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Developmental Genomics of Ascidians. Edition No. 1

  • Book

  • 216 Pages
  • January 2014
  • John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • ID: 2586576
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.

Table of Contents

PREFACE ix

CHAPTER 1 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO ASCIDIANS 1

CHAPTER 2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF TADPOLE LARVAE AND SESSILE JUVENILES 9

CHAPTER 3 GENOMICS, TRANSCRIPTOMICS, AND PROTEOMICS 19

CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH TOOLS 31

CHAPTER 5 THE FUNCTION AND REGULATION OF MATERNAL TRANSCRIPTS 41

CHAPTER 6 LARVAL TAIL MUSCLE 53

CHAPTER 7 ENDODERM 63

CHAPTER 8 EPIDERMIS 69

CHAPTER 9 NOTOCHORD 77

CHAPTER 10 THE LARVAL AND ADULT NERVOUS SYSTEMS 89

CHAPTER 11 MESENCHYME 107

CHAPTER 12 MAKING BLUEPRINT OF CHORDATE BODY: DYNAMIC ACTIVITIES OF REGULATORY GENES 113

CHAPTER 13 DEVELOPMENT OF THE JUVENILE HEART 137

CHAPTER 14 GERM-CELL LINE, GAMETES, FERTILIZATION, AND METAMORPHOSIS 145

CHAPTER 15 INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND BLOOD CELLS 159

CHAPTER 16 COLONIAL ASCIDIANS: ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION AND COLONY SPECIFICITY 167

CHAPTER 17 EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL GENOMICS 175

INDEX 193

Authors

Noriyuki Satoh Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan.