Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 36, The Moss Physcomitrella patens (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Knight, Celia; Cove, David; Perroud, Pierre-François

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Produktbeschreibung

The Moss Physcomitrella patens has rapidly become an experimental model of choice for many aspects of molecular, cell and developmental biology in plant sciences. With a recently sequenced genome, which has further fuelled interest and research, Physcomitrella is accruing various new labels, from 'a green yeast' to the Drosophila, Caenorhabditis or Zebra fish of plant sciences. A truly international collaboration, this timely volume brings together a selection of chapters each composed by experts in their field. The chapters included cover a broad range: * From those using P. patens as a marker against other species for evolutionary or ecological studies * To those investigating the unique features of P. patens, e.g. gene targeting * To those using moss, either as a comparator for other organisms or because of the ease of study in moss, to investigate standard biological processes This landmark publication is essential reading for anyone studying plant evolutionary biology, genomics, molecular and cell biology and genetics. Libraries in all universities and research establishments, where biological and agricultural sciences are studied and taught, should have copies of this important book on their shelves.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444316087
• Artikelnr.: 38309808

Autorenporträt

Celia Knight is Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. Pierre-François Perroud is Research Scientist at the Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, USA. David Cove is Visiting Professor at both the Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, and the Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, USA

Inhaltsangabe

1. Putting Physcomitrella patens on the Tree of Life: theevolution and ecology of mosses

2. The genetic basis of natural variation in bryophyte modelsystems

3. Comparative Genomics

4. Gene targeting

5. The small RNAs of Physcomitrella patens: expression,function, and evolution

6. Tip growth in the moss Physcomitrella patens

7. Gametangia development in the moss Physcomitrellapatens

8. Chloroplasts

9. Carbon and energy metabolism

10. Hormonal regulation of development by auxin and cytokininin moss

11. The role of abscisic acid in stress tolerance

12. Pathogenesis in mosses

Rezensionen

"This book is both a summary of where we currently are in that quest for understanding land plant evolution and function, and a preview of exciting developments to come. For that reason, The Moss Physcomitrella patens will be valuable reading for both specialist molecular and systems biologists, and evolutionary biologists asking old questions with new tools". (The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1 December 2010)

"This is an excellent book on P. patens and will hopefully encourage its further use by molecular plant scientists. However, the scope of this book is broader and it should also be of interest to evolutionary biologists and ecologists. Just as the value of Arabidopsis in such studies is increasing, I hope that this book is the spark that ignites greater amounts of research on the evolution and ecology of mosses." (Annals of Botany, February 2010)