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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337941203321

Titolo

Biology of the Fungal Cell / / edited by Dirk Hoffmeister, Markus Gressler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-05448-9

Edizione

[3rd ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (138 pages)

Collana

The Mycota, A Comprehensive Treatise on Fungi as Experimental Systems for Basic and Applied Research ; ; 8

Disciplina

572.8295

Soggetti

Mycology

Cell biology

Microbiology

Microbial ecology

Cell Biology

Microbial Ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

The Woronin body, a fungal organelle regulating multicellularity -- Septum Formation and Cytokinesis in Ascomycete Fungi -- The Cytoskeleton and Polarity Markers during Polarized Growth of Filamentous Fungi -- Developmental Decisions in Aspergillus nidulans -- Biomechanics of Hyphal Growth -- Molecular signalling during the ectomycorrhizal symbiosis -- Calcium cation cycling and signaling pathways in fungi.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides a detailed look at various biochemical and developmental aspects of fungal cell biology, and offers extensive information on model organisms of filamentous fungi, such as Aspergillus, and yeasts, such as Saccharomyces, while also highlighting molecular differences between ascomycetes and basidiomycetes. The book’s seven chapters, prepared by experts in the fields of mycology, have been grouped into two closely connected sections: “Fungal Cell Growth” and “Signals and Development”. The first section addresses bio-molecular mechanisms of fungal cell division and polarized cell



growth, with a special emphasis on cell-cell connections, cell wall synthesis, and directed protein transport. In turn, the second section describes the intra- and extracellular signals that set off biochemical and conformational changes of cell type during development. Here, the authors focus on the molecular signalling pathways, including their impact on plant-fungus interactions, referred to as ectomycorrhizal symbiosis. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable guide for all microbiologists, geneticists, cell biologists, biochemists and plant biologists, as well as advanced students of biology, who share an interest in the field of mycology.