Skip to main content

Books in Molecular biology cellular biology and genetics

    • ATP

      From Neurotransmission to Cancer Therapy
      • 1st Edition
      • Ronald Sluyter + 5 more
      • English
      ATP: From Neurotransmission to Cancer Therapy delivers a comprehensive discussion of extracellular ATP biology and its communication role in both homeostasis and pathologic states. It explores the function of ATP across the nervous, sensory, musculoskeletal, cutaneous cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, urinary, reproductive, exocrine, haematopoietic and immune systems. The book considers ATP in the context of various disease states, including cardiovascular, respiratory, psychiatric, inflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders, as well as pain and sensory disorders, infectious diseases, and cancer. ATP in humans is explored alongside other species, including rodents, fish, and plants. This is the latest volume in the “Molecular Mediators in Health and Disease” series. With contributions from specialists across pharmacology, physiology, biophysics, biochemistry, immunology, anatomy, molecular biology, therapeutics, and other critical fields, this volume provides a broad and detailed overview of ATP which will be helpful to researchers working in these areas and beyond.
    • Design and Applications of Cell-Free Systems Part A

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 218
      • English
      Design and applications of cell-free systems –Part A represents an important component in the field of biochemistry, duly acknowledging the pioneering effort made by Nobel laureate Eduard Buchner for discovery of fermentation in yeast cell extracts (YCE). CFS requires a core molecular machinery including RNA polymerase, translational apparatus (ribosomes, tRNA synthases, and translation factors), energy-generating molecules, and their cofactors, substrates, and DNA or plasmid templates for obtaining desired products. CFS is a simple, rapid, and sensitive platform, which is devoid of membrane-bound barriers, yet contains all the mandatory substrates, biomolecules, and machineries required for the synthesis of the desired proteins. It has the potential to overcome loopholes in the current in vivo production systems and it is promising tool in both basic and applied scientific research. It facilitates a simplified organization of desired experiments with a variety of reaction conditions, making CFS a powerful tool in biological and translational science research.This volume offers wide range of topics on different aspects of cell free systems design and their applications. It covers introduction to applications of cell-free systems, protocol for cell free design, transcription and translation, computational biology, artificial intelligence, automation and robotics for cell free systems, cell free for biosensor, low cost diagnostics, cell free based high throughput screening, biodesign and incorporation of non-natural amino acids into proteins. This volume helps students, researchers, scientists, clinicians, stakeholders, policymakers, and practitioners to understand cell-free systems and their applications in many areas.
    • Genetic Regulation of Immune Response Pathways

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 115
      • English
      Genetic Regulation of Immune Response Pathways, Volume 115 in the Advances in Genetics series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting comprehensive chapters on a variety of timely topics. Chapters explore the genetic regulation of immune cells upon activation, IFN response regulation during viral infections, and the role of noncoding RNAs—including lncRNAs and ncRNAs—in immune regulation and inflammation. Additional sections examine the JAK-STAT signaling pathway in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases as a potential therapeutic target, long noncoding RNAs as key regulators of autoimmunity, and the importance of appropriate cytokine expression in maintaining immune response homeostasis.Together... these contributions provide valuable insights into the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying immune-mediated processes.
    • RNA Enzymology and Technology

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 725
      • English
      RNA Enzymology and Technology, Volume 725 in the Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as RNA enzymes in transcription, RNA processing, translation regulation, RNA transcriptase in gene expression regulation, Enzymes Involved in Ribosome Biogenesis and Translation Regulation, In Vitro Transcriptase: Methods for Studying RNA Synthesis, RNA Enzymes in RNA Silencing and Regulation, RNA Silencing Machinery: Mechanisms of RISC and MicroRNA Regulation, Enzymes in RNA-Based Therapeutics, and much more.Other chapters cover Antisense Oligonucleotides (ASOs) and RNase H: Mechanisms and Applications, RNA Enzymes in Targeted Therapeutics: From Bench to Bedside, Enzymes in RNA Sequencing and Analysis, Enzymes in High-Throughput RNA Sequencing: Applications and Challenges, Advanced Techniques and Future Directions, and much more.
    • Protein Misfolding Diseases

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 148
      • English
      Protein Misfolding Diseases, delves into the intricate molecular mechanisms behind a class of devastating disorders caused by abnormal protein folding. This comprehensive book explores interesting and updated topics, including Protein misfolding in hemophilia, Characterizing Protein Misfolding: Inside and Out, Heat Shock proteins (HSPs) as chaperones for Oncogenesis, Protein Misfolding and Cancer: Molecular Insights and Future Perspectives, Proteostasis and Pathogenesis: Unraveling the Complexity of Protein Misfolding Disorders, Small molecule inhibitors targeting α-synuclein aggregation: Progress and future outlook, and much more.Additional sections cover Chaperone Machinery in Neurodegeneration: A Spotlight on Protein Misfolding Diseases and Calpain- mediated proteolytic cleavage.
    • Methods for the Study of Microbial Biofilms

      Current Trends and Recent Advancements
      • 1st Edition
      • Abhishek Guldhe + 2 more
      • English
      Methods for the study of microbial biofilms: Current Trends and Recent Advancements provides a detailed overview of the latest techniques for the study of biofilms. The book explores a wide range of methods for the characterization and study of cells within biofilms, including microscopy techniques, genomic approaches, transcriptomics, proteomic and proteogenomic tools. Computational and mathematical modelling are also covered.Chapters investigate the physiology of biofilm cells, gene expression pathways related to the formation, maturation and dispersion of biofilms, and molecular factors governing the biofilm formation and development, providing an overview of techniques that can be used at the cellular and molecular level. This book provides a broad overview of the biofilm field, along with the range of techniques that can be used to study and better understand them.
    • Antimicrobial Peptides and Proteins

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 149
      • English
      Antimicrobial Peptides and Proteins, Volume 149 in the Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Nature and mechanistic action of Antimicrobial Peptides, Advances in elucidation molecular targets and mechanisms of action of AMPs: beyond membrane disruption, Discovery, Design, and Applications of Antimicrobial Peptides, Designing Potent Antimicrobial Peptides Against Acinetobacter baumannii: A Combined Approach Using Genetic Algorithms and Machine Learning Strategies, Protection of Diabetic Wound Patients from Invasive Bacterial Infections by Innate Antimicrobial Peptides, and more.Additional chapters explore Bacteriophage Lysins as a potential therapeutic strategy for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, Structural insights and therapeutic potential of host defense peptides in combatting antimicrobial resistance, Antimicrobial protein as a cargo for antimicrobial nanomaterials to combat Gram-negative bacteria, Unravelling the Role of Antimicrobial Proteins in Leptospirosis: A Comprehensive Transcriptomic Analysis, and Deciphering Antimicrobial Peptide (AMP) Resistance Mechanisms in Enterococcus faecalis Through Integrated RNA-Seq and Hub Genes Identification.
    • Frontiers of Cancer Biology

      Current Trends in Cancer Research
      • 1st Edition
      • Devavarapu Kasi Viswa Prasad + 1 more
      • English
      Frontiers of Cancer Biology: Current Trends in Cancer Research presents the latest research in cancer, which is advancing day by day. This book provides an introduction to cancer genetics, as well as the roles of genomic instability, oncogenes, proto-oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, and DNA damage and repair in relation to cancer. It then goes on to discuss viral genomics and cancer, epigenetics and cancer, cancer genetics, gene therapy in precision medicine. Finally, this book reviews the future direction of cancer genetics. Frontiers of Cancer Biology: Current Trends in Cancer Research is a valuable resource for researchers and professionals working in cancer biology, as well as academics that want to keep up to date with the field.
    • Proteomics in Cell Communication

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 200
      • English
      Proteomics in Cell Communication, offers a comprehensive exploration of the dynamic field of proteomics and its vital role in understanding cellular communication. This book includes interesting chapters on topics such as In vivo cell-type specific secretome profiling, Assays for surface antigens in extracellular vesicles using proximity labeling strategy, Cell type-specific proximity biotinylation using TurboID to identify secreted proteins from cardiomyocytes in vitro and in vivo, Native-state and cell type-specific proteomics using TurboID proximity labeling in mouse models, Adapted Luminex approach to assess phosphoproteins and cytokines released from specific cell types in the brain in vivo, and much more.Other sections covers In-depth cell-selective proteomics and secretomics in vivo based on azidonorleucine labelling, Visualizing and profiling de novo protein synthesis in Drosophila with cell-type specificity, A Split GFP Approach for Cell-Type-Specific Protein Localization Analysis in Drosophila, Quantitative deep profiling of the cell surface proteome using the "Cell Surface Capture" technique, Proteomic profiling of extracellular fluids to identify secreted proteins from muscle and fat tissues, and much more.
    • Harnessing Genomic Tools for Crop Improvement

      A Software User Manual for Transforming Geneticists to Genomicists
      • 1st Edition
      • Lakshmi Narayana R. Vemireddy + 2 more
      • English
      In the rapidly evolving landscape of crop genetics, the book, Harnessing Genomic Tools for Crop Improvement is an essential resource designed for researchers, students, and professionals seeking to leverage bioinformatics tools for precision breeding. This comprehensive manual provides step-by-step guidance on utilizing molecular data derived from genetics and breeding experiments, offering hands-on instructions for key software applications in genetic diversity analysis, QTL mapping, genome-wide association mapping, haplotype analysis and genomic selection.Beyond technical tutorials, the book explores cutting-edge bioinformatics tools such as sequence databases, BLAST, primer designing, and sequence alignment, ensuring users gain a holistic understanding of genomics-driven crop improvement. Definitions, terminology clarifications, and interpretation of the results help bridge the gap between theory and application, simplifying complex analyses.Whether you are a novice or an experienced researcher, this book equips you with the skills to analyze and apply genomic data effectively, making it an invaluable asset for transforming geneticists into genomicists in both plant and animal sciences.