Bookedited by K. Esser ; volume editors: Dirk Hoffmeister and Markus Gressler.
Summary: This volume provides a detailed look at various biochemical and developmental aspects of fungal cell biology, and offers extensive information on model organisms of filamentous fungi, such as Aspergillus, and yeasts, such as Saccharomyces, while also highlighting molecular differences between ascomycetes and basidiomycetes. The book's seven chapters, prepared by experts in the fields of mycology, have been grouped into two closely connected sections: "Fungal Cell Growth" and "Signals and Development". The first section addresses bio-molecular mechanisms of fungal cell division and polarized cell growth, with a special emphasis on cell-cell connections, cell wall synthesis, and directed protein transport. In turn, the second section describes the intra- and extracellular signals that set off biochemical and conformational changes of cell type during development. Here, the authors focus on the molecular signalling pathways, including their impact on plant-fungus interactions, referred to as ectomycorrhizal symbiosis.
Contents:
Series Preface; Volume Preface
The Woronin Body: A Fungal Organelle Regulating Multicellularity
Septum Formation and Cytokinesis in Ascomycete Fungi
The Cytoskeleton and Polarity Markers During Polarized Growth of Filamentous Fungi
Developmental Decisions in Aspergillus nidulans
Signals and Development; Biomechanics of Hyphal Growth
Molecular signaling during the ectomycorrhizal symbiosis
Calcium cation cycling and signaling pathways in fungi.