Title Cellulose : molecular and structural biology : selected articles on the synthesis, structure, and applications of cellulose / edited by R.M. Brown, Jr., and I.M. Saxena

Published Dordrecht ; [London] : Springer, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 379 pages, 25 pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) Contents Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Many Paths up the Mountain: Tracking the Evolution of Cellulose Biosynthesis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sequence Comparisons -- 3. Eukaryotic Cellulose Synthases -- 3.1. The case for a cyanobacterial origin of plant cellulose synthases -- 3.2. Lateral transfer of cellulose synthase in the urochordates -- 3.3. The cellulose synthase of Dictyostelium discoideum -- 4. Bacterial Gene Clusters -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Characterized gene clusters -- 5. Novel Gene Clusters -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Group III -- 5.3. Group IV -- 6. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 2: Evolution of the Cellulose Synthase (CesA) Gene Family: Insights from Green Algae and Seedless Plants -- 1. Overview -- 2. The Prokaryotic Ancestry of Eukaryotic CesAs -- 3. Green Algal CesAs and the Evolution of Terminal Complexes -- 4. CesA Diversification and the Evolution of Land Plants -- 4.1. Evolution of tracheary elements -- 4.2. Functional specialization of CesA proteins -- 4.3. Tip growth and the function of Cellulose synthase-like type D (CslD) Genes -- 4.4. CesA and CslD genes of the moss Physcomitrella patens -- 5. Analysis of CesA Function by Targeted Transformation in P. patens -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3: The Cellulose Synthase Superfamily -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Identification of Cellulose Synthase -- 3. Toward a Functional Analysis of Cellulose Synthase -- 4. Identification of the Cellulose Synthase-like Genes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 4: Cellulose Synthesis in the Arabidopsis Secondary Cell Wall -- 1. Introduction -- 2. irx Mutant Isolation and Characterization -- 3. Three CesAs Are Required for Secondary Cell Wall Cellulose Synthesis -- 4. Function of Multiple CesA Proteins during Cellulose Synthesis -- 5. Localization of CesA Proteins -- 6. Conservation of CesA Protein Function in other Species -- 7. Other irx Genes Required for Secondary Cell Wall Formation -- 8. Identifying Novel Genes Required for Secondary Cell Wall Formation Using Expression Profiling -- 9. Alternative Approaches to Studying Cellulose Synthesis in the Secondary Cell Wall -- 10. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: From Cellulose to Mechanical Strength: Relationship of the Cellulose Synthase Genes to Dry Matter Accumulation in Maize -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Role of Cellulose in Stalk Strength -- 3. Carbon Flux through Cellulose Synthase -- 4. Alteration of Cellulose Formation in Plants -- 5. Mass Action and Metabolic Control -- 6. The Cellulose Synthase Gene Family -- 7. Expression Analysis of the ZmCesA Gene Family -- 8. Rationale for Future Transgenic Work -- 9. Summary -- References -- Chapter 6: Cellulose Biosynthesis in Forest Trees -- 1. The Properties of Wood -- 1.1. Formation of wood cells -- 1.2. Reaction wood -- 2. Cellulose Synthesis -- 2.1. Rosettes: the machinery of cellulose synthesis -- 2.2. CesA and Csl -- 2.3. Other enzymes and proteins involved in cellulose synthesis -- 2.4. Other metabolic processes involved in cell wall biosynthesis -- 3. In Vitro Cellulose Synt Summary Cellulose: Molecular and Structural Biology is an up-to-date treatise on the most advanced and provocative research into the biosynthesis, structure, and applications of nature's most abundant macromolecule and renewable resource, cellulose. Molecular, biochemical, and evolutionary aspects of cellulose biosynthesis are reviewed in a variety of living organisms, including cyanobacteria, eubacteria, (Acetobacter, Salmonella, and E. coli), vascular plants (including Arabidopsis, forest trees, and maize), and tunicates. Phylogenetic analysis, molecular genetics, and the potential for metabolic engineering are also presented. Novel structural approaches include the macromolecular structure of the synthesizing units, the terminal complexes as well as the cellulose product in its many forms are also included. Novel applications using cellulose include smart materials, carbonised cellulose, and biomedical applications. First hand information from the leading researchers distinguishes this work from other books on cellulose Analysis chemie chemistry biochemie biochemistry celbiologie cellular biology polymeren polymers biomaterialen biomaterials organische scheikunde organic chemistry Chemistry (General) Chemie (algemeen) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record In Springer e-books Subject Cellulose -- Chemistry. Cellulose -- Synthesis. Polymers. Biochemistry. Cellulose -- biosynthesis Cellulose -- chemistry Cellulose -- therapeutic use Polymers Biochemistry polymers. biochemistry. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry. Science des matériaux. Chimie. Cellulose -- Chemistry Cellulose -- Synthesis Form Electronic book Author Brown, R. Malcolm (Richard Malcolm), 1939- Saxena, I. M. (Inder M.) ISBN 9781402053801 1402053800 9781402053320 1402053320

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