BookSteven D. Schwartzbach, Shigeru Shigeoka, editors.
Summary: "This much-needed book is the first definitive volume on Euglena in twenty-fire years, offering information on its atypical biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, and potential biotechnology applications. This volume gathers together contributions from well-known experts, who in many cases played major roles in elucidating the phenomenon discussed. Presented in three parts, the first section of this comprehensive book describes novel biochemical pathways which in some instances have an atypical subcellular localization. The second section details atypical cellular mechanisms of organelle protein import, organelle nuclear genome interdependence, gene regulation and expression that provides insights into the evolutionary origins of eukaryotic cells. The final section discusses how biotechnologists have capitalized on the novel cellular and biochemical features of Euglena to produce value added products. Euglena: Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology will provide essential reading for cell and molecular biologists with interests in evolution, novel biochemical pathways, organelle biogenesis and algal biotechnology. Readers will come away from this volume with a full understanding of the complexities of the Euglena as well as new realizations regarding the diversity of cellular processes yet to be discovered"--Publisher's description.
Contents:
Evolutionary origin of Euglena / Bożena Zakryś, Rafał Milanowski, Anna Karnkowska
The mitochondrion of Euglena gracilis / Verena Zimorski, Cessa Rauch, Jaap J. van Hellemond, Aloysius G.M. Tielens [and others]
C2 metabolism in Euglena / Masami Nakazawa
Biochemistry and physiology of reactive oxygen species in Euglena / Takahiro Ishikawa, Shun Tamaki, Takanori Maruta, Shigeru Shigeoka
Biochemistry and physiology of vitamins in Euglena / Fumio Watanabe, Kazuya Yoshimura, Shigeru Shigeoka
Biochemistry and physiology of heavy metal resistance and accumulation in Euglena / Rafael Moreno-Sánchez, Sara Rodríguez-Enríquez, Ricardo Jasso-Chávez [and others]
Cell and molecular biology. Euglena gracilis genome and transcriptome: organelles, nuclear genome assembly strategies and initial features / ThankGod Echezona Ebenezer, Mark Carrington, Michael Lebert [and others]
Euglena transcript processing / David C. McWatters, Anthony G. Russell
Photo and nutritional regulation of Euglena organelle development / Steven D. Schwartzbach
Protein targeting to the plastid of Euglena / Dion G. Durnford, Steven D. Schwartzbach
Photomovement in Euglena / Donat-P. Häder, Mineo Iseki
Gravitaxis in Euglena / Donat-P. Häder, Ruth Hemmersbach
Biotechnology. Wax ester fermentation and its application for biofuel production / Hiroshi Inui, Takahiro Ishikawa, Masahiro Tamoi
Large-scale cultivation of Euglena / Kengo Suzuki.
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