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Galactose Regulon of Yeast

From Genetics to Systems Biology

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  • © 2008

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Authors:
  1. Paike Jayadeva Bhat

    1. Indian Institute of Technology, 400 076, India

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  • Comprehensive overview of the past, present and future of the galactose regulon of yeast, the classical model system of molecular biologists
  • Written by one author, the book is all of a piece
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-23

  3. Adaptation to Environment

    Pages 25-47

  4. Genetic Dissection of Galactose Metabolism

    Pages 49-77

  5. Genetic Analysis GAL Genetic Switch

    Pages 79-100

  6. Molecular Genetics of GAL Regulon

    Pages 101-142

  7. Signal Transduction Revisited

    Pages 143-156

  8. Versatile Galactose Genetic Switch

    Pages 157-174

  9. Paradigmatic Role of Galactose Switch

    Pages 175-214

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 215-219
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Biology has captivated the imagination of researchers with diverse backgrounds as never before. For example, physicists are now exploring the origin and consequence of noise in gene expression, which appears to be important in epigenetic phenomena. Engineers are looking at biological systems from a design perspective. No doubt, conventional biologists will continue to provide insights by combining conventional approaches with high-throughput ones. These diverse efforts have resulted in the disintegration of biology into sub-disciplines. This is unavoidable because biology is inherently complex. No matter which branch of biology one studies, if the ultimate goal is to understand biology as a unitary subject, we then need to integrate these seemingly disparate aspects into a coherent whole. This is what I have attempted to do in this book. Galactose-metabolizing enzymes are expressed in yeast upon exposure to gal- tose but not to glucose. This observation, first made more than a century ago, was to later become a paradigm par excellence with wide-ranging implications. The problem to be tackled here was how yeast (or any organism) adapts to changing environmental conditions. This fundamental problem continues to keep us occupied even today. Come to think of it, for survival, organisms ought to adapt. Therefore, it is not surprising that adaptation transcends every conceivable biological process that goes on in a living system.

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  • Indian Institute of Technology, 400 076, India

    Paike Jayadeva Bhat

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