From a to alpha: Yeast as a Model for Cellular Differentiation

By Hiten D. Madhani

From a to a is a short supplemental textbook that uses control of yeast mating type as a model for many aspects of cell determination in general. Topics covered include gene silencing; genetic recombination; differentiation; combinatorial gene regulation; mRNA transport to establish asymmetric cell division; signal transduction; evolution of genetic networks; and various aspects of cell biology, including action of cytoskeleton and bud site selection. The book includes a foreword by Mark Ptashne, author of A Genetic Switch.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879697385
• ISBN13: 9780879697389
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
• Length: 115 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.3" x 0.4" x 8.8"