Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 36, The Moss Physcomitrella patens
Annual Plant Reviews (Band Nr. 36)
1. Auflage Mai 2009
368 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
The Moss Physcomitrella patens has rapidly become an
experimental model of choice for many aspects of molecular, cell
and developmental biology in plant sciences. With a recently
sequenced genome, which has further fuelled interest and research,
Physcomitrella is accruing various new labels, from 'a
green yeast' to the Drosophila, Caenorhabditis or Zebra fish
of plant sciences.
A truly international collaboration, this timely volume brings
together a selection of chapters each composed by experts in their
field. The chapters included cover a broad range:
* From those using P. patens as a marker against other
species for evolutionary or ecological studies
* To those investigating the unique features of P. patens,
e.g. gene targeting
* To those using moss, either as a comparator for other organisms
or because of the ease of study in moss, to investigate standard
biological processes
This landmark publication is essential reading for anyone
studying plant evolutionary biology, genomics, molecular and cell
biology and genetics. Libraries in all universities and research
establishments, where biological and agricultural sciences are
studied and taught, should have copies of this important book on
their shelves.
evolution and ecology of mosses
2. The genetic basis of natural variation in bryophyte model
systems
3. Comparative Genomics
4. Gene targeting
5. The small RNAs of Physcomitrella patens: expression,
function, and evolution
6. Tip growth in the moss Physcomitrella patens
7. Gametangia development in the moss Physcomitrella
patens
8. Chloroplasts
9. Carbon and energy metabolism
10. Hormonal regulation of development by auxin and cytokinin
in moss
11. The role of abscisic acid in stress tolerance
12. Pathogenesis in mosses
"This is an excellent book on P. patens and will hopefully encourage its further use by molecular plant scientists. However, the scope of this book is broader and it should also be of interest to evolutionary biologists and ecologists. Just as the value of Arabidopsis in such studies is increasing, I hope that this book is the spark that ignites greater amounts of research on the evolution and ecology of mosses." (Annals of Botany, February 2010)
Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Pierre-François Perroud is Research Scientist at the
Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, USA.
David Cove is Visiting Professor at both the Faculty of
Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, and the
Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
