- A completely updated third edition
- Provides new insights into biochemical and developmental aspects of the fungal cell
- Covers the two most important divisions of fungi: ascomycetes and basidiomycetes
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- About this book
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This volume provides a detailed look at various biochemical and developmental aspects of fungal cell biology, and offers extensive information on model organisms of filamentous fungi, such as Aspergillus, and yeasts, such as Saccharomyces, while also highlighting molecular differences between ascomycetes and basidiomycetes.
The book’s seven chapters, prepared by experts in the fields of mycology, have been grouped into two closely connected sections: “Fungal Cell Growth” and “Signals and Development”. The first section addresses bio-molecular mechanisms of fungal cell division and polarized cell growth, with a special emphasis on cell-cell connections, cell wall synthesis, and directed protein transport. In turn, the second section describes the intra- and extracellular signals that set off biochemical and conformational changes of cell type during development. Here, the authors focus on the molecular signalling pathways, including their impact on plant-fungus interactions, referred to as ectomycorrhizal symbiosis.
Given its scope, the book offers a valuable guide for all microbiologists, geneticists, cell biologists, biochemists and plant biologists, as well as advanced students of biology, who share an interest in the field of mycology. - About the authors
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Dirk HoffmeisterFriedrich‐Schiller‐Universität, Pharmazeutische Mikrobiologie, Winzerlaer Straße 2,07745 Jena, Germanye-mail: Dirk.Hoffmeister@hki-jena.de
Markus GresslerLeibniz Institut für Naturstoff‐Forschung und Infektionsbiologie, Hans‐Knöll‐Institut,Adolf‐Reichwein‐Straße 23, 07745 Jena, Germanye-mail: Markus.Gressler@hki-jena.de
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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The Woronin Body: A Fungal Organelle Regulating Multicellularity
Pages 3-14
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Septum Formation and Cytokinesis in Ascomycete Fungi
Pages 15-42
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The Cytoskeleton and Polarity Markers During Polarized Growth of Filamentous Fungi
Pages 43-62
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Developmental Decisions in Aspergillus nidulans
Pages 63-80
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Biomechanics of Hyphal Growth
Pages 83-94
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Biology of the Fungal Cell
- Editors
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- Dirk Hoffmeister
- Markus Gressler
- Series Title
- The Mycota
- Series Volume
- 8
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-05448-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-05448-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-05446-5
- Edition Number
- 3
- Number of Pages
- XVI, 128
- Number of Illustrations
- 7 b/w illustrations, 23 illustrations in colour
- Topics
