Bücher der Reihe Topics in Current Genetics

In recent years, new yeast species have proven their value and novel biotechnological applications have emerged.

One of the challenges faced by every cell as well as by whole organisms is to maintain appropriate concentrations of essential nutrient metals while excluding nonessential toxic metals. Toward that end, all organisms have developed mechanisms for metal homeostasis and detoxification to maintain metal levels within physiological limits.

One of the challenges faced by every cell as well as by whole organisms is to maintain appropriate concentrations of essential nutrient metals while excluding nonessential toxic metals. Toward that end, all organisms have developed mechanisms for metal homeostasis and detoxification to maintain metal levels within physiological limits.

Transposable elements are short lengths of DNA with the capacity to move between different points within a genome. by using state-of-the-art strategies like "new generation sequencing." Moreover, the impact of transposable elements on plant genome structure and function is reviewed in detail, and also illustrated in examples and case studies.

This book combines state-of-the-art expertise from diverse pathogen model systems to update our current understanding of the regulation of fungal morphogenesis as a key determinant of pathogenicity in fungi.

This work offers a fascinating insight into a crucial genetic process. It provides in-depth and up-to-date analysis of the chapter topics, and has been written by international experts in the field.

Recent advances in the understanding of these abiotic stress responses provided the impetus for compiling up-to-date reviews discussing all relevant topics in abiotic stress signaling of plants in a single volume.

The 13 contributions written by leading researchers in the field include topics such as: mitochondrial genome evolution and mtDNA stability, mitochondrial biogenesis and protein quality control, mitochondrial morphology, assembly and function of the mitochondrial energy generation apparatus and mitochondrial metabolic pathways.

Despite considerable progress in the development of testable hypothesis concerning aging in an evolutionary context, a unifying theory of the molecular/physiological mechanistic causes of aging has not been reached.

This book provides a detailed presentation and comparison of the key nutritional regulatory mechanisms in lower as well as higher eukaryotes, written by recognised experts in this expanding field.

Transposable elements are short lengths of DNA with the capacity to move between different points within a genome. by using state-of-the-art strategies like "new generation sequencing." Moreover, the impact of transposable elements on plant genome structure and function is reviewed in detail, and also illustrated in examples and case studies.

In this context, several genome engineering technologies have emerged that will help deciphering genes function by as well as improve gene therapy strategies.

Every cell has mechanisms to respond to changes in its environment and to adapt its growth and metabolism and the unicellular eukaryote yeast has long proven itself to be a particularly useful model system for the analysis of cellular stress.

This book defines the field of systems biology, one of the newest and fastest developing fields in science today. Cell biologists and other readers will discover many benefits for industry, such as the new network-based drug-target design validation.

Many organisms have evolved the ability to enter into and revive from a dormant state.

The present book provides a comprehensive overview of our current knowledge on plastid biogenesis, plastid-nuclear communication, and the regulation of plastid gene expression at all levels.

Despite considerable progress in the development of testable hypothesis concerning aging in an evolutionary context, a unifying theory of the molecular/physiological mechanistic causes of aging has not been reached.