The Chlamydomonas Sourcebook: Volume 1: Introduction to Chlamydomonas and Its Laboratory Use (Chlamydomonas Sourcebooks, 1) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0128224576 ISBN 13: 9780128224571

Publisher: Academic Press, 2023

Synopsis

The Chlamydomonas Sourcebook, 3rd Edition

Introduction to Chlamydomonas and Its Laboratory Use (Volume 1)

 

The gold-standard reference covering the basic biology of the Chlamydomonas alga and techniques for its laboratory analysis  

 

Originally published as the standalone Chlamydomonas Sourcebook, then expanded as the first volume in a three-part comprehensive gold-standard reference, The Chlamydomonas Sourcebook: Introduction to Chlamydomonas and Its Laboratory Use has been fully revised and updated to include a wealth of new resources for the Chlamydomonas community. Early chapters cover current understandings of its taxonomy, ultrastructure, cell and life cycles, and nuclear and organelle genomes, followed by technique-oriented chapters covering such topics as cell culture, mutagenesis, genetic analysis, construction of mutant libraries, and protein localization using immunofluorescence.  

 

This volume presents the latest in research and best practices, making it a must-have resource for researchers and students working in plant science and photosynthesis, fertility, mammalian vision, and biochemistry; crop scientists; plant physiologists; and plant, molecular, and human disease biologists.

• Remains the only complete reference to provide both the historical background and the most up-to-date information and applications on Chlamydomonas
• Includes best practices for applications in research, including methods for culture, genetic analysis, genomic and transcriptomic analysis, and mutant screening
• Helps researchers solve common laboratory problems, provides details on the properties of particular strains, and offers a comprehensive survey of molecular approaches
• Provides a broad perspective for studies in cell and molecular biology, genetics, plant physiology, and related fields

About this title

About the Author

Ursula Goodenough is Professor of Biology Emerita at Washington University in St. Louis. She earned her PhD at Harvard University, where her thesis and postgraduate work focused on the biogenesis and ultrastructure of the Chlamydomonas chloroplast. In 1971, she initiated a career-spanning analysis of the Chlamydomonas sexual cycle and cell wall using a combination of genetics, ultrastructure, and molecular biology. She also used these approaches to study Chlamydomonas cilia and lipid-body formation. Key collaborators included Steven Adair, Patrick Ferris, Sabine Waffenschmidt, James Umen, and Jae-Hyeok Lee. Since retiring in 2017, she has completed a wide-ranging ultrastructural study of lichens.

From the Back Cover

Originally published as the Chlamydomonas Sourcebook, then expanded to a three volume comprehensive gold-standard reference, The Chlamydomonas Sourcebook Volume 1: Introduction to Chlamydomonas and Its Laboratory Use has been fully revised and updated to include the wealth of new resources for the Chlamydomonas community such as new mutant libraries, new omic studies, and potentially more information about different Chlamydomonas species in the environment.

In addition to updates to previous editions content on molecular techniques, analysis of the sequenced genome, Introduction to Chlamydomonas and Its Laboratory Use presents the latest in research and best practices for applications in research, including methods for culture, preservation of cultures, preparation of media, lists of inhibitors and other additives to culture media, common laboratory problems such as contamination, student demonstrations, and properties of particular strains and mutants.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2023
• ISBN 10: 0128224576
• ISBN 13: 9780128224571
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 462
• Editor: Goodenough Ursula