Molecular biology

This reference book compiles the latest techniques and applications of microbiome engineering.

Pandemics are often associated with viruses and bacteria occurring in wildlife in natural environments.

Plant Microbiology provides a comprehensive source of information on DNA sequencing and mapping, the newest technology and procedures in areas such as radiation hybrid mapping, FISH and specialized sequencing techniques are covered.

Metabolons and Supramolecular Enzyme Assemblies, Volume 617 in the Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including Dynamic plant metabolons, TCA cycle metabolons, the Chemotactic assembly of metabolons, Repurposing peroxisomes for metabolic engineering, Repurposing yeast mitochondria for metabolic engineering, Repurposing plant compartments for metabolic engineering, Protein scaffolds for pathway co-localization on lipid droplets, Engineered enzyme assemblies for metabolic engineering, NRPS assembly lines and P450 interactions, and much more.

One of the major recent discoveries in molecular and cellular biology is that small double-stranded RNA molecules selectively turn off gene expression in all types of cell, a phenomenon known as RNA silencing.

Optochemical Biology, Volume 624, the latest release in the Methods in Enzymology series, continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters on a variety of topics, including Cell Lineage Tracing in Zebrafish Embryos with an Expanded Genetic Code, Optical Control of Tumor Induction in the Zebrafish, Optogenetic Control by Pulsed Illumination, Optimizing the Photocontrol of bZIP Coiled Coils with Azobenzene Crosslinkers: Role of the Crosslinking Site, Site-Directed RNA Editing in Vivo Can Be Triggered by the Light-Driven Assembly of an Artificial Riboprotein, In Situ Formation of an Azo Bridge on Proteins Controllable by Visible Light, and much more.

Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 121, the latest installment in this internationally acclaimed series, contains chapters authored by world-renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians, and research scientists.

Physiological Models in Microbiology consists of two volumes.

The detection and/or isolation and identification of pathogenic microorganisms is critical for the laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases.

The brain is crucial for the regulation of whole-body metabolism and behavior.

The Immortal Germline, Volume 135 in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including Balbiani body, germ plasm and polarity, Wolbachia and the germline, Human germ line biology, Reproduction/immunity and sperm success, Mammalian spermatogenesis, Reproduction/regeneration and germ cells in planarians, Germline stem cell homeostasis, Germline soma interactions/sex determination, Reconstituting the mouse germ-cell specification pathway in vitro, Maternal Germ line inheritance of mitochondria, Transposon strategies, and more.

Cell differentiation and the development of multicellular organisms are processes of self-assembly, controlled and driven by signaling molecules and cascades including redox regulation.

Mechanisms of DNA Recombination and Genome Rearrangements: Intersection between Homologous Recombination, DNA Replication and DNA Repair, Volume 601, the latest release in the Methods in Enzymology series, continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field.

This volume gives special reference to papillomaviruses in benign precursor lesions related to genital tumors, plus it provides a basis for a more reproducible evaluation of the pathology of papillomavirus-induced lesions.

Written by experts in their respective fields, this book reviews the expanding knowledge concerning the mechanisms regulating male reproduction at the molecular and cellular levels.

This book is intended to be a general reference for environmental decision makers who are interested in the fate of chlorinated aromatic compounds with respect to microbial activity.

A major update of a best-selling textbook that introduces students to the key experimental and analytical techniques underpinning life science research.

Molecular landscape for food safety analysis is rapidly revolutionizing because of high resolution and value added resulting analysis of next-generation sequencing (NGS) approaches.

This book explains current strategies for mapping genomes of higher organisms and explores applications of gene mapping to agriculturally important species of plants and animals.

This book provides comprehensive knowledge of the methods of detection and identification of phyllosphere microbial pathogens and the management of different kinds of diseases caused by them in various crops.

The human genome of three billion letters has been sequenced.

Over the last decade there has been a rapid development of molecular techniques, with an increasing range of instrumentation now available.

The critically acclaimed laboratory standard for more than fifty years, Methods in Enzymology is one of the most highly respected publications in the field of biochemistry.

Traditionally, laboratory identification of parasites has relied upon various phenotypic procedures that detect their morphological, biological, and immunological features.

"e;Caspase 3: Structure, Functions and Interactions"e; is a book designed as an educational resource for researchers and health care providers who want to learn more about caspase 3.

This new volume, Biofertilizers and Biopesticides in Sustainable Agriculture, presents strategies for the management of soil and crop diseases.

Cyanobacteria, the ancient photoautotrophs on the Earth have always been regarded as the most important organism to sustain life in the planet.

Developmental Signaling in Plants, the latest volume in The Enzymes series, follows up on the themes discussed in volume 35, notably cell-to-cell and organ-to-organ communication.

International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology--both plant and animal.

Bacterial biopolymers are a competitive new area of research with potential applications in agriculture, petroleum exploration, and use as biodegradable plastics.

This book delves into the fascinating realm of eukaryotic gene regulation.

International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology presents comprehensive reviews and current advances in cell and molecular biology.

Membrane Transporters in the Pathogenesis of Cardiovascular and Lung Disorders, Volume 83, the latest release in the Current Topics in Membranes series, highlights new advances in the field, with this volume presenting chapters from recognized experts on topics such as cardiotonic steroids, Na+, K+ pumps and vascular fibrosis, purinergic signaling in the lung, structural models of a2-subunit N-termini and binding interfaces, ubiquitous and cell type-specific transcriptomic changes triggered by dissipation of monovalent cation gradients, the Na, K-ATPase alpha2 isoform in cardiovascular pathologies, the role of cell swelling and volume-sensitive ion channels in stroke pathology, structure-function relationships in the renal NaCl cotransporter, and more.

RNA Modification Enzymes, Volume 659 in the Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of related topics, including Locating chemical modifications in RNA sequences through ribonucleases and LC-MS based analysis, Development of RNA modification mapping pipelines for high-throughput sequencing approaches, AlkAniline-Seq for high-resolution mapping RNA m7G and m3C modifications, Facile detection of RNA phospho-methylation in cells, Detection and analysis of glycosylated queuosine modifications, A comprehensive pipeline for analysis of RNA 3'-end modification, Analysis of the epitranscriptome with ion-pairing reagent free oligonucleotide mass spectrometry, and more.

This book intends to report the new progress of pseudotyped viruses, including the construction of pseudotyped viruses with different strategies or vectors for most important viruses.

Since the start of biological studies using the transmission electron microscope scientists have sought to develop procedures for the preparation and investigation of the thinly spread specimens of biological particulates.

Chromatin Remodeling Complexes and Transcriptional Coregulators, Volume 53, the latest release in The Enzymes series highlights new advances in the field, with interesting new chapters that cover Perspectives on Chromatin Remodeling, The functions of ISWI-type remodelers in yeast, Conserved mechanisms of NuRD function in hematopoietic gene expression, The SIN3 complex as a metabolic epigenetic regulator, Soft repression and chromatin modification by conserved transcriptional corepressors, The NPAC-LSD2 complex in nucleosome demethylation, Role of intrinsically disordered domains in transcriptional regulation, and Regulation of the Recovery of Cancer from Therapy Exposure by Noncoding RNAs.

Helicobacter pylori: Biology and Clinical Practice is the first book to fully describe H.

Genetically Engineered Organisms in Bioremediation provides comprehensive coverage of biotechnological applications of genetically engineered microorganisms for the bioremediation of polluted environments.

The maintenance of telomeres-repetitive sequences at the end of chromosome-is essential to health.

Caveolae (latin for little caves) are small structures found at the surface of cells.

G protein coupled receptors remain the most important class of therapeutic targets in medicine.

This new edition of Fungi in Ecosystem Processes continues the unique approach of examining the roles of fungi from the perspective of ecosystem functions.

This volume provides a comprehensive description of the basic tenets of molecular biology, from mechanisms to its elaborate role in gene regulation.

This text presents a new technique for detecting microorganisms, specifically bacteria found in all levels of the biosphere.

Researchers have recently made tremendous progress in the area of mucosal immunology, greatly increasing our understanding of the common mucosal immune system, mucosal infections, and oral immunization.

Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins is a broad ranging title comprising a selection of comprehensive and critical reviews of significant developments at the biology and chemistry interface.

Reviewing statistical mechanics concepts for analysis of macromolecular structure formation processes, for graduate students and researchers in physics and biology.

This special volume of The Enzymes is targeted toward researchers in biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, pharmacology, and cancer.

This eclectic volume features two major topics: applications of mass spectrometry in bioscience; and computational methods for analysis of protein structure and interactions with other macromolecules.