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Archaea : molecular and cellular biology /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cavicchioli, Ricardo
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2007]
Subjects:
Archaebacteria > Molecular aspects.
Archaea > genetics.
Archaea > physiology.
Biotechnology.
Evolution, Molecular.
Genome, Archaeal.
Table of Contents:
  • The archaea : an invitation to evolution
  • General characteristics and important model organisms
  • DNA replication and cell cycle
  • DNA-binding proteins and chromatin
  • Mechanisms of genome stability and evolution
  • Transcription : mechanism and regulation
  • RNA processing
  • Translation
  • Features of aminoacyl-tRNA synthesis unique to archaea
  • Protein-folding systems
  • Sensing, signal transduction, and posttranslational modification
  • Central metabolism
  • Methanogenesis.
  • Proteinaceous surface layers of archaea : ultrastructure and biochemistry
  • Lipids : biosynthesis, function, and evolution
  • Solute transport
  • Protein translocation into and across archaeal cytoplasmic membranes
  • Flagellation and chemotaxis
  • Structure and evolution of genomes
  • Functional genomics
  • Molecular genetics of archaea
  • Biotechnology
  • Archaeosome vaccines.