The Molecular Basis of Sex and Differentiation A Comparative Study of Evolution, Mechanism and Control in Microorganisms /
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
1984.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 1984. |
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5260-3 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1 Embryology and the Study of Microbial Development
- 2 Molecular Events Accompanying Morphogenesis
- Cell-Cycle Dependent Morphogenesis in Caulobacter
- Control of Vegetative Morphogenesis in Neurospora
- Ion Currents Associated with Morphogenesis in Brown Algae
- The Generation and Roles of Ion Currents in Development
- Selected References
- 3 Cellular Mortality, Growth Regulation, and the Phenomenon of Cancerous Transformation
- Evolution of Multicellularity
- Two Fundamental Types of Cancerous Transformation
- Teratocarcinogenesis—Reversible Malignancy
- Transformation of Normal Somatic Cells
- Selected References
- Chapte 4 Sporulation in Evolutionary Divergent Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
- Sporulation in Bacillus
- Bacterial Endospore Germination
- Ascospore Formation in Yeast
- Conidiation in Streptomyces and Neurospora
- Fruiting in Myxobacteria and Dictyostelium
- Selected References
- 5 Control of Spatial Differentiation by Chemical Morphogens
- Spatial Control of Fruiting Body Formation in Dictyostelium
- Heterocyst Development in Blue-Green Bacteria (Anabaena)
- The Temporal Program for Heterocyst Formation
- Spatial Regulation of Heterocyst Development
- Control of Morphogenesis in Hydra
- Selected References
- 6 Transmembrane Transport and the Control of Bioelectrical Activities
- Classification of Transport Systems in Bacteria
- Solute Facilitators
- Chemically Driven Active Transport
- Group Translocation Catalyzed by the Bacterial Phosphotransferase System
- Regulation of Transport Function by the Membrane Potential and the Control of Bioelectric Activity
- Evolution of Interrelated Metabolic Enzymes, Transport Proteins, Membrane Receptors, and Regulatory Proteins
- Selected References
- 7 Cell Surface Receptors, Second Messengers, and the Control of Cellular Activities
- Mechanisms of Inter- and Intracellular Signal Transmission
- Control of Carbohydrate Catabolic Enzyme Synthesis by Intracellular Inducer and Cyclic AMP
- Coordinate Regulation of Adenylate Cyclase and Inducer Uptake by the Phosphotransferase System
- Induction of Protein Synthesis by Extracellular Inducers
- Selected References
- 8 Mechanisms of Chemoreception, Electrical Signal Transduction, and Biological Response
- Bacterial Chemotaxis: A Model of Sensation, Regulation, and Adaptation
- Bacterial Chemoreceptors
- The Avoidance Reaction of Paramecium
- Ion Channels and Behavioral Mutants in Paramecium
- Chemotactic Control of Behavior in Dictyostelium discoideum
- Selected References
- 9 Pheromone-Mediated Control of Sexual Activity
- Control of Bacterial Conjugation by Sex Pheromones
- Pheromone Control of Yeast Mating
- Pheromone Control of Sexual Activities in Insects
- Genetic Dissection of Courtship Behavior in Drosophila
- Selected References
- 10 Cellular Recognition: Mechanisms and Consequences of Homotypic and Heterotypic Adhesions
- t Loci in Mice: Components of a Genetic Program for Embryonic Development
- Cellular Recognition and Tissue Formation
- Sexual Agglutination in Yeast
- Developmental Control of Cellular Cohesion in Dictyostelium discoideum
- Heterotypic Adhesion of Bacterial Viruses to Their Hosts and Phage-Mediated Receptor Conversion
- Cell-Cell Contact as a Signal for Induction of Tissue-Specific Protein Biosynthesis
- Contact Inhibition of Fibroblast Growth
- Sea Urchin Egg Fertilization
- Selected References
- 11 Switch Mechanisms Regulating Gene Expression
- Epigenetics in Animal Cells Maintained in Tissue Culture
- DNA Methylation and the Control of Gene Expression in Animal Cells
- Paramutation in Plants
- Transposable Elements in Plants Controlling Gene Expression and Mutation Rate
- Switch Mechanisms in Microorganisms
- Biphasic Flagellar Phase Variation in Salmonella
- Inversion of the G Segment in Phage Mu
- Invertible and Transposable Elements in Differentiation
- Selected References
- 12 Sex Determination and the Interconversion of Mating Type
- Sex Determination in Yeast
- Mating Type Interconversion in Yeast
- Pattern Control of Mating Type Switching
- Sex Determination in Drosophila
- Sexual Interconversion in Higher Plants and Animals
- Selected References
- 13 Genetic Control of Development, Mating Type Determination, and Programmed Death in Ciliated Protozoa
- Genetics of Paramecium and Tetrahymena
- Control of Gene Expression in Ciliates
- Mating Type Determination in Ciliates
- Irreversible Mating Type Determination by DNA Excision
- DNA Excision in Immunoglobulin Synthesis
- Aging and Programmed Death in Ciliates
- Selected References
- 14 Conclusions and Perspectives
- Index 209.