About the Book
Fully describes the molecular cell biology of the archaea in one accessible and readable volume. • Describes the key cellular processes such as DNA replication, transcription, translation, lipids and metabolism. • Explains their unique features including aminoacyl-tRNA synthesis, signal transduction, and post-translational modification. • Details the latest discoveries of the twenty-first century and anticipates new progress expected in the future. • Serves as an essential reference for researchers, instructors, practitioners in the field, and students of the unique qualities of archaea.
This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.
Table of Contents:
Table of Contents
1. The Archaea: an Invitation to Evolution, Carl R. Woese2.
2. General Characteristics and Important Model Organisms, Arnulf Kletzin
3. DNA Replication and Cell Cycle, Si-houy Lao-Sirieix, Victoria L. Marsh, and Stephen D. Bell
4. DNA Binding Proteins and Chromatin, Rachel Samson and John N. Reeve
5. Mechanisms of Genome Stability and Evolution, Dennis W. Grogan
6. Transcription: Mechanism and Regulation, Michael Thomm
7. RNA Processing, Gabriele Klug, Elena Evguenieva-Hackenberg, Arina D. Omer, Patrick P. Dennis, and Anita Marchfelder
8. Translation, Paola Londei
9. Unique Features of Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthesis, Carla Polycarpo, Kelly Sheppard, Lennart Randau, Alexandre Ambrogelly, Alexander Cardoso, Shuya Fukai, Stephanie Herring, Michael Hohn, Yuko Nakamura, Hiroyuki Oshikane, Sotiria Palioura, Juan Carlos Salazar, Jing Yuan, Osamu Nureki, and Dieter Söll
10. Protein Folding Systems, Frank T. Robb, Ryo Izuka, and Masafumi Yohda
11. Sensing, Signal Transduction, and Post-translational Modification, Peter J. Kennelly
12. Central Metabolism, Michael J. Danson, Henry J. Lamble, and David W. Hough
13. Methanogenesis, James G. Ferry and Kyle A. Kastead
14. Proteinaceous Surface Layers: Ultrastructure and Biochemistry, Helmut König, Reinhard Rachel, and Harald Claus
15. Lipids: Biosynthesis, Function, and Evolution, Yan Boucher
16. Solute Transport, Sonja V. Albers, Wil N. Konings, and Arnold J. M. Driessen
17. Protein Translocation into and across Archaeal Cytoplasmic Membranes, Mechthild Pohlschröder and Kieran C. Dilks
18. Flagellation and Chemotaxis, Ken F. Jarrell, Sandy Y. M. Ng, and Bonnie Chaban
19. Structure and Evolution of Genomes, Patrick Forterre, Yvan Zivanovic, and Simonetta Gribaldo
20. Functional Genomics, Francis E. Jenney, Jr., Sabrina Tachdjian, Chung-Jung Chou, Robert M. Kelly, and Michael W. W. Adams
21. Molecular Genetics, Kevin Sowers and Kimberly Anderson
22. Biotechnology, Marco Moracci, Beatrice Cobucci-Ponzano, Giuseppe Perugino, and Mosè Rossi
23. Archaeosome Vaccines, G. Dennis Sprott and Lakshmi Krishnan
Review :
presents a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the archaea includes an opening chapter written by Carl Woese that examines the history of the archaea movement describes key cellular processes, such as DNA replication, transcription, translation, lipids, and metabolism provides an overview of the ecology and physiological diversity of the archaeal world discusses biotechnological and biomedical applications of archaea and their cellular products.
