Symbiosis: Cellular, Molecular, Medical and Evolutionary Aspects /
This volume presents a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in symbiosis research. It covers molecular, organellar, cellular, immunologic, genetic and evolutionary aspects of symbiotic interactions in humans and other model systems. The book also highlights new approaches to interdiscip...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020. |
| Series: | Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation,
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Transfer of genetic information, nuclear symbiosis, and cellular differentiation
- 1. Viral Symbiosis in the Origins and Evolution of Life with a Particular Focus on the Placental Mammals
- 2. Gene Transfer Agents in Symbiotic Microbes
- 3. Evolution from free-living bacteria to endosymbionts of insects: genomic changes and the importance of the chaperonin GroEL
- 4. Epidemiology of nucleus-dwelling Holospora: infection, transmission, adaptation, and interaction with Paramecium
- 5. Trends in symbiont-induced host cellular differentiation
- Part 2. Origin, adaptations and evolutionary aspects of symbiosis
- 6. We're in this together: Sensation of the host cell environment by endosymbiotic bacteria
- 7. Phenotype Heritability in Holobionts: An Evolutionary Model
- 8. The role of constructive neutral evolution in the development of complexity from symbioses: A microbe-centric view
- 9. Chemiosmosis, evolutionary conflict, and eukaryotic symbiosis
- 10. Symbiotic origin of apoptosis
- 11. The puzzling conservation and diversification of lipid droplets from bacteria to eukaryotes
- Part 3. Evolution and role of symbiosis in photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation
- 12. Evolution of Photosynthetic Eukaryotes; Current Opinion, Perplexity and a New Perspective
- 13. The photosynthetic adventure of Paulinella spp
- 14. The evolutionary aspects of legume nitrogen-fixing nodule symbiosis
- 15. Early molecular dialogue between legumes and rhizobia: why are they so important?
- Part 4. Diversity of nematode and insect symbionts
- 16. The Wolbachia Symbiont: Here, There and Everywhere
- 17. The Wolbachia Symbiont: Here, There and Everywhere
- 18. The Diversity of Symbiotic Systems in Scale Insects
- 19. Bacterial Symbionts of Tsetse Flies: Relationships and Functional Interactions between Tsetse and their Symbionts
- Part 5. Symbiosis, adaptive and immune responses, and therapeutic interventions
- 20. Our microbiome: on the challenges, promises, and hype
- 21. Endosymbiont-mediated adaptive responses to stress in holobionts
- 22. Microbial Metabolites as Molecular Mediators of Host-Microbe Symbiosis in Colorectal Cancer
- 23. The macrophages and intestinal symbiosis.