The Fungal Nucleus Symposium of the British Mycological Society Held at Queen Elizabeth College London, September 1980

About this book

This book is based on a meeting on the Fungal Nucleus organised by the Physiology Group of the British Mycological Society and held in London in April 1980. The contributions of the authors provide a detailed picture of the knowledge of the cell nucleus in yeasts, filamentous fungi and slime moulds at the time. These organisms are important model eukaryotes for studies in cell and molecular biology. This volume deals with the ultra structure, biochemistry and genetics of the fungal nucleus and with the regulation of nuclear activity. It provides a useful source of reference for any one interested in the progressive study of mycology, genetics, microbiology and cell biology.

Contents

List of contributors; Preface; 1. Ultrastructure of the Phycomycete nucleus G. Beakes; 2. Ultrastructure and behaviour of nuclei and associated structures within the meiotic cells of Euascomycetes A. Beckett; 3. Ultrastructure of the yeast nucleus Denise Zickler; 4. Mechanisms of nuclear division in fungi L. B. Heath; 5. Microtubules and microtubule proteins in fungi K. Gull; 6. Single-stranded DNA-binding proteins: their ubiquity and functions G. R. Banks; 7. Structure and function of chromatin E. M. Bradbury and H. R. Matthews; 8. Parasexual processes in fungi C. E. Caten; 9. Regulary and aberrant segregation at meiosis B. C. Lamb; 10. Somatic incompatibility in fungi and Myxomycetes E. Birgitte Lane; 11. The effects of ultraviolet radiation on the nuclei of yeasts and filamentous fungi B. W. Bainbridge; 11. The synthesis of chromosomal repicons in yeast D. H. Williamson and L. H. Johnston; 12. Genetic regulation of RNA and protein patterns in the monokaryon-dikaryon transition J. G. H. Wessels, J. J. M. Dons, J. H. C. Hoge, J. Springer, O. H. M. de Vries and A. Zantinge; 13. Co-ordination of transcription with translation in yeast S. G. Oliver; 14. Genetic control of the yeast cell cycle: a reappraisal of 'start' P. Nurse; Index of specific names; Subject index.

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