عنوان

The Molecular Biology of Physarum polycephalum

(Number (ISBN

1461292948

(Number (ISBN

1461322030

(Number (ISBN

9781461292944

(Number (ISBN

9781461322030

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b551004

Title Proper

The Molecular Biology of Physarum polycephalum

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by William F. Dove, Jennifer Dee, Sadashi Hatano, Finn B. Haugli, Karl-Ernst Wohlfarth-Bottermann.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Boston, MA

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer New York

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1986

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(378 pages)

Series Title

NATO ASI series., Series A,, Life sciences ;, 106.

Text of Note

1: Introduction to Physarum --;Position Papers --;2: Genetic Analysis in Physarumpolycephalum --;3: Molecular Organization of the Physarum Genome --;4: Temporal Order of Replication and Gene Expression in Physarumpolycephalum --;5: The Physarum Cell Cycle --;6: Cellular Transformations of Myxamoebae --;7: Gene Expression During Plasmodial Differentiation --;8: Biological Aspects of Motility --;9: Actin, Myosin, and the Associated-Proteins from the Physarum Plasmodium --;Motility: Experimental Investigations --;10: Inhibitory Ca2+-Regulation of the Physarum Actomyosin System --;11: Physarum Myosin Binds Ca2+: Results from Electrophoresis and Equilibrium Dialysis Experiments --;12: Kinetics of Modulator-Actin Interactions: A Comparison of Physarum Fragmin with Actin Modulators from Different Muscle Types --;13: A Nonpolymerizable Actin Derivative Regulates Actin Polymerization by Capping the Fast-Growing End of Actin Filaments --;14: Dynamics and Function of Microfilaments in Physarumpolycephalum as Revealed by Fluorescent Analog Cytochemistry (FAC) and Electron Microscopy --;15: A Titin-like Protein is Present in Physarumpolycephalum --;Present Knowledge --;16: Isolation of a Native Connectin-Like Protein from the Plasmodium of Physarumpolycephalum and its Interaction with Myosin and Actin --;Technical Feasibilities --;17: To Bring Molecular Genetics to the Study of Biological Motility in Physarum --;18: The Culture of Physarum Amoebae in Axenic Media --;19: A New Method for the Preparation of Highly Purified and More Native Nuclei Showing Stage-Specific Transcription of Actin and Tubulin Genes --;20: Incorporation of Substances into Living Cells --;21: Protocol for Microinjection of Macroplasmodia of Physarumpolycephalum --;22: Gene Cloning and Construction of Genomic Libraries in Physarum --;23: Gene Cloning and Construction of cDNA Libraries in Physarum --;24: cDNA Cloning of Physarumpolycephalum Stage-Specific mRNAs --;25: Toward a DNA Transformation System for Physarumpolycephalum --;Epilogue: Physarum as an Integrated Experimental Organism --;Abbreviations --;Participants and Contributors.

Text of Note

One landmark in the long history of biological studies on the "slime mold" Physarum polycephalum was the introduction of chemi- cally defined growth conditions for the plasmodial phase of this organism in the laboratory of Harold P.

Fungal molecular biology -- Congresses.

Fungal molecular biology.

Physarum polycephalum -- Congresses.

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Book number

edited by William F. Dove, Jennifer Dee, Sadashi Hatano, Finn B. Haugli, Karl-Ernst Wohlfarth-Bottermann.

Finn B Haugli

Jennifer Dee

Karl-Ernst Wohlfarth-Bottermann

Sadashi Hatano

William F Dove

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[Book]

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