Red Algae in the Genomic Age

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxviii

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2. ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Chloroplast Division Machinery: Origin and Evolution

      • Shin-Ya Miyagishima, Hiromitsu Nakanishi

      Pages 3-23

   3. Evolutionary History and Taxonomy of Red Algae

      • Hwan Su Yoon, Giuseppe C. Zuccarello, Debashish Bhattacharya

      Pages 25-42

3. GENERAL STUDIES OF RHODOPHYTA

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43

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   2. Invasive and Alien Rhodophyta in the Mediterranean and along the Israeli Shores

      • Razy Hoffman, Zvy Dubinsky

      Pages 45-60

   3. The Extreme Environments of Porphyra, a Fast Growing and Edible Red Marine Macroalga

      • Alvaro Israel

      Pages 61-75

   4. Investigations on Reproductive Affinities in Red Algae

      • Mitsunobu Kamiya, John A. West

      Pages 77-109

   5. Taxonomic Revisions of Freshwater Rhodophyta in Recent Years

      • Shigeru Kumano

      Pages 111-125

4. GENOMIC STUDIES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-128

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   2. Porphyra: Complex Life Histories in a Harsh Environment: P. umbilicalis, an Intertidal Red Alga for Genomic Analysis

      • Elisabeth Gantt, G. Mine Berg, Debashish Bhattacharya, Nicolas A. Blouin, Juliet A. Brodie, Cheong Xin Chan et al.

      Pages 129-148

   3. Utilizing Red Algae to Understand a Neurodegenerative Disease

      • Matthew S. Gentry, Seema Mattoo, Jack E. Dixon

      Pages 149-169

   4. Coordination of Nuclear and Plastid Gene Expression in Red Algae and Green Plants

      • Mitsumasa Hanaoka, Kan Tanaka

      Pages 171-190

   5. Plastid Evolution and the Nuclear Genomic “Footprint” of Red and Green Algal Endosymbionts

      • Julia F. Hopkins, John M. Archibald

      Pages 191-204

   6. Red Microalgae: From Basic Know-How to Biotechnology

      • Miri Lapidot, Roshan Prakash Shrestha, Yacob Weinstein, Shoshana Arad (Malis)

      Pages 205-225

   7. Red Algal Genomics: A Synopsis

      • Juan M. Lopez-Bautista

      Pages 227-240

   8. Bangiophytes: From one Class to Six; Where Do We Go from Here?

      • Kirsten M. Müller, Michael D. J. Lynch, Robert G. Sheath

      Pages 241-259

   9. Genomic Contributions to Understanding the Evolution of Red Algal Plastids and Pigment Biosynthesis

      • Brett A. Neilan, Shauna Murray, Min Chen

      Pages 261-273

   10. How Have Genome Studies Improved Our Understanding of Organelle Evolution and Metabolism in Red Algae?

       • John A. Raven

       Pages 275-290

   11. Computational Gene Prediction in Eukaryotic Genomes

       • Mario Stanke

       Pages 291-306

r ed Algae in Genome Age book most people reading this book have childhood memories about being enthralled at the beach with those rare and mysterious living forms we knew as seaweeds. We were fascinated at that time by their range of red hues and textures, and most of all, their exotic beauty. t o a scientist, red algae represent much more than apparent features. t heir complex forms have attracted morphologists for centuries; their intricate life cycles have brought more than one surprise to plant biologists familiar only with ferns and fowering plants; their unusual tastes have been appreciated for mill- nia, and their valuable chemical constituents have been exploited for nearly as long, most recently by biotech companies; their diversity in marine, freshwater, and t- restrial environments has offered centuries of engaging entertainment for botanists eager to arrange them in orderly classifcation systems; still, the red algae continue to teach us how many more challenges need to be overcome in order to understand their biodiversity, biological functions, and evolutionary histories.

• Chloroplast
• Expression
• Rhodophyta
• algae
• biodiversity
• biotechnology
• evolution
• gene expression
• physiology

• University of Jerusalem, Efrat, Israel

  Joseph Seckbach

• Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, USA

  David J. Chapman

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