for Wildlife Conservation: A Case for Bats.- 19. Fields of interest Evolutionary Biology; Anthropology; Animal Threats to Bats and Educational Challenges.- 20. Microbiology; Agriculture; Microbial Ecology Genetics and Genomics Virology and Immunology of Bats.- 20. White- Target groups Target groups nose Syndrome: A Deadly Emerging Infectious Research Graduate Disease of Hibernating Bats. [...] Product category Product category Fields of interest Contributed volume Contributed volume Evolutionary Biology; Conservation Biology/Ecol- ogy; Animal Ecology
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L. A. Freeman, National Institutes of Health, J. A. Gerrard, Biomolecular Interaction Centre, H. Heege, University of Kiel, Germany (Ed) Bethesda, MD, USA (Ed) and School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Precision in Crop Farming Lipoproteins and Materials and Nanotechnology Riddet Institute, Site Specific Concepts and Sensing Methods: Cardiovascular Disease Christchurch, New Zealand (Ed) Applications and Results Methods and Protocols Protein Nanotechnology High yields and environmental control in crop Contents Protocols, Instrumentation, and Applications, farming call for precise adaptations to local grow- Cloning Full-Length Transcripts and Transcript Second Edition ing conditions. Treating large fields in a uniform Variants Using 5’ and 3’ RACE.- Monitoring Gene way by high capacity machinery cannot be Contents Expression: Quantitative Real-Time RT-PCR.- regarded as a sustainable method for many situ- Microarray Technology: Basic Methodology Protein Nanotechnology – What is it?.- Bioengi- ations. Because differences existing within single and Application in Clinical Research for Bio- neered Silk Proteins to Control Cell and Tissue fields must be considered. The transition from marker Discovery in Vascular Diseases.- Northern Functions.- Aqueous-based Spinning of Fibers former field work carried out manually or by small Analysis of Gene Expression.- Laser Capture from Self-Assembling Structural Proteins.- Fi- implements to present-day high-capacity machin- Microdissection for Analysis of Macrophage Gene brous Protein Nanofibres.- Self-assembling ery caused that the farmers lost the immediate Expression from Atherosclerotic Lesions.- Se- Nanomaterials: Monitoring the Formation of and close contact with soils and crops. However, quencing PCR-Amplified DNA in Lipoprotein and Amyloid Fibrils, with a Focus on Small Angle modern sensing and controlling technology can Cardiovascular Disease Research.- Introduction to X-ray Scattering.- Amyloid Fibrils from Readily make up for this deficit. Next-Generation Nucleic Acid Sequencing in Car- Available Sources: Milk Casein and Lens Crystal- lin Proteins.- Formation of Amphipathic Amyloid Features diovascular Disease Research.- Strategies for De- 7 Interdisciplinary approach that pervades all signing Transgenic DNA Constructs.- Purification Monolayers from Fungal Hydrophobin Proteins.- Proteins and Peptides as Biological Nanowires: chapters 7 The concept to deal with complicated of Plasmid and BAC Transgenic DNA Constructs.- topics simply 7 178 illustrations, half in colour Pronuclear Microinjection and Oviduct Transfer Towards Biosensing Devices.- Nanotechnology with S-Layer Proteins.- Stimuli-responsive Peptide Procedures for Transgenic Mouse Production.- Contents Nanostructures at the Fluid-fluid Interface.- De- Genotyping of Transgenic Animals by Real-Time 1 Introduction.- 2 Heterogeneity in Fields: Basics signed Self-assembling Peptides as Templates for Quantitative PCR with TaqMan Probes.- Gen- of Analyses.- 3 Sensing by Electromagnetic the Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles.- Purification eration of General and Tissue-Specific Gene Radiation.- 4 Precision in Guidance of Farm of Molecular Machines and Nanomotors using Knockout Mouse Models.- Adeno-Associated Machinery.- 5 Sensing of Natural Soil Properties.- Phage-derived Monoclonal Antibody Fragments.- Viruses as Liver-Directed Gene Delivery Vehicles: 6 Sensing of Crop Properties.- 7 Site-Specific Soil Determination of Enzyme Thermal Parameters for Focus on Lipoprotein Metabolism.- Modulation of Cultivation.- 8 Site-Specific Sowing.- 9 Site-Specif- Rational Enzyme Engineering and Environmen- Lipoprotein Metabolism by Antisense Technology: ic Fertilizing.- 10 Site-Specific Weed Control.- 11 tal/Evolutionary Studies.- Rational-Based Protein Preclinical Drug Discovery Methodology.- Chro- Site-Specific Sensing for Fungicide Spraying.- 12 Engineering: Tips and Tools.- Construction and matin Immunoprecipitation.- Measurement of Site-Specific Recording of Yields.- 13 Fusions, Analysis of Randomized Protein-encoding Librar- Lecithin:Cholesterol Acyltransferase Activity with Overlays and Management Zones.- 14 Summary ies using Error-prone PCR.- Droplets as Reaction the Use of a Peptide-Proteoliposome Substrate.- and Perspectives.- Index. 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V. Ingegnoli D. Kar, School of Life Sciences, Assam, India U. Lakshmipathy, Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA, USA; M. C. Vemuri, Life Technologies, Frederick, MD, Landscape Bionomics. Wetlands and lakes of the world USA (Eds) Integrated Landscape Ecology Contents Pluripotent Stem Cells Preface.- Acknowledgement.- Introduction.- The “Landscape Bionomics,” or “Bio-integrated Limnology of Lentic Systems.- Lentic Water Methods and Protocols Landscape Ecology,” radically transforms the main (Physico-chemical characteristics of water).- Len- principles of traditional Landscape Ecology by Contents tic Soil or mud (Physico-chemical characteristics recognizing the landscape as a living entity rather Sources and Derivation of Human Embryonic of soil).- Lakes in the landscape, their classifica- than merely an inconsistent set of separate issues Stem Cells.- A New Chemical Approach to the tion, origin, evolution.- Lakes of the World.- Lake and themes (water, air, soil, species, pollution, Efficient Generation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Hydrology.- Aquatic Macrophytes in Lakes.- Oth- etc.). Cells.- A Review of the Methods for Human iPSC er organisms in the Lakes.- Strategies for survival Derivation.- Generation of Human Induced Plu- of Aquatic organisms.- Wetlands in the landscape: Features ripotent Stem Cells by Lentiviral Transduction.- their History, definitions, origin, evolution.- 7 Detailed guide to "Landscape Bionomics,” Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Historical records (Palaeolimnology).- Wetland which transforms the principles of traditional with CytoTune, a Non-Integrating Sendai Virus.- Biogeochemistry.- Wetland hydrology.- Wetland Landscape Ecology by recognizing the landscape Generation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem flora, plankton, productivity, fauna and fishes.- as a living entity 7 Discusses a range of new the- Cells (hiPSCs) using Episomal Vectors on Defined Biological adaptations to wetland environment.- oretical and methodological concepts 7 Explains Essential 8TM Medium Conditions.- Feeder-free Wetland Ecosystem Development.- Classification how ecologists can be viewed as the “physicians” Substrates for Pluripotent Stem Cell Culture.- of Wetlands.- Wetlands of the World.- Wetlands of ecological systems, ensuring that interventions Methods for Culturing Human Embryonic Stem of India.- Wetlands of other regions in Asia.- Wet- in the landscape have beneficial outcomes 7 Cells on Feeders.- Methods for Culturing Human lands of Europe.- Wetlands of America.- Wetlands Embryonic Stem Cells in a Xeno-Free System.- Di- Contents of Africa.- Wetlands of Australasia.- Habitat rected Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Mapping of the Wetlands on GIS platform.- Fish Landscape bionomics and the theory of living Cells Along the Pancreatic Endocrine Lineage.- Catching Devices in the Wetlands.- Fishermen in systems.- Landscape structure (anatomy).- Directed Differentiation of Pluripotent Stem Cells Wetlands.- Potentials and problems of wetlands.- Landscape functions (physiology).- Evolution to Functional Hepatocytes.- Highly Efficient Di- Developmental activities in wetlands.- Manage- and transformation of the landscapes.- Landscape rected Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripo- ment and Conservation of Wetlands.- Fisheries alteration and pathology.- Vegetation analysis in tent Stem Cells into Cardiomyocytes.- Generation scope in the wetlands and enhancement methods.- the landscape.- Analysis of the fauna in the land- of iPSC Lines from Human Normal and Neoplas- General Suggested Readings.- Index. scape.- Analysis of the fauna in the landscape.- tic Blood Cells Using Episomal Vectors.- Cellular General and bionomic analysis of the landscape.- Fields of interest Characterization of Human Pluripotent Stem Historical evaluation of the landscape.- Diagnostic Cells.- TaqMan® OpenArray® High Throughput evaluation of the landscape.- Therapy and design Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Environmental Sci- ence and Engineering; Ecology Transcriptional Analysis of Human Embryonic of natural/semi-natural landscapes.- Therapy and and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.- Epigenome design of human/rural landscapes.- Forests and Target groups Analysis of Pluripotent Stem Cells.- Single Cell natural parks studies and applications.- Studies Research Gene Expression Analysis of Pluripotent Stem and applications on rural landscapes.- Studies and Cells.- Profiling Stem Cells Using Quantita- applications on urban parks.- Territorial planning Product category tive PCR Protein Assays.- Labeled Stem Cells as and strategic evaluation.- Ethic, epistemology and Monograph Disease Models and in Drug Discovery.- Cloning sustainability. Technologies. [...]
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N. P. Lee, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; D. K. Maheshwari, Gurukul Kangri University, A. Mikhailov, Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY, USA C. Cheng, Center for Biomedical Research, New York, Haridwar UK, India; M. Saraf, Gujarat University, (Ed) NY, USA; J. M. Luk, National University of Singapore, Ahmedabad GJ, India; A. Aeron, DAV (PG) College, Singapore (Eds) Muzaffarnagar UP, India (Eds) Practical Fluorescence New Advances on Disease Bacteria in Agrobiology: Crop Microscopy in Mammalian Cells Biomarkers and Molecular Productivity Protein Localization and Function
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D. Miller, Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland, A. Moustakas, Uppsala University, Sweden; A. A. Qutub (Ed) UK; G. Fry, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, K. Miyazawa, University of Yamanashi, Japan (Eds) Systems Biology of Hypoxic Aas, Norway; C. P. Quine, Northern Research TGF-β in Human Disease Station, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, UK; J. Morrice, Response and Angiogenesis Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK (Eds) Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is a In this volume, the authors will describe the secreted polypeptide with multifunctional proper- Managing and Planning mechanisms of hypoxia and angiogenesis from ties manifested during embryonic development, a systems perspective. Hypoxia – defined as low Landscape Change adult organ physiology, and pathobiology of oxygen – is quantitative by nature, and species major diseases, including cancer and fibrotic and The Role of Visualisation Tools for Public dependent. Humans evolved to function in the cardiovascular diseases. The signaling pathway of Participation Earth’s atmosphere of 21% O2. At even 1% lower TGF-β now is rather well understood. Continuing atmospheric oxygen levels, the body responds revelations in the mechanisms of action of TGF-β As the importance of public participation in with a host of mechanisms unactivated in normal provide specific mechanistic examples of how decision-making relating to planning in both oxygen levels. Oxygen levels in cells can be altered human cells lose their controlled function and urban and non-urban landscapes has increased by multiple means, including changes in inspired behave wrongly during the development of diverse in recent years, there has been a significant oxygen, lack of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin from diseases. Equally important, however, is the cur- expansion in the body of research into effective the blood, increased cellular oxygen demand and rent promise of exploiting the TGF-β pathway in participatory methods, including visualisation. changes in the cell growth rates. Building on the existing literature focusing on combating human disease. This book comprehen- technical developments in visualisation, this vol- sively covers major areas of human disease where Features ume presents the findings of the multidisciplinary the involvement of TGF-β is firmly established. 7 Describes the mechanisms of hypoxia and VisuLands project, which explores the various Simultaneously, the book highlights major gaps in angiogenesis from a systems biology perspec- dimensions integral to stakeholder involvement in knowledge and the future directions of research tive 7 An overview is given of how hypoxia environmental decisions. These include details of that can benefit human medical science. The alters the body at the molecular, cellular, tissue the available tools, but also important contextual core set of diseases where TGF-β action is well and organ levels 7 This book aims to present issues such as awareness-raising, rural policy, documented and are included in the book are a wide range of exciting new data in a rapidly land-use management and planning, delivery of cancer and cardiovascular and fibrotic disorders. developing field landscape-related objectives and stakeholders’ The central aim of the book is to stimulate young environmental attitudes and preferences. scientists to enter the prolific TGF-β field and find Fields of interest new solutions to the problems remaining in this Systems Biology; Biomedicine general; Angiology Features area of study. 7 The calibre of the authors and the provenance Target groups of the institutions 7 The applied nature using Features Research the case studies – not just theoretical 7 The 7 Covers the importance of TGF-β in a wide policy relevance, although this may date 7 The spectrum of human diseases as no previously Product category integration of issues related to public participa- published book has done 7 Contains up-to- Contributed volume tion, visualization and landscape planning; such date scientific information written by world matters are going to be of ongoing importance to experts, reflecting the very rapid evolution of this environmental and rural policy in Europe field 7 Provides a valuable reference for graduate students as well as for experienced researchers in Fields of interest basic and clinical fields Landscape Ecology; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Environmental Management Fields of interest Cytokines and Growth Factors; Cell Biology; Target groups Cancer Research Professional/practitioner Target groups Product category Research Contributed volume Product category Contributed volume
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M. Rahman, University of California , Davis, CA, USA; D. Rapaport, University of Tuebingen, Germany; M. Razzaghi-Abyaneh, Pasteur Institute of Iran, S. Laurent, University of Mons, Belgium; N. Tawil, J. M. Herrmann, University of Kaiserslautern, Tehran, Iran; M. Rai, Amravati University, India (Eds) L. Yahia, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Germany (Eds) Antifungal Metabolites from QC, Canada; M. Mahmoudi, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Membrane Biogenesis Tehran, Iran Plants Methods and Protocols Protein-Nanoparticle The goal of this book is to provide essential infor- Interactions Contents mation on the use of different medicinal plants Quantitative Analysis of Cellular Lipids by Nano- and their secondary metabolites for the treatment The Bio-Nano Interface Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry.- Thin- of various fungal diseases affecting human beings, Layer Chromatography of Phospholipids.- Analy- animals and plants. It is divided in four parts: Part In recent years, the fabrication of nanomaterials sis of Membrane Lipid Biogenesis Pathways Using I examines the global distribution of plant-derived and exploration of their properties have attracted Yeast Genetics.- Using 2D Crystals to Analyze the antifungal compounds, Part II deals with antifun- the attention of various scientific disciplines such Structure of Membrane Proteins.- Crystallization gal activities of plant metabolites, Part III includes as biology, physics, chemistry, and engineering. of Membrane Proteins.- Molecular Dynamics plants used in Ayurveda and traditional systems Although nanoparticulate systems are of signifi- Simulations of Membrane Proteins.- Site-Specific for treating fungal diseases, and Part IV discusses cant interest in various scientific and technological Fluorescent Probe Labeling of Mitochondrial the use of plant-derived products to protect plants areas, there is little known about the safety of these Membrane Proteins.- Topology Determination of against fungal diseases. nanoscale objects. It has now been established Untagged Membrane Proteins.- self–assembling that the surfaces of nanoparticles are immediately GFP: A Versatile Tool for Plant (Membrane) Features covered by biomolecules (e.g. proteins, ions, and Protein Analyses.- The Use of Cardiolipin-Con- 7 Illustrates the use of plants and plant-derived enzymes) upon their entrance into a biological taining Liposomes as a Model System to Study the products to combat fungal diseases 7 Describes medium. This interaction with the biological me- Interaction Between Proteins and the Inner Mito- their usage in traditional systems such as Ayurve- dium modulates the surface of the nanoparticles, chondrial Membrane.- Analysis of the Interaction da 7 Useful source of information for research- conferring a “biological identity” to their surfaces Between Membrane Proteins and Soluble Binding ers in the fields of botany, mycology, microbiology, (referred to as a “corona”), which determines Partners by Surface Plasmon Resonance.- Peptide and pharmacology the subsequent cellular/tissue responses. The Interaction with and Insertion into Membranes.- new interface between the nanoparticles and the Fields of interest Scanning Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy biological medium/proteins, called “bio-nano in Model Membrane Systems.- Analyses of Pro- Plant Biochemistry; Plant Pathology; Complemen- interface,” has been very rarely studied in detail tein-Protein Interactions by In Vivo Photocross- tary & Alternative Medicine to date, though the interest in this topic is rapidly linking in Budding Yeast.- Sedimentation Velocity growing. Target groups Analytical Ultracentrifugation in Hydrogenated Research Features and Deuterated Solvents for the Characterization 7 The first book to investigate protein-nanopar- of Membrane Proteins.- Membrane Partitioning Product category ticle interactions in detail 7 Gives an overview and Translocation Studied by Isothermal Titration Contributed volume on the applications and safety issues resulting Calorimetry.- Analyzing Membrane Dynamics involved 7 Written by international experts with Live Cell Fluorescence Microscopy with a Focus on Yeast Mitochondria.- Analysis of Protein Fields of interest Translocation into the Endoplasmic Reticulum of Biochemistry, general; Protein-Ligand Interac- Human Cells.- An Assay to Monitor the Mem- tions; Pharmacology/Toxicology brane Integration of Single-Span Proteins. [...]
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M. Sarwat, Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Uttar N. Shomron, Tel Aviv University, Israel (Ed) P. Shukla, Maharshi Dayanand University, Pradesh, India; A. Ahmad, M. Abdin, Jamia Haryana, India; B. I. Pletschke, Rhodes University, Hamdard, New Delhi, India (Eds) Deep Sequencing Data Analysis Grahamstown, South Africa (Eds) Stress Signaling in Plants: The new genetic revolution is fuelled by Deep Advances in Enzyme Sequencing (or Next Generation Sequencing) Genomics and Proteomics apparatuses which, in essence, read billions of Biotechnology nucleotides per reaction. Effectively, when care- Perspective, Volume 1 Enzyme Technology is one the most promising fully planned, any experimental question which disciplines in modern biotechnology. In this book, Plant diseases, extreme weather caused by climate can be translated into reading nucleic acids can be the applications of a wide variety of enzymes are change, drought and an increase in metals in soil applied.In Deep Sequencing Data Analysis, expert highlighted. are amongst the major limiting factors of crop researchers in the field detail methods which are production worldwide. They devastate not only now commonly used to study the multi-facet deep Features food supply but also the economy of a nation. sequencing data field. 7 New methods and up-to-date information on modern methods of discovery of enzymes Features Features are discussed in the book 7 The book explains 7 Offers a comprehensive understanding of stress 7 Includes cutting-edge methods and proto- the recent applications of enzyme biotechnology signaling in plants 7 Designed to provide an in cols in the MiMB standard format 7 Provides Protein bioinformatics tool, the most recent and depth analysis of the subject 7 Premier text for step-by-step detail essential for reproducible advanced tool, and its applications are discussed in experts working in the field, students, professors results 7 Contains key notes and implementa- detail 7 Various industrial uses of enzymes are and researchers tion advice from the experts presented in the book Contents Contents Contents Preface.- Ca2+, Calmodulin and Plant-Specific An Introduction to High-throughput Sequencing Improvement of thermostable enzyme with sugar Calmodulin-Binding Proteins: Implications in Experiments: Design and Bioinformatics Analy- metabolic activity by targeted mutagenesis.- Gly- Abiotic Stress Adaptation.- Biotic and Abiotic sis.- Compressing Resequencing Data with GReEn coside hydrolases for modification of glyco- Stress Signaling in Plants.- Signaling by MicroR- ∗.- On the Accuracy of Short Read Mapping.- Sta- sylation in polyphenolic antioxidants.- On the NAs in Response to Abiotic Stress.- Signal Trans- tistical Modeling of Coverage in High-Throughput enzyme specificity for the synthesis of prebiotic duction and Regulatory Networks in Plant-Patho- Data.- Assembly Algorithms for Deep Sequencing galacto-oligosaccharides.- Microbial mannanases: gen Interaction: A Proteomics Perspective.- Auxin Data: Basics and Pitfalls.- Short Reads Mapping properties and applications.- Enzyme Synergy for Genes and Auxin Responsive Factors in Signaling for Exome Sequencing. Profiling Short Tandem Enhanced Degradation of Lignocellulosic Waste.- During Leaf Senescence.- CBF-Dependent Cold Repeats from Short Reads.- Exome Sequencing Manganese peroxidase: molecular diversity, Stress Signaling Relevant Post Translational Modi- Analysis: A Guide to Disease Variant Detection.- heterologous expression and applications.- Ad- fications.- Regulation and Function of Protein S- Identifying RNA Editing Sites in miRNAs by Deep vance Techniques in Enzyme Research.- Regula- Nitrosylation in Plant Stress.- In-silico Approaches Sequencing.- Identifying Differential Alternative tory motif identification in biological sequences: for Studying the MAP Kinase Signaling Pathways Splicing Events from RNA Sequencing Data using An overview of computational methodologies.- Involved in Resistance against Alternaria Blight RNASeq-MATS.- Optimizing Detection of Tran- Structural, Molecular and Functional Aspects of in Brassica.- Plant Cell Signaling in Metal Stress.- scription Factor Binding Sites in ChIP-seq Experi- Chitin deacetylase.- Role of enzymes and proteins Molecular Network of Nitrogen and Sulphur ments.- Statistical Analysis of ChIP-seq Data with in plant - microbe interaction : A study of M. Signaling in Plants. MOSAiCS.- Detection of Reverse Transcriptase oryzae vs Rice.- Industrial enzyme applications in Termination Sites using cDNA Ligation and Mas- biorefineries for starchy materials. Fields of interest sive Parallel Sequencing. Plant Sciences; Plant Pathology; Plant Genetics & Fields of interest Genomics Fields of interest Enzymology; Protein Science; Protein Structure Bioinformatics; Human Genetics Target groups Target groups Research Target groups Research Professional/practitioner Product category Product category Contributed volume Product category Contributed volume Contributed volume
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A. S. Sidhu, Curtin University, Sarawak, Malaysia S. Sithanantham, Sun Agro Biotech Research Centre, M. Sivakumar, World Meteorological Organization Tamil Nadu, India; C. R. Ballal, National Bureau of (WMO), Geneva, Switzerland; R. Lal, Ohio State Biomedical Ontologies Agriculturally Important Insects, Karnatak, India; University, Columbus, OH, USA; S. Ramasamy, Food Design and Implementation S. Jalali, N. Bakthavatsalam, National Bureau of and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy; Agriculturally Important Insects, Karnataka, India I. Hamdan, AARINENA, Amman, Jordan (Eds) Biological data are often characterized as having (Eds) large volumes, complex structures, high dimen- Climate Change and Food sionality, evolving biological concepts, and insuf- Biological Control of Insect Security in West Asia and North ficient data modeling practices. These characteris- Pests Using Egg Parasitoids tics require database researchers and developers to Africa make many special considerations while develop- Contents Contents ing biological databases and database systems. Future Thrusts for Egg Parasitoids Research in Part I Climate Change in West Asia and North They also have made biological data management India.- Biosystematic Studies on Trichogrammati- Africa.- 1 Climate Change in West Asia and North and knowledge discovery in databases challeng- dae with Special Reference to Indian species.- Mo- Africa (WANA): Overview.- 2 Implications of ing. This book will give a detailed overview of the lecular Taxonomy of Trichogrammatids.- Natural Climate Change for Agriculture and Food Security biomedical data integration and interoperation us- occurrence, Host Range and Distribution of in the Western Asia and Northern Africa Region.- ing ontologies and provide methodologies to help Trichogrammatid Egg Parasitoids.- Trichogram- Part II Climate Change and Environment.- 3 Cli- solve problems in Biological Data and Information matids – Behavioural Ecology.- Trichogram- mate Change and Soil Quality in the WANA Re- Access and Retrieval. matids : Adaptation to Stresses.- Safety Testing gion.- 4 Conserving Green and Blue Water in the of Pesticides for Integration with Trichogram- WANA Region.- 5 Climate Change and Land Use Features matids.- Mass Production of Trichogrammatid in the WANA Region with a Specific Reference to 7 Discusses the underlying issues that cause the Parasitoids.- Trichogrammatids: Integration with Morocco.- 6 Responses of Insect Pests to Climate difficulties in biomedical information retrieval and other Methods of Pest Control.- Trichogramma: Change: Effects and Interactions of Temperature, knowledge sharing 7 Provides an ontological Non-Target Risk Assessment Methodologies and CO2 on Soil Quality.- 7 Climate Change and solution to help integrate and organize bio- Guidelines.- Other Egg Parasitoids – Research Locusts in the WANA Region.- Part III Climate logical data sources and sharing of the informa- for Utilisation.- Utility of Trichogramma for Change and Food Security: Perspectives from tion 7 Unifies the biological data and informa- Biocontrol of Sugarcane Borers.- Egg Parasitoids WANA sub-Regions.- 8 Climate Change Impact tion sources by developing an ontology framework in Cotton Ecosystem.- Egg Parasitoids in Tobacco on WANA: Key Researchable Issues and Proposed Ecosystem.- Egg Parasitoids in Cereal Crops Fields of interest Measures.- 9 Climate Variability and Change in Ecosystem.- Egg Parasitoids in Legume Crops Bioinformatics; Computer Appl. in Life Sciences; North African Countries.- 10 Climate Change Ecosystem.- Egg Parasitoids of Fruit Crop Pests.- Computational Biology/Bioinformatics in Drylands of the Eastern Mediterranean: from Egg Parasitoids in Vegetable Crops Ecosystem - Assessment Methods to Adaptation Strategies.- 11 Research Status and Scope for Utilization. Target groups Climate Change and Food Security in the Nile Research Fields of interest Valley and Red Sea.- 12 Food Security and Climate Change in West Asia.- Part IV Mitigation and Product category Entomology; Zoology; Agriculture Adaptation Options for Different Agroeconomic Monograph Target groups Sectors in WANA.- 13 Mitigation and Adaptation Research Options for Rainfed Agriculture in West Asia and North Africa.- 14 Mitigation and Adaptation Op- Product category tions of Climate Change in Irrigated Agriculture Contributed volume in Arab Countries. [...]
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T. Sota, H. Kagata, Y. Ando, S. Utsumi, T. Osono Springer Handbook of Enzymes Springer Handbook of Enzymes Species Diversity and D. Schomburg, I. Schomburg (Eds) D. Schomburg, I. Schomburg (Eds) Community Structure Supplement 8 Supplement 9 Novel Patterns and Processes in Plants, Insects, and Fungi D. Schomburg, I. Schomburg, A. Chang, Technical D. Schomburg, I. Schomburg, A. Chang, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany (Eds) University Braunschweig, Germany (Eds) This book introduces recent progress in the study of species diversity and community structures in Class 1 Oxidoreductases Class 2–3.2 Transferases, terrestrial organisms conducted by three groups at EC 1 Hydrolases Kyoto University. First, it explains species diversity and the functioning of fungi in Asian regions as Contents EC 2–3.2 1.1.1.295 momilactone-A synthase.- 1.1.1.296 di- outlined by metagenomic approaches using next- Contents generation sequencing technology. The advances hydrocarveol dehydrogenase.- 1.1.1.297 limo- 2.1.1.163 demethylmenaquinone methyltransfer- in high-throughput sequencing technologies nene-1,2-diol dehydrogenase .- 1.1.1.298 3-hy- ase.- 2.1.1.164 demethylrebeccamycin-D-glucose accelerate the speed of species inventorying, droxypropionate dehydrogenase (NADP+) Omethyltransferase.- 2.1.1.165 methyl halide especially for microorganisms. Second, the study .- 1.1.1.299 malate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+].- transferase.- 2.1.1.166 23S rRNA (uridine2552- of complex interactions between herbivorous in- 1.1.1.300 NADP-retinol dehydrogenase 2’-O-)-methyltransferase.- 2.1.1.167 27S sects and plants in the community and ecosystem .- 1.1.1.301 D-arabitol-phosphate dehydroge- pre-rRNA (guanosine2922-2’-O)-methyltrans- contexts is presented. nase.- 1.1.1.302 2,5-diamino-6-(ribosylamino)- ferase.- 2.1.1.168 21S rRNA (uridine2791-2’-O)- 4(3H)-pyrimidinone 5’-phosphate reductase methyltransferase.- 2.1.1.169 tricetin 3’,4’,5’-O- Contents .- 1.1.1.303 diacetyl reductase [(R)-acetoin trimethyltransferase.- 2.1.1.170 16S rRNA Foreword by Kiyokazu Agata 1. Community/ forming].- 1.1.1.304 diacetyl reductase [(S)- (guanine527-N7)-methyltransferase.- 2.1.1.171 ecosystem genetics in terrestrial ecosystems acetoin forming].- 1.1.1.305 UDP-glucuronic acid 16S rRNA (guanine966-N2)-methyltransferase.- (Hideki Kagata, Yoshino Ando, Shunsuke Utsumi) dehydrogenase (UDP-4-keto-hexauronic acid 2.1.1.172 16S rRNA (guanine1207-N2)-methyl- 2. Revealing the ecological and evolutionary decarboxylating) .- 1.1.1.306 S-(hydroxymethyl) transferase.- 2.1.1.173 23S rRNA (guanine2445- processes for insect species diversity (Teiji Sota) mycothiol dehydrogenase.- 1.1.1.307 D-xylose N2)-methyltransferase.- 2.1.1.174 23S rRNA 3. Metagenomic approach to fungal diversity and reductase.- 1.1.1.308 sulfopropanediol 3-dehy- (guanine1835-N2)-methyltransferase.- 2.1.1.175 functioning (Takashi Osono) Authors: Hideki Ka- drogenase.- 1.1.1.309 phosphonoacetaldehyde tricin synthase.- 2.1.1.176 16S rRNA (cytosine967- gata: Ph DCenter for Ecological Research, Kyoto reductase (NADH) .- 1.1.2.6 polyvinyl alcohol C5)-methyltransferase.- 2.1.1.177 23S rRNA University.Yoshino Ando, Ph DCenter for Ecologi- dehydrogenase (cytochrome) .- 1.1.2.7 methanol (pseudouridine1915-N3)-methyltransferase.- cal Research, Kyoto UniversityShunsuke Utsumi, dehydrogenase (cytochrome c).- 1.1.2.8 alcohol 2.1.1.178 16S rRNA (cytosine1407-C5)-methyl- Ph DDepartment of General Systems Studies, dehydrogenase (cytochrome c) .- 1.1.5.3 glycerol- transferase.- 2.1.1.179 16S rRNA (guanine1405- University of TokyoTeiji Sota Dr of Agriculture, 3-phosphate dehydrogenase .- 1.1.5.4 malate N7)-methyltransferase .- 2.1.1.180 16S rRNA Kyoto UniversityDept. of Zoology, Division of dehydrogenase (quinone).- 1.1.5.5 alcohol dehy- (adenine1408-N1)-methyltransferase.- 2.1.1.181 Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, drogenase (quinone) .- 1.1.5.6 formate dehydro- 23S rRNA (adenine1618-N6)-methyltransfer- Kyoto UniversityTakashi Osono, Ph.DCenter for genase-N.- 1.1.5.7 cyclic alcohol dehydrogenase ase.- 2.1.1.182 16S rRNA (adenine1518-N6/ Ecological Research, Kyoto University (quinone).- 1.1.5.8 quinate dehydrogenase (qui- adenine1519-N6)-dimethyltransferase. [...] none).- 1.1.99.1 alcohol dehydrogenase (azurin).- Fields of interest 1.1.99.33 formate dehydrogenase (acceptor) . [...] Ecology; Fungus Genetics; Entomology Fields of interest Fields of interest Biochemistry, general; Molecular Medicine; Phar- Target groups macology/Toxicology Biochemistry, general; Molecular Medicine; Phar- Research macology/Toxicology Target groups Product category Target groups Research Brief Research Product category Product category Handbook Handbook
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Springer Handbook of Enzymes P. N. Suravajhala, Bioclues.org, Secunderabad, India O. Van Auken, J. Bush, University of Texas at San Your Passport to a Career in Antonio, TX, USA D. Schomburg, I. Schomburg (Eds) Bioinformatics Invasion of Woody Legumes Supplement 10 Contents The book is a ready reckoner aimed at the student 1 Abstract-Summary or synopsis of the book.- 2 D. Schomburg, I. Schomburg, A. Chang, Technical community aspiring to take up a career in bioin- Introduction-overview of the species and previous University Braunschweig, Germany (Eds) formatics. The book firstly provides a perspective work done. Why the topic is important? What is on the domain and addresses the challenges faced Class 3.4–6 Hydrolases, Lyases, the current distribution of the various species of by community namely the attempts to understand woody legumes in North America and the rest of Isomerases, Ligases data produced by genome sequencing projects. It the world? Has the distribution changed through then brings to light High Performance Computing EC 3.4–6 the Holocene, the last 20,000 years, or since the (HPC) as it helps in interpreting and analyz- end of the last ice age? Have additional changes Contents ing genome sequences. The book also dwells on occurred in North America since the Europeans how interactions in a systems (organism), the 3.4.11.24 aminopeptidase S.- 3.4.17.23 angio- arrived?.- 3 Species Systematics-Update of species components that interact with each other and the tensin-converting enzyme 2.- 3.4.22.69 SARS names including review of old and new names.- outcome of such interactions. coronavirus main proteinase.- 3.4.22.70 sortase 4 Community structure-Examination and A.- 3.4.22.71 sortase B.- 3.4.23.50 human endog- comparison of the woodland and savanna species enous retrovirus K Endopeptidase.- 3.4.23.51 Features 7 Provides a practical introduction to the fasci- densities and basal areas where available.- 5 Spe- HycI peptidase.- 3.4.24.87 ADAMTS13 en- cies growth-Growth rates and factors that seem to dopeptidase.- 3.4.25.2 HslU-HslV peptidase.- nating world of computational biology 7 Takes a step-by-step approach to unravel the multi-faceted determine growth rates.- 6 Competition-Exami- 3.5.1.99 fatty acid amide hydrolase.- 3.5.1.100 nation of effects of potential grassland competitors (R)-amidase.- 3.5.1.101 L-proline amide hydro- applications of bioinformatics in discovering cures for diseases 7 Helps readers understand the and factors that might limit them and their ef- lase.- 3.5.1.102 2-amino-5-formylamino-6-ribosyl- fectiveness.- 7 Spread of some species-What seem aminopyrimidin-4(3H)-one 5’- monophosphate domain of bioinformatics and make a conscious career choice and also includes opinions of global to determine or limit the spread of the woody deformylase.- 3.5.1.103 N-acetyl-1-D-myo- legumes?.- 8 Climate change effects-Potential inositol-2-amino-2-deoxy-a- D-glucopyranoside thought-leaders 7 Encourages good research within an interdisciplinary context and includes effects of elevated levels of CO2 and elevated deacetylase.- 3.5.1.104 peptidoglycan-N-acetylglu- temperature.- 9 Management-How should these cosamine Deacetylase.- 3.5.1.105 chitin disaccha- tips on becoming a winner in bioinformatics using bioinformaTICKS leguminous woodlands, savannas and grasslands ride deacetylase.- 3.5.1.106 N-formylmaleamate be managed or can they be managed? Can restora- deformylase.- 3.5.1.107 maleamate amidohy- Contents tion of known former grassland communities that drolase.- 3.5.1.108 UDP-3-O-acyl-N-acetylglu- Whither Bioinformatics.- Ten Reasons one should currently have high density and cover of various cosamine Deacetylase.- 3.5.2.19 streptothricin take Bioinformatics as Career.- Developing Bioin- woody legumes be successfully?.- 10 Discussion- hydrolase.- 3.5.99.8 5-nitroanthranilic acid amino- formatics Skills.- The Esoteric of Bioinformatics.- Comparison of factors and effects on the growth hydrolase.- 3.6.1.53 Mn2+-dependent ADP-ri- Common Minimum Standards: A Syllabus for and changes in these communities. Is succession a bose/CDP-alcohol Diphosphatase.- 3.6.1.54 UDP- Bioinformatics Practitioners.- Colloquial Group major factor? Are there other physical, chemi- 2,3-diacylglucosamine diphosphatase.- 3.6.4.12 Discussion on Bioinformatics: Grand challenges.- cal or biological features or items that should be DNA helicase.- 3.6.4.13 RNA helicase.- 3.7.1.11 The Bioinforma ‘TICKS’: Frequently Asked Ques- considered? What will the end communities be? cyclohexane-1,2-dione hydrolase.- 3.7.1.12 cobalt- tions.- References. Will there be end communities? 11 The future- precorrin 5A hydrolase. [...] What other research is needed to understand these Fields of interest Fields of interest leguminous communities? [...] Bioinformatics; Computational Biology/Bioinfor- Biochemistry, general; Molecular Medicine; Phar- matics; Computer Applications in Chemistry Fields of interest macology/Toxicology Plant Ecology; Ecology; Landscape Ecology Target groups Target groups Upper undergraduate Target groups Research Research Product category Product category Professional book Product category Handbook Brief
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M. A. Williams, T. Daviter (Eds) N. Zavazava, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA R. C. Zhao, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Protein-Ligand Interactions (Ed) Beijing, China (Ed) Methods and Applications Embryonic Stem Cell Essentials of Mesenchymal Immunobiology Stem Cell Biology and Its Proteins are the cell’s workers, their messengers and overseers. Methods and Protocols Clinical Translation
Features Features Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), a type of adult 7 Includes cutting-edge methods and proto- 7 Includes cutting-edge methods and proto- stem cells, have attracted the attention of scientists cols 7 Provides step-by-step detail essential for cols 7 Provides step-by-step detail essential for and physicians alike due to their unique biologi- reproducible results 7 Contains key notes and reproducible results 7 Contains key notes and cal properties and potential for disease treatment. implementation advice from the experts implementation advice from the experts As stem cell research is complex and progressing rapidly, it is important that the experts in this field Contents Contents share their views and perspectives. This book, Protein-Ligand Interactions: Fundamentals.- Pro- Immune Privilege of Stem Cells.- Immunogenic- co-edited by leading global researchers, is divided tein Sample Characterization.- Measurement of ity of In vitro Maintained and Matured Popula- into five major sections and covers a broad range Protein-Ligand Complex Formation.- Isothermal tions: Potential Barriers to Engraftment of Human of topics concerning MSCs during their transition Titration Calorimetry for Studying Protein-Ligand Pluripotent Stem Cell Derivatives.- Hematopoi- from benchside to bedside. The book is intended Interactions.- Rapid Mixing Kinetic Tech- etic and Natural Killer Cell Development from for researchers and clinicians in the field of stem niques.- Protein-Ligand Interactions Using SPR Human Pluripotent Stem Cells.- Evaluation of cells. Dr. Robert Chunhua Zhao, MD. Ph.D is Systems.- Fluorescence Techniques in Analysis Immunogenicity of Rat ES-Cell Derived Endothe- Cheung Kong Professor of Stem Cell Biology, of Protein-Ligand Interactions.- Circular and lial Cells.- Interaction of ES Cell Derived Neural Professor of Cell Biology at the Institute of Basic Linear Dichroism Spectroscopy for the Study of Progenitor Cells with Natural Killer Cells and Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Protein-Ligand Interactions.- Analyzing Protein- Cytotoxic T Cells.- Strategies to Generate Induced Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Ligand Interactions by Dynamic NMR Spectros- Pluripotent Stem Cells.- The Differentiation and Union Medical College, China Director of Center copy.- Studying Metal Ion - Protein Interactions: Lineage Commitment of Murine Embryonic Stem for Tissue Engineering, PUMC Chief scientist of Electronic Absorption, Circular Dichroism and Cells into Insulin Producing Cells.- Mouse ES 973 program Regional Editor of Stem Cells and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance.- Monitoring Cell-Derived Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells.- Development. Protein-Ligand Interactions by Time-resolved Directed Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells FTIR Difference Spectroscopy.- Biophysical to the T-Lymphocyte Lineage.- Development of Features Methods in Drug Discovery from Small Molecule Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells from 7 Summarizes the current state of knowledge in to Pharmaceutical.- Biophysical Screening for the Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells, in vitro, Supported Mesenchymal stem cell research 7 Presents the Discovery of Small-Molecule Ligands.- Screening by Ectopic Human HOXB4 Expression.- Histone properties of Mesenchymal stem cell to give clues Protein-Small Molecule Interactions by NMR.- Modification Profiling in Normal and Trans- for effective therapy 7 Includes cutting-edge Model Membrane Systems.- Quantitative Fluores- formed Human Embryonic Stem Cells Using Mi- methods and protocols cence Co-localization to Study Protein-Receptor cro Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, Scalable to Contents Complexes.- Studying Protein-Ligand Interactions Genome-Wide Microarray Analyses.- Combined Basic research/mechanisms.- Clinical application.- Using X-Ray Crystallography.- Molecular Fields Total Proteomic and Phosphoproteomic Analysis International regulations and guidelines governing in Ligand Discovery.- Structure-Based Virtual of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells.- Transcriptional stem cell-based products. Screening for Novel Ligands. Regulatory Mechanisms that Govern Embryonic Stem Cell Fate. Fields of interest Fields of interest Cell Biology; Stem Cells; Internal Medicine Protein Science; Protein-Ligand Interactions Fields of interest Cell Biology; Stem Cells Target groups Target groups Research Professional/practitioner Target groups Professional/practitioner Product category Product category Contributed volume Contributed volume Product category Contributed volume
Due May 2013 Due June 2013 2nd ed. 2013. XX, 540 p. 135 illus., 49 in color. Due May 2013 (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 1008) 2013. XII, 220 p. 43 illus., 27 in color. (Methods in Hardcover Molecular Biology, Volume 1029) Hardcover 2013. X, 374 p. 21 illus., 18 in color. Hardcover 7 * € (D) 133,74 | € (A) 137,49 | sFr 166,50 7 * € (D) 101,64 | € (A) 104,49 | sFr 126,50 7 * € (D) 160,49 | € (A) 164,99 | sFr 200,00 7 € 124,99 | £112.50 7 € 94,99 | £85.50 7 € 149,99 | £135.00 9
M. Zhou, T. Veenstra, Fredrick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA (Eds) Proteomics for Biomarker Discovery
Contents Affinity Depletion of Plasma and Serum for Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteome Analysis.- Tis- sue Sample Preparation for Biomarker Discov- ery.- Subcellular Fractionation for Identification of Biomarkers: Serial Detergent Extraction by Subcellular Accessibility and Solubility.- Analy- sis of Secreted Proteins.- Preparation of Human Cerebrospinal Fluid for Proteomics Biomarker Analysis.- Proteomic Analysis of Frozen Tissue Samples Using Laser Capture Microdissection.- Use of Formalin Fixed, Paraffin Embedded Tissue for Proteomic Biomarker Discovery.- Phospho- peptide Enrichment Using Offline Titanium Di- oxide Columns for Phosphoproteomics.- iTRAQ- Labeling for Biomarker Discovery.- Analysis of Glycoproteins for Biomarker Discovery.- SILAC in Biomarker Discovery.- Trypsin-mediated 18O/16O Labeling for Biomarker Discovery.- Two-dimensional SDS-PAGE Fractionation of Biological Samples for Biomarker Discovery.- Informatics of Protein and Post-Translational Modification Detection via Shotgun Proteomics.- Quantitation of C-Met Tyrosine Phosphorylation Using MRM-MS.- Preparation of Human Serum for Prolactin Measurement by Multiple Reac- tion Monitoring Mass Spectrometry.- Label-Free Quantitative Shotgun Proteomics Using Normal- ized Spectral Abundance Factors.- Employment of Complementary Dissociation Techniques for Body Fluid Characterization and Biomarker Discovery.- DPhosphopeptide Microarrays for Comparative Proteomic Profiling of Cellular Lysates.- Tissue Preparation for MALDI MS Imaging of Protein and Peptides.- Plant Proteogenomics: From Pro- tein Extraction to Improved Gene Predictions. [...]
Fields of interest Protein Science; Proteomics
Target groups Professional/practitioner
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Due April 2013
2013. XI, 320 p. 57 illus., 34 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 1002) Hardcover 7 * € (D) 101,64 | € (A) 104,49 | sFr 126,50 7 € 94,99 | £85.50 9