| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Preface: Preface; Chapter 1: A Brief Introduction to Ascidians; 1.1 What are Ascidians?; 1.2 A Brief History of Research on Ascidian Embryos; Selected References; Chapter 2: The Development of Tadpole Larvae and Sessile Juveniles; 2.1 Embryogenesis and Tadpole Larvae; 2.2 Metamorphosis and Making a Sessile Juvenile; Selected References; Chapter 3: Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Proteomics; 3.1 The Genome of Ciona intestinalis; 3.2 Transcriptomics; 3.3 Proteomics; Selected References; Chapter 4: Research Tools |
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4.1 Experimental Manipulation of Embryonic Cells4.2 Tracing of Cell Divisions; 4.3 Analyses of Gene Function; 4.4 Analyses of Regulatory Mechanisms of Specific Gene Expression; 4.5 Microarray; 4.6 Genetics, Mutagenesis, and Transgenesis; Selected References; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Protocols for Embryogenesis Studies; Chapter 5: The Function and Regulation of Maternal Transcripts; 5.1 Gene Expression Profiles Observed During the Ciona Life Cycle; 5.2 Oocyte Maturation, Fertilization, Ooplasmic Segregation, and Embryonic Axis Formation; 5.3 Contribution of Maternal Information |
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5.4 Postplasmic/PEM RNAsSelected References; Chapter 6: Larval Tail Muscle; 6.1 Primary (B-Line) Muscle Cells: Autonomous Specification and Gene Regulatory Networks; 6.2 Secondary (A- and -Line) Muscle Cells: Evolutionary Alteration of Gene Regulatory Networks; Selected References; Chapter 7: Endoderm; 7.1 Lineage; 7.2 Specification Mechanisms; 7.3 Differentiation Mechanisms; Selected References; Chapter 8: Epidermis; 8.1 Lineage and Specification Mechanisms; 8.2 Adhesive Organ; 8.3 Cellulose Biosynthesis; Selected References; Chapter 9: Notochord |
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9.1 Notochord Lineage, Cell-Fate Determination, and Morphogenesis9.2 Specification Mechanisms and the Gene Regulatory Network; 9.3 Genes Involved in Notochord Formation; Selected References; Chapter 10: The Larval and Adult Nervous Systems; 10.1 Larval CNS; 10.2 Sensory Systems in the Larval CNS; 10.3 Peripheral Nervous System; 10.4 Remodeling of the Central Nervous System During Metamorphosis; 10.5 The Adult Nervous System; Selected References; Chapter 11: Mesenchyme; 11.1 Embryonic Lineages and Their Adult Progeny; 11.2 Molecular Cascades Involved in Mesenchymal Specification |
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Selected ReferencesChapter 12: Making Blueprint of Chordate Body: Dynamic Activities of Regulatory Genes; 12.1 The Embryonic Axes Formation; 12.2 The Fate Map; 12.3 From Maternal Factors to Zygotic Activities of Regulatory Genes; 12.4 The Antagonistic Actions of FGF and Ephrin Pathways to form Germ Layers; 12.5 The Nodal and Delta2 Signaling Relay; 12.6 The ANISEED Database as an Interface for Elucidation of Ciona Developmental Program; 12.7 Strategy of Body Plan Formation in Ascidians; 12.8 Gene Regulatory Network in Early Ciona Embryos; 12.9 Chromosomal-Level Regulation of Gene Expression |
| Summary |
The simplicity and lack of redundancy in their regulatory genes have made ascidians one of the most useful species in studying developmental genomics. In Developmental Genomics of Ascidians, Dr. Noriyuki Satoh explains the developmental genomics of ascidians, stresses the simplicity of Ciona developmental system, and emphasizes single-cell level analyses. This book actively accentuates the advantages of using ascidians as model organisms in an up-and-coming field of developmental genomics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Sea squirts -- Anatomy
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Sea squirts -- Development
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
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Sea squirts -- Development
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2013038006 |
| ISBN |
9781118656044 |
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1118656040 |
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9781118656242 |
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1118656245 |
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9781118656129 |
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1118656121 |
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1306156440 |
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9781306156448 |
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