Howard / Gow Biology of the Fungal Cell

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-3-662-06101-5
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 307 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: The Mycota

Biology of the Fungal Cell offers a select sampling of current knowledge and direction of fundamental research into the cellular structure, morphogenesis and development of fungi. Topics range from the mechanisms of invasive growth and controls of polarity, to the nature of extracellular matrices and the various connections through the cell wall to the cytoskeleton and beyond. The fungal cell is considered in the context of colony formation, as well as from a molecular point of view - from signal transduction to the vast tubular matrix that comprises the vacuole system - with an over-riding emphasis on biology. The volume concludes with a forward-looking consideration of genomics as perhaps the most powerful tool available for studies of the fungal cell. Each chapter, some lavishly illustrated, authored by highly respected scientists in the field, offers an in-depth review of the subject that is key to a basic understanding on how these organisms develop as cells, colonies and pathogens.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Howard, Richard J.

Gow, Neil A.R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Growth, Morphogenesis and Pathogenicity.- 1 Biomechanics of Invasive Hyphal Growth.- 2 Control of Cell Polarity and Shape.- 3 Signal Transduction and Morphogenesis in Candida albicans.- 4 Ions as Regulators of Growth and Development.- 5 Cell Biology of Fungal Infection of Plants.- 6 Colonial Growth of Fungi.- Structural Continuum.- 7 Fungal Hydrophobins.- 8 Cell Wall of Human Fungal Pathogens and its Interaction with Host Extracellular Matrix.- 9 Molecular Organization and Construction of the Fungal Cell Wall.- 10 Bridging the Divide: Cytoskeleton-Plasma Membrane-Cell Wall Interactions in Growth and Development.- 11 Microtubules and Molecular Motors.- 12 Motile Tubular Vacuole Systems.- 13 Genomics for Fungi.- Biosystematic Index.