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Biosilica in Evolution, Morphogenesis, and Nanobiotechnology

Case Study Lake Baikal

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  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. Werner E. G. Müller

    1. Inst. Physiologische Chemie Abt. Angewandte Molekularbiologie, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany

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  2. Mikhael A. Grachev

    1. Siberian Branch, Limnological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia

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  • Present book explores the highly exceptional habitat of Lake Baikal, with respect to its geology and biodiversity
  • Taking the endemic sponge as an example, it examines how the specific properties of these organisms might be of use for biotechnological research

Part of the book series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology (PMSB, volume 47)

Part of the book sub series: Marine Molecular Biotechnology (MMB)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Geology – Paleontology – Paleoclimate

    1. Overview of Geology and Tectonic Evolution of the Baikal-Tuva Area

      • Dmitry Gladkochub, Tatiana Donskaya
      Pages 3-26

    2. Tectonics of the Baikal Rift Deduced from Volcanism and Sedimentation: A Review Oriented to the Baikal and Hovsgol Lake Systems

      • Alexei V. Ivanov, Elena I. Demonterova
      Pages 27-54

    3. Paleoclimate and Evolution: Emergence of Sponges During the Neoproterozoic

      • Werner E. G. Müller, Xiaohong Wang, Heinz C. Schröder
      Pages 55-77

  3. Organisms: Sponges

    1. Studies on the Taxonomy and Distribution of Freshwater Sponges in Lake Baikal

      • Yoshiki Masuda
      Pages 81-110

    2. Towards a Molecular Systematics of the Lake Baikal/Lake Tuva Sponges

      • Matthias Wiens, Petra Wrede, Vladislav A. Grebenjuk, Oxana V. Kaluzhnaya, Sergey I. Belikov, Heinz C. Schröder et al.
      Pages 111-144

    3. Symbiotic Interaction Between Dinoflagellates and the Demosponge Lubomirskia baicalensis: Aquaporin-Mediated Glycerol Transport

      • Werner E. G. Müller, Sergey I. Belikov, Oxana V. Kaluzhnaya, L. Chernogor, Anatoli Krasko, Heinz C. Schröder
      Pages 145-170

  4. Evolution

    1. Silicon in Life: Whither Biological Silicification?

      • Christopher Exley
      Pages 173-184

    2. Fossil Sponge Fauna in Lake Baikal Region

      • Elena Veynberg
      Pages 185-205

    3. Identification and Isolation of a Retrotransposon from the Freshwater Sponge Lubomirskia baicalensis: Implication in Rapid Evolution of Endemic Sponges

      • Matthias Wiens, Vladislav A. Grebenjuk, Heinz C. Schröder, Isabel M. Müller, Werner E. G. Müller
      Pages 207-234

  5. Role of Biosilica in Morphogenesis

    1. Modelling the Skeletal Architecture in a Sponge with Radiate Accretive Growth

      • Jaap A. Kaandorp
      Pages 237-247

  6. Biosilica Formation

    1. Silicatein: Nanobiotechnological and Biomedical Applications

      • Heinz C. Schröder, Ute Schloßmacher, Alexandra Boreiko, Filipe Natalio, Malgorzata Baranowska, David Brandt et al.
      Pages 251-273

  7. Role of Biosilica in Materials Science

    1. Role of Biosilica in Materials Science: Lessons from Siliceous Biological Systems for Structural Composites

      • George Mayer
      Pages 277-294

    2. An Overview of Silica in Biology: Its Chemistry and Recent Technological Advances

      • Carole C. Perry
      Pages 295-313

    3. Optical and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Sea Glass Sponge Spicules

      • Yu. N. Kulchin, A. V. Bezverbny, O. A. Bukin, S. S. Voznesensky, A. N. Galkina, A. L. Drozdov et al.
      Pages 315-340

    4. Nanobiotechnology: Soft Lithography

      • Elisa Mele, Dario Pisignano
      Pages 341-358

    5. The Application of Silicon and Silicates in Dentistry: A Review

      • A.-K. Lührs, Werner Geurtsen
      Pages 359-380

  8. Role of Biosilica in Nanobiotechnology

    1. Sustainable Exploitation and Conservation of the Endemic Lake Baikal Sponge (Lubomirskia baicalensis) for Application in Nanobiotechnology

      • Werner E. G. Müller, Heinz C. Schröder, Sergey I. Belikov
      Pages 383-416

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 417-421
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About this book

Lake Baikal is the oldest, deepest and most voluminous lake on Earth, comprising one fifth of the World’s unfrozen fresh water. It hosts the highest number of endemic animals recorded in any freshwater lake. Until recently it remained enigmatic why such a high diversity evolved in the isolated Lake Baikal. Focusing on the sponges (phylum Porifera) as an example, some answers are provided to fundamental questions on evolutionary forces. The characteristic feature of these animals is that they form their polymeric silicic acid skeleton enzymatically. This process is explored using modern molecular biological and cellular biological techniques to outline strategies to fabricate novel materials applicable in biomedicine and nanooptics.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Inst. Physiologische Chemie Abt. Angewandte Molekularbiologie, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany

    Werner E. G. Müller

  • Siberian Branch, Limnological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia

    Mikhael A. Grachev

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