Development: Genetics, Epigenetics and Environmental Regulation
Author: PD Dr. Vincenzo E. A. Russo, Professor Dr. David J. Cove, PH. D. Lois G. Edgar, Professor Dr. Rudolf Jaenisch, Professor Dr. Francesco Salamini
Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ISBN: 978-3-642-64141-1
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-59828-9

Table of Contents:

Virus Assembly and Morphogenesis
Spatial and Temporal Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes
Multicellular Development in the Myxobacteria Myxococcus xanthus and Stigmetalla aurantiaca
Cell Type Determination in Yeast
Genetic and Environmental Influence on Development of the Filamentous Fungus Neurospora crassa
Cell-Cell Communication in Dictyostelium
The Cell Division Cycle in Aspergillus nidulans
Flowering Plant Embryogenesis
Root Development in Arabidopsis
Leaf Development
Flower Development: Genetic Views and Molecular News
Genetic Control of Endosperm Development
Environmental Light Signals and the Development of Arabidopsis
Plant-Microorganism Symbiosis
Caenorhabditis elegans: Embryonic Axis Formation; Signalling in Early Development
Cell Fate Determination in Caenorhabditis elegans
Morphogenesis and Organogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans
The Regulation of Cell and Growth Cone Migrations During the Development of Caenorhabditis elegans
Formation of Embryonic Axes and Blastoderm Pattern in Drosophila
Early Neurogenesis in Drosophila

The last 10 years have shown a dramatic revolution in our understanding of development, particularly at the level of molecular genetics, and the profound importance of epigenetic and environmental regulation has been recognized only recently. Development: Genetics, Epigenetics and Environmental Regulation describes the results of this revolution. It is written in a clear way and includes many informative figures. This textbook is intended for students who want a current overview and introduction to specific areas of developmental biology and for researchers who are interested in a summary of developments beyond their individual research interests. Most of the organisms currently being studied are covered, including viruses, bacteria, yeast, Neurospora, Aspergillus, Dictyostelium, Arabidopsis, maize, snapdragon, C. elegans, Drosophila, zebrafish, mouse, hamster, and humans. The subjects discussed range from self-assembly to spatial and temporal gene regulation, from cell type determination to cell-cell communication, and from environmental regulation to genetic imprinting
Includes bibliographical references and index
Virus assembly and morphogenesis / Peter Stockley, Nicola Stonehouse -- Spatial and temporal control of gene expression in prokaryotes / Adam Driks -- Multicellular development in the myxobacteria Myxococcus xanthus and Stigmatella aurantiaca / Eugene W. Crawford, Jr., Lawrence J. Shimkets -- Cell type determination in yeast / Xin Bi, James R. Broach -- Genetic and environmental influence on development of the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa / Oded Yarden, Vincenzo E.A. Russo -- Cell-cell communication in Dictyostelium / Pauline Schaap, Jeffrey Williams -- The cell division cycle in Aspergillus nidulans / John Doonan -- Flowering plant embryogenesis / Casper Vroemen, Sacco De Vries -- Root development in Arabidopsis / Liam Dolan -- Leaf development / Carlo Pozzi [and others] -- Floral development : genetic views and molecular news / Brendan Davies, Hans Sommer, Zsuzsanna Schwarz-Sommer -- Genetic control of endosperm development / Stephen Slocombe [and others] -- Environmental light signals and the development of Arabidopsis / Giorgio Morelli, Ida Ruberti -- Plant-microorganism symbiosis / J. Allan Downie, Nicholas J. Brewin --Caenorhabditis elegans: embryonic axis formation; signalling in early development / Craig P. Hunter -- Cell fate determination in Caenorhabditis elegans / Michael Krause -- Morphogenesis and organogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans / Lois G. Edgar -- The regulation of cell and growth cone migrations during the development of Caenorhabditis elegans / William G. Wadsworth -- Formation of embryonic axes and blastoderm pattern in Drosophila / Martin Klingler, Diethard Tautz
Early neurogenesis in Drosophila / José A. Campos-Ortega -- Drosophila : imaginal disk development : patterning the adult fly / Seth S. Blair -- Insertional mutagenesis in zebrafish / Adam Amsterdam, Nancy Hopkins -- Spatial and temporal control of maternal message utilization / Davor Solter, Barbara B. Knowles -- DNA methylation / Peter W. Laird -- X-chromosome inactivation / Jeannie T. Lee -- Genomic imprinting : its role in development and disease / Johanna A. Joyce, Anne C. Ferguson-Smith -- Myogenesis / Michael A. Rudnicki -- Neurotrophins in development of the nervous system / Ernest Arenas, Patrik Ernfors -- Olfactory receptor gene regulation / Andrew Chess -- Genetically modified mice as tools for cancer research / Erwin F. Wagner, Zhao-Qi Wang -- Circadian timing in animals / Ueli Schibler, Daniel J. Lavery -- Polarity in biological systems / David J. Cove, Ian A. Hope, Ralph S. Quatrano
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