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R. A. Adams, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, USA; S. C. Pedersen, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA (Eds)

Bat Evolution, Ecology, and ConservationContents Part 1. Evolutionary Patterns.- 1. How to Grow a Bat Wing.- 2. Time’s Arrow in the Evolutionary Development of Bat Flight.- 3. Evolution of Echo-location.- 4. Nasal Emission and Noseleaves.- 5. Bat Facial and Lip Projections: Unique Integu-mentary Morphology.- 6. Bat Molecular Phylo-genetics: Past, Present, and Future Directions.- 7. Of Bats and Molecules: Chromosomal Characters for Judging Phylogenetic Relationships.- Part 2. Ecology and Behaviour.- 8. Aeroecology.- 9. Response of Bat Diversity to Forest Disturbance in Southeast Asia: Insights from Long-term Research in Malaysia.- 10. Modeling the Colonization of Hawaii by Hoary Bats (Lasiurus cinereus).- 11. Learning and Memory in Bats: A Case Study on Object Discrimination in Flower-visiting Bats.- 12. Cooperation and Conflict in the Social Lives of Bats.- 13. Decision Making and Socioemotional Vocal Behavior in Bats.- 14. New Advances in the Study of Group Behavior in Bats.- 15. Recent Advances in the Study of Bat Migration Research.- 16. Speciation Dynamics of the Fruit-eating Bats (Genus Artibeus): With Evidence of Ecologi-cal Divergence in Central American Popula-tions.- Part 3. Conservation and Education.- 18. Considering Human Development, Socialization, and Enculturation in Educational Intervention for Wildlife Conservation: A Case for Bats.- 19. Threats to Bats and Educational Challenges.- 20. Virology and Immunology of Bats.- 20. White-nose Syndrome: A Deadly Emerging Infectious Disease of Hibernating Bats. [...]

Fields of interestEvolutionary Biology; Conservation Biology/Ecol-ogy; Animal Ecology

Target groupsGraduate

Product categoryContributed volume

Due August 2013

2014. Approx. 550 p. 120 illus., 59 in color. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 192,55 | € (A) 197,94 | sFr 254,007 approx. € 179,95 | £159.50ISBN 978-1-4614-7396-1

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N. K. Arora, School of Environmental Sciences, Uttar Pradesh, India (Ed)

Plant Microbe Symbiosis- Fundamentals and AdvancesContents Transactions amongst microorganisms and plant in the composite rhizosphere habitat.- Plant-Microbe Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture: Fundamentals and Recent Advances.- Plant-microbe partnerships: implications for growth and plant health.- Plant Microbe Symbiosis: Perspectives and Applications.- Soil rhizobacteria can regulate the uptake of nutrients and undesir-able elements by plants.- The complex molecular signaling network in microbe-plant interaction.- The contribution of new technologies towards understanding plant-fungus symbioses.- Legume Root Nodule Associated Bacteria.- Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis and interactions in Agroeco-systems.- Biological nitrogen fixation: importance, associated diversity and estimates.- Alleviation of salt stress in legumes by co-inoculation with Pseudomonas and Rhizobium.- Potential of Rhizosphere Bacteria for Improving Rhizobium - Legumes Symbiosis.- Diversity of plant root associated microbes: its regulation by introduced biofilms.- Secondary metabolites of Pseudomonas aurantiaca and their role in plant growth promo-tion.- Plant –Microbe Interaction, a potential tool for enhanced bioremediation.- Multifaceted plant associated microbes and their mechanisms dimin-ish the concept of direct and indirect PGPRs.

Fields of interestMicrobiology; Agriculture; Microbial Ecology

Target groupsResearch


Due June 2013

2013. Approx. 350 p. 38 illus., 22 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 160,49 | € (A) 164,99 | sFr 200,007 € 149,99 | £135.00ISBN 978-81-322-1286-7

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J. F. Brinkworth, City College of New York, NY, USA; K. Pechenkina, City University of New York, NY. USA (Eds)

Primates, Pathogens, and EvolutionContents Acknowledgements.- 1. Primates, pathogens and evolution.- Section I Immunity and Primate Evo-lution.- 2. Vertebrate Immune system evolution and comparative primate immunity.- 3. Genetic variation in the immune system of Old World monkeys: functional and selective effects.- 4. Toll-like receptor function and evolution in primates.- 5. Impact of natural selection due to malarial disease on human genetic variation.- 6. Parasitic lice help to fill in the gaps of early hominid his-tory.- Section II Emergence and Divergent Disease Manifestation.- 7. Treponema pallidum infection in Primates: Clinical Manifestations, Epidemiol-ogy, and Evolution of a Stealthy Pathogen.- 8. Molecular mimicry by -2 herpesviruses to modu-late host cell signaling pathways.- 9. Neotropical primates and their susceptibility to Toxoplasma gondii: new insights for an old problem.- 10. The Evolution of SIV in primates and the emergence of the pathogen of AIDS.- Section III Primates, Pathogens and Health.- 11. Microbial exposures and other early childhood influences on the subse-quent function of the immune system.- 12. Make new friends and keep the old? Parasite coinfection and comorbidity in Homo sapiens.

Fields of interestEvolutionary Biology; Anthropology; Animal Genetics and Genomics



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2013. XXII, 570 p. 31 illus., 10 in color. (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects, Volume 38) Hardcover7 * € (D) 139,09 | € (A) 142,99 | sFr 173,507 € 129,99 | £117.00ISBN 978-1-4614-7180-6

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B. R. Byers, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Madison, MS, USA (Ed)

Iron Acquisition by the Genus MycobacteriumHistory, Mechanisms, Role of Siderocalin, Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Development

Iron Acquisition by the Genus Mycobacterium summarizes the early evidence for the neces-sity of iron in mycobacteria and the discovery of the mycobacterial siderophores mycobactin, carboxymycobactin, and exochelin. The structural characterization of the mycobacterial siderophores is described and the recently discovered heme uptake process for iron gathering by M. tubercu-losis is featured. New drugs for M. tuberculosis are needed and this brief also emphasizes: 1) the de-sign of antibiotics that interfere with siderophore biosynthesis and 2) the use of siderophore analogs and/or conjugates.

Feature 7 Demonstrates how iron sources from organ-isms can be used by M. Tuberculosis

Contents A History of Iron Metabolism in the Mycobac-teria.- Mycobacterial Iron Uptake Mechanisms.- Siderocalin Combats Mycobacterial Infections.- Design of Anti-TB Drugs Using the Iron Uptake Platform.

Fields of interestMicrobiology; Protein-Ligand Interactions; Inor-ganic Chemistry


Product categoryBrief

Due May 2013

2013. V, 114 p. 39 illus., 9 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science / SpringerBriefs in Biometals) Softcover7 * € (D) 53,49 | € (A) 54,99 | sFr 67,007 € 49,99 | £44.99ISBN 978-3-319-00302-3

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E. L. Cooper, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA

Comparative ImmunologyIn this new book Edwin Cooper surveys the field of comparative immunology; a field that has undergone great growth over the last twenty years. After an introduction to the immune response and its phylogeny, phagocytosis and primordial cell-mediated immunity are discussed, followed by a number of chapters that cover transplantation immunity. Humoral immunity is then discussed with chapters on invertebrates, antibody synthesis, and immunoglobulins. The book finishes with ac-counts of immunomodulation and diseases of the immune system. This book will be an invaluable guide and reference to immunologists and zoolo-gists who are interested in the comparative aspects of the immune system.

Contents Preface. 1. The Immune System. 2. Phylogeny of the Immune Response. 3. Nature of Antigens. 4. Phagocytosis. 5. Quasi Immuno-Recognition and Primordial cell-Mediated Immunity. 6. Primordial Cell-Mediated Immunity. 7. The Machinery of the Immune System. 8. Development of Transplan-tation Immunity. 9. Characteristics of Trans-plantation Immunity. 10. Genetic Control and Transplantation Immunobiology. 11. Invertebrate Humoral Immunity 12. Antibody Synthesis 13. The Immunoglobulins 14. Activities of Immune cells. 15. Immunosuppression. 16. Diseases of The Immune System. 17. Epilogue. Index.

Fields of interestLife Sciences, general; Biomedicine general


Product categoryMonograph

Due August 2013

Originally published by Prentice Hall, 1976

2nd ed. 2013. Approx. 455 p. 275 illus. Hardcover7 * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 215,007 € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-0-387-98751-4

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E. F. DeLong, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA; S. Lory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; E. Stackebrandt, DSMZ, Braunschweig, Germany; F. Thompson, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Eds)

The ProkaryotesAlphaproteobacteria and Betaproteobacteria

Editor-in-chief: E. Rosenberg, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel

Field of interestMicrobiology

Target groupsProfessional/practitioner

Product categoryHandbook

Due January 2014

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E. F. DeLong, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA; S. Lory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; E. Stackebrandt, Paris, France; F. Thompson, Federal Univ of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Eds)

The ProkaryotesActinobacteria

Editor-in-chief: E. Rosenberg, Tel Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel




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E. F. DeLong, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA; S. Lory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; E. Stackebrandt, Paris, France; F. Thompson, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Eds)

The ProkaryotesFirmicutes and Tenericutes

Editor-in-chief: E. Rosenberg, Tel Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel




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V. Faraco, University of Naples, Italy (Ed)

Lignocellulose ConversionEnzymatic and Microbial Tools for Bioethanol Production

Contents Chapter 1. Introduction: potential of cellu-losic ethanol Yoichi Honda Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan Chapter 2. Lignocellulosic raw materials Yitzhak Hadar, Dep. of Plant Pathology and Mi-crobiology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel Chapter 3. The pretreatment step in lignocellulosic biomass conversion: current systems and new biological systems Carlo Ricardo Soccol Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná, Coronel Francisco H. dos Santos Avenue, 210, Zip Code 81531-990 Curitiba, Brazil Chapter 4. The saccharification step: Thrichoderma reesei cellulase hyperproducer strains Venkatesh Balan Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory (BCRL), Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, University Corporate Research Complex, 3900 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48910, USA. Chapter 5. The saccharification step: the main enzymatic components Jean-Guy BERRIN and Bernard HENRISSAT, INRA BCF – Biotechnologie des Champignons Filamenteux, UMR 1163 – ESIL Faculté des Sciences de Luminy 13009 Marseille France Chapter 6. The alcohol fermentation step: the most common ethanologenic (Yeasts and Bac-teria) microrganisms Binod Parameswaran Bio-technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Chapter 7. Extremophilic (hemi)cellulolytic microorgan-isms and enzymesMarco Moracci Institute of Protein Biochemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Naples, Via P. [...]

Fields of interestEnzymology; Microbiology; Plant Biochemistry



Due June 2013

2013. VII, 280 p. 8 illus., 4 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 149,79 | € (A) 153,99 | sFr 186,507 € 139,99 | £126.00ISBN 978-3-642-37860-7

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L. A. Freeman, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA (Ed)

Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular DiseaseMethods and Protocols

Contents Cloning Full-Length Transcripts and Transcript Variants Using 5’ and 3’ RACE.- Monitoring Gene Expression: Quantitative Real-Time RT-PCR.- Microarray Technology: Basic Methodology and Application in Clinical Research for Bio-marker Discovery in Vascular Diseases.- Northern Analysis of Gene Expression.- Laser Capture Microdissection for Analysis of Macrophage Gene Expression from Atherosclerotic Lesions.- Se-quencing PCR-Amplified DNA in Lipoprotein and Cardiovascular Disease Research.- Introduction to Next-Generation Nucleic Acid Sequencing in Car-diovascular Disease Research.- Strategies for De-signing Transgenic DNA Constructs.- Purification of Plasmid and BAC Transgenic DNA Constructs.- Pronuclear Microinjection and Oviduct Transfer Procedures for Transgenic Mouse Production.- Genotyping of Transgenic Animals by Real-Time Quantitative PCR with TaqMan Probes.- Gen-eration of General and Tissue-Specific Gene Knockout Mouse Models.- Adeno-Associated Viruses as Liver-Directed Gene Delivery Vehicles: Focus on Lipoprotein Metabolism.- Modulation of Lipoprotein Metabolism by Antisense Technology: Preclinical Drug Discovery Methodology.- Chro-matin Immunoprecipitation.- Measurement of Lecithin:Cholesterol Acyltransferase Activity with the Use of a Peptide-Proteoliposome Substrate.- Native-Native 2D Gel Electrophoresis for HDL Subpopulation Analysis.- Western Blots.

Fields of interestProtein Science; Cardiology



Due June 2013

2013. XII, 330 p. 49 illus., 18 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 1027) Hardcover7 * € (D) 117,69 | € (A) 120,99 | sFr 146,507 € 109,99 | £99.00ISBN 978-1-60327-368-8

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J. A. Gerrard, Biomolecular Interaction Centre, and School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Riddet Institute, Christchurch, New Zealand (Ed)

Protein NanotechnologyProtocols, Instrumentation, and Applications, Second Edition

Contents Protein Nanotechnology – What is it?.- Bioengi-neered Silk Proteins to Control Cell and Tissue Functions.- Aqueous-based Spinning of Fibers from Self-Assembling Structural Proteins.- Fi-brous Protein Nanofibres.- Self-assembling Nanomaterials: Monitoring the Formation of Amyloid Fibrils, with a Focus on Small Angle X-ray Scattering.- Amyloid Fibrils from Readily Available Sources: Milk Casein and Lens Crystal-lin Proteins.- Formation of Amphipathic Amyloid Monolayers from Fungal Hydrophobin Proteins.- Proteins and Peptides as Biological Nanowires: Towards Biosensing Devices.- Nanotechnology with S-Layer Proteins.- Stimuli-responsive Peptide Nanostructures at the Fluid-fluid Interface.- De-signed Self-assembling Peptides as Templates for the Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles.- Purification of Molecular Machines and Nanomotors using Phage-derived Monoclonal Antibody Fragments.- Determination of Enzyme Thermal Parameters for Rational Enzyme Engineering and Environmen-tal/Evolutionary Studies.- Rational-Based Protein Engineering: Tips and Tools.- Construction and Analysis of Randomized Protein-encoding Librar-ies using Error-prone PCR.- Droplets as Reaction Compartments for Protein Nanotechnology.- Label-Free, Real-Time Interaction and Adsorption Analysis 1: Surface Plasmon Resonance.- Label-Free, Real-Time Interaction and Adsorption Analysis 2: Quartz Crystal Microbalance. [...]

Fields of interestProtein Science; Nanotechnology



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2nd ed. 2013. XV, 371 p. 106 illus., 53 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 996) Hardcover7 * € (D) 117,69 | € (A) 120,99 | sFr 146,507 € 109,99 | £99.00ISBN 978-1-62703-353-4

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H. Heege, University of Kiel, Germany (Ed)

Precision in Crop FarmingSite Specific Concepts and Sensing Methods: Applications and Results

High yields and environmental control in crop farming call for precise adaptations to local grow-ing conditions. Treating large fields in a uniform way by high capacity machinery cannot be regarded as a sustainable method for many situ-ations. Because differences existing within single fields must be considered. The transition from former field work carried out manually or by small implements to present-day high-capacity machin-ery caused that the farmers lost the immediate and close contact with soils and crops. However, modern sensing and controlling technology can make up for this deficit.

Features 7 Interdisciplinary approach that pervades all chapters 7 The concept to deal with complicated topics simply 7 178 illustrations, half in colour

Contents 1 Introduction.- 2 Heterogeneity in Fields: Basics of Analyses.- 3 Sensing by Electromagnetic Radiation.- 4 Precision in Guidance of Farm Machinery.- 5 Sensing of Natural Soil Properties.- 6 Sensing of Crop Properties.- 7 Site-Specific Soil Cultivation.- 8 Site-Specific Sowing.- 9 Site-Specif-ic Fertilizing.- 10 Site-Specific Weed Control.- 11 Site-Specific Sensing for Fungicide Spraying.- 12 Site-Specific Recording of Yields.- 13 Fusions, Overlays and Management Zones.- 14 Summary and Perspectives.- Index.

Fields of interestAgriculture; Plant Sciences; Soil Science & Con-servation

Target groupsUpper undergraduate


Due June 2013

2013. X, 400 p. 177 illus., 87 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 149,79 | € (A) 153,99 | sFr 186,507 € 139,99 | £126.00ISBN 978-94-007-6759-1

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V. Ingegnoli

Landscape Bionomics. Integrated Landscape Ecology“Landscape Bionomics,” or “Bio-integrated Landscape Ecology,” radically transforms the main principles of traditional Landscape Ecology by recognizing the landscape as a living entity rather than merely an inconsistent set of separate issues and themes (water, air, soil, species, pollution, etc.).

Features 7 Detailed guide to "Landscape Bionomics,” which transforms the principles of traditional Landscape Ecology by recognizing the landscape as a living entity 7 Discusses a range of new the-oretical and methodological concepts 7 Explains how ecologists can be viewed as the “physicians” of ecological systems, ensuring that interventions in the landscape have beneficial outcomes 7

Contents Landscape bionomics and the theory of living systems.- Landscape structure (anatomy).-Landscape functions (physiology).- Evolution and transformation of the landscapes.- Landscape alteration and pathology.- Vegetation analysis in the landscape.- Analysis of the fauna in the land-scape.- Analysis of the fauna in the landscape.- General and bionomic analysis of the landscape.- Historical evaluation of the landscape.- Diagnostic evaluation of the landscape.- Therapy and design of natural/semi-natural landscapes.- Therapy and design of human/rural landscapes.- Forests and natural parks studies and applications.- Studies and applications on rural landscapes.- Studies and applications on urban parks.- Territorial planning and strategic evaluation.- Ethic, epistemology and sustainability.

Fields of interestLife Sciences, general; Landscape Ecology; Land-scape/Regional and Urban Planning



Due April 2013

2013. Approx. 300 p. 250 illus., 150 in color. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 186,507 approx. € 139,95 | £126.00ISBN 978-88-470-5225-3

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D. Kar, School of Life Sciences, Assam, India

Wetlands and lakes of the worldContents Preface.- Acknowledgement.- Introduction.- The Limnology of Lentic Systems.- Lentic Water (Physico-chemical characteristics of water).- Len-tic Soil or mud (Physico-chemical characteristics of soil).- Lakes in the landscape, their classifica-tion, origin, evolution.- Lakes of the World.- Lake Hydrology.- Aquatic Macrophytes in Lakes.- Oth-er organisms in the Lakes.- Strategies for survival of Aquatic organisms.- Wetlands in the landscape: their History, definitions, origin, evolution.- Historical records (Palaeolimnology).- Wetland Biogeochemistry.- Wetland hydrology.- Wetland flora, plankton, productivity, fauna and fishes.- Biological adaptations to wetland environment.- Wetland Ecosystem Development.- Classification of Wetlands.- Wetlands of the World.- Wetlands of India.- Wetlands of other regions in Asia.- Wet-lands of Europe.- Wetlands of America.- Wetlands of Africa.- Wetlands of Australasia.- Habitat Mapping of the Wetlands on GIS platform.- Fish Catching Devices in the Wetlands.- Fishermen in Wetlands.- Potentials and problems of wetlands.- Developmental activities in wetlands.- Manage-ment and Conservation of Wetlands.- Fisheries scope in the wetlands and enhancement methods.- General Suggested Readings.- Index.

Fields of interestFreshwater & Marine Ecology; Environmental Sci-ence and Engineering; Ecology



Due June 2013


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U. Lakshmipathy, Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA, USA; M. C. Vemuri, Life Technologies, Frederick, MD, USA (Eds)

Pluripotent Stem CellsMethods and Protocols

Contents Sources and Derivation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells.- A New Chemical Approach to the Efficient Generation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells.- A Review of the Methods for Human iPSC Derivation.- Generation of Human Induced Plu-ripotent Stem Cells by Lentiviral Transduction.- Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells with CytoTune, a Non-Integrating Sendai Virus.- Generation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSCs) using Episomal Vectors on Defined Essential 8TM Medium Conditions.- Feeder-free Substrates for Pluripotent Stem Cell Culture.- Methods for Culturing Human Embryonic Stem Cells on Feeders.- Methods for Culturing Human Embryonic Stem Cells in a Xeno-Free System.- Di-rected Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Along the Pancreatic Endocrine Lineage.- Directed Differentiation of Pluripotent Stem Cells to Functional Hepatocytes.- Highly Efficient Di-rected Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripo-tent Stem Cells into Cardiomyocytes.- Generation of iPSC Lines from Human Normal and Neoplas-tic Blood Cells Using Episomal Vectors.- Cellular Characterization of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells.- TaqMan® OpenArray® High Throughput Transcriptional Analysis of Human Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.- Epigenome Analysis of Pluripotent Stem Cells.- Single Cell Gene Expression Analysis of Pluripotent Stem Cells.- Profiling Stem Cells Using Quantita-tive PCR Protein Assays.- Labeled Stem Cells as Disease Models and in Drug Discovery.- Cloning Technologies. [...]

Fields of interestCell Biology; Stem Cells



Due April 2013

2013. X, 292 p. 47 illus., 26 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 997) Hardcover7 * € (D) 117,69 | € (A) 120,99 | sFr 146,507 € 109,99 | £99.00ISBN 978-1-62703-347-3

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N. P. Lee, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; C. Cheng, Center for Biomedical Research, New York, NY, USA; J. M. Luk, National University of Singapore, Singapore (Eds)

New Advances on Disease Biomarkers and Molecular Targets in BiomedicineContents Non-receptor Protein Kinases c-Src, c-Yes and FAK are Biomarkers for Male Contraceptive Research.- Ankyrin Repeat and Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Box (ASB) Family Members for Cancer Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treat-ment.- MicroRNA as Cancer Biomarkers and Targets.- Oncofetal Molecules as Biomarkers and Drug Targets for Hepatic Cancer.- Ion channels as novel pancreatic cancer biomarkers and targets.- Circulating Biomarkers for Sophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.- Using Genomic Biomarkers to Predict Patient Prognosis and Treatment Response in Gastric Cancer.- CARF Regulates Cellular Senescence and Apoptosis by p53 Dependant and Independent Pathways.- Targeting Cancer Metabolisms.- Modulation of Autophagy as a Novel Cancer Therapeutic Strategy.- Functional proteomics screening for novel anti-viral drug targets.- Identification of Tumor Antigens as Targets for Novel Anti-tumor Therapies.- Meso-porous Silica Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy.- Chemoresistance in Glioma.

Fields of interestCell Biology; Cancer Research; Pharmacology/Toxicology



Due June 2013


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D. K. Maheshwari, Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar UK, India; M. Saraf, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad GJ, India; A. Aeron, DAV (PG) College, Muzaffarnagar UP, India (Eds)

Bacteria in Agrobiology: Crop ProductivityContents Endophytic Bacteria: A Biotechnological Potential in Agrobiology System.- Beneficial Effect of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria on Improved Crop Production: the Prospectus for Africa, Asia, South America and other Developing Economies.- Role of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for the Improvement of Certain Commercially Grown Medicinal Plants.- Rhizosphere Bacteria from Coastal Sand Dunes and their Applications in Ag-riculture.- Plant Associated Bacteria in Nitrogen Nutrition in Crops, with Special Reference to Rice and Banana.- Potential of Rhizobia in Productivity Enhancement of Macrotyloma uniflorum L. and Phaseolus vulgaris L. cultivated in Western Hima-laya.- Root Nodule and Rhizosphere Bacteria for Legume Growth Promotion and Disease Manage-ment.- Bio-inoculants: Understanding Chickpea Rhizobia in Providing Sustainable Agriculture.- Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) as Zinc Mobilizers: Promising Approach for Cereals Biofortification.- Functional Aspects of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria: Impotence in Crop Produc-tion.- Siderophores in Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria.- Role of Microbial Siderophores in Improving Crop Productivity in Wheat.- Induc-tion of Plant Defense Response and its Impact on Productivity.- Plant Growth Promoting Rhizo-bacteria for Plant Immunity.- Integrated Disease Management in Groundnut for Sustainable Pro-ductivity.- The Effect of Volatile Metabolites from Rhizobacteria on Arabidopsis thaliana.- Exopoly-saccharides of Paenibacillus polymyxa Rhizobac-teria in Plant-Bacterial Interactions. [...]

Fields of interestBacteriology; Agriculture; Biotechnology



Due May 2013

2013. XII, 872 p. 50 illus., 25 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 160,49 | € (A) 164,99 | sFr 200,007 € 149,99 | £135.00ISBN 978-3-642-37240-7

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A. Mikhailov, Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY, USA (Ed)

Practical Fluorescence Microscopy in Mammalian CellsProtein Localization and Function

This volume presents a multidisciplinary approach to microscopy emphasizing a thorough and inte-grative approach to imaging experiments starting with a testable hypothesis (question), proceeding through the test-tube stage of making the reagents to the microscopy stage of introducing the reagents into the cells and their eventual imaging. Each chapter culminates with the advice on the interpretation and analysis of images to determine your experimental results. This book addresses the practical questions regarding benefits and pitfalls of various techniques and the interpretation of results. Each technique is illustrated by photomi-crographs showing the “normal” appearance of the structure or phenomenon studied as well as methodology- related artifacts.

Fields of interestCell Biology; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Animal Biochemistry



Due May 2013

2013. Approx. 300 p. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 80,20 | € (A) 82,45 | sFr 107,507 approx. € 74,95 | £69.99ISBN 978-1-58829-061-8

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D. Miller, Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; G. Fry, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway; C. P. Quine, Northern Research Station, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, UK; J. Morrice, Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK (Eds)

Managing and Planning Landscape ChangeThe Role of Visualisation Tools for Public Participation

As the importance of public participation in decision-making relating to planning in both urban and non-urban landscapes has increased in recent years, there has been a significant expansion in the body of research into effective participatory methods, including visualisation. Building on the existing literature focusing on technical developments in visualisation, this vol-ume presents the findings of the multidisciplinary VisuLands project, which explores the various dimensions integral to stakeholder involvement in environmental decisions. These include details of the available tools, but also important contextual issues such as awareness-raising, rural policy, land-use management and planning, delivery of landscape-related objectives and stakeholders’ environmental attitudes and preferences.

Features 7 The calibre of the authors and the provenance of the institutions 7 The applied nature using the case studies – not just theoretical 7 The policy relevance, although this may date 7 The integration of issues related to public participa-tion, visualization and landscape planning; such matters are going to be of ongoing importance to environmental and rural policy in Europe

Fields of interestLandscape Ecology; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Environmental Management



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A. Moustakas, Uppsala University, Sweden; K. Miyazawa, University of Yamanashi, Japan (Eds)

TGF-β in Human DiseaseTransforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is a secreted polypeptide with multifunctional proper-ties manifested during embryonic development, adult organ physiology, and pathobiology of major diseases, including cancer and fibrotic and cardiovascular diseases. The signaling pathway of TGF-β now is rather well understood. Continuing revelations in the mechanisms of action of TGF-β provide specific mechanistic examples of how human cells lose their controlled function and behave wrongly during the development of diverse diseases. Equally important, however, is the cur-rent promise of exploiting the TGF-β pathway in combating human disease. This book comprehen-sively covers major areas of human disease where the involvement of TGF-β is firmly established. Simultaneously, the book highlights major gaps in knowledge and the future directions of research that can benefit human medical science. The core set of diseases where TGF-β action is well documented and are included in the book are cancer and cardiovascular and fibrotic disorders. The central aim of the book is to stimulate young scientists to enter the prolific TGF-β field and find new solutions to the problems remaining in this area of study.

Features 7 Covers the importance of TGF-β in a wide spectrum of human diseases as no previously published book has done 7 Contains up-to-date scientific information written by world experts, reflecting the very rapid evolution of this field 7 Provides a valuable reference for graduate students as well as for experienced researchers in basic and clinical fields

Fields of interestCytokines and Growth Factors; Cell Biology; Cancer Research



Due May 2013

2013. XII, 1076 p. 39 illus., 32 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 160,49 | € (A) 164,99 | sFr 200,007 € 149,99 | £135.00ISBN 978-4-431-54408-1

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A. A. Qutub (Ed)

Systems Biology of Hypoxic Response and AngiogenesisIn this volume, the authors will describe the mechanisms of hypoxia and angiogenesis from a systems perspective. Hypoxia – defined as low oxygen – is quantitative by nature, and species dependent. Humans evolved to function in the Earth’s atmosphere of 21% O2. At even 1% lower atmospheric oxygen levels, the body responds with a host of mechanisms unactivated in normal oxygen levels. Oxygen levels in cells can be altered by multiple means, including changes in inspired oxygen, lack of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin from the blood, increased cellular oxygen demand and changes in the cell growth rates.

Features 7 Describes the mechanisms of hypoxia and angiogenesis from a systems biology perspec-tive 7 An overview is given of how hypoxia alters the body at the molecular, cellular, tissue and organ levels 7 This book aims to present a wide range of exciting new data in a rapidly developing field

Fields of interestSystems Biology; Biomedicine general; Angiology



Due August 2013

2013. 350 p. 50 illus. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 165,80 | € (A) 170,44 | sFr 222,007 approx. € 154,95 | £139.50ISBN 978-1-4419-7639-0

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M. Rahman, University of California , Davis, CA, USA; S. Laurent, University of Mons, Belgium; N. Tawil, L. Yahia, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; M. Mahmoudi, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran

Protein-Nanoparticle InteractionsThe Bio-Nano Interface

In recent years, the fabrication of nanomaterials and exploration of their properties have attracted the attention of various scientific disciplines such as biology, physics, chemistry, and engineering. Although nanoparticulate systems are of signifi-cant interest in various scientific and technological areas, there is little known about the safety of these nanoscale objects. It has now been established that the surfaces of nanoparticles are immediately covered by biomolecules (e.g. proteins, ions, and enzymes) upon their entrance into a biological medium. This interaction with the biological me-dium modulates the surface of the nanoparticles, conferring a “biological identity” to their surfaces (referred to as a “corona”), which determines the subsequent cellular/tissue responses. The new interface between the nanoparticles and the biological medium/proteins, called “bio-nano interface,” has been very rarely studied in detail to date, though the interest in this topic is rapidly growing.

Features 7 The first book to investigate protein-nanopar-ticle interactions in detail 7 Gives an overview on the applications and safety issues resulting involved 7 Written by international experts

Fields of interestBiochemistry, general; Protein-Ligand Interac-tions; Pharmacology/Toxicology



Due June 2013

2013. X, 83 p. 24 illus., 20 in color. (Springer Series in Biophysics, Volume 15) Hardcover7 * € (D) 106,99 | € (A) 109,99 | sFr 133,507 € 99,99 | £90.00ISBN 978-3-642-37554-5

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D. Rapaport, University of Tuebingen, Germany; J. M. Herrmann, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany (Eds)

Membrane BiogenesisMethods and Protocols

Contents Quantitative Analysis of Cellular Lipids by Nano-Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry.- Thin-Layer Chromatography of Phospholipids.- Analy-sis of Membrane Lipid Biogenesis Pathways Using Yeast Genetics.- Using 2D Crystals to Analyze the Structure of Membrane Proteins.- Crystallization of Membrane Proteins.- Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Membrane Proteins.- Site-Specific Fluorescent Probe Labeling of Mitochondrial Membrane Proteins.- Topology Determination of Untagged Membrane Proteins.- self–assembling GFP: A Versatile Tool for Plant (Membrane) Protein Analyses.- The Use of Cardiolipin-Con-taining Liposomes as a Model System to Study the Interaction Between Proteins and the Inner Mito-chondrial Membrane.- Analysis of the Interaction Between Membrane Proteins and Soluble Binding Partners by Surface Plasmon Resonance.- Peptide Interaction with and Insertion into Membranes.- Scanning Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy in Model Membrane Systems.- Analyses of Pro-tein-Protein Interactions by In Vivo Photocross-linking in Budding Yeast.- Sedimentation Velocity Analytical Ultracentrifugation in Hydrogenated and Deuterated Solvents for the Characterization of Membrane Proteins.- Membrane Partitioning and Translocation Studied by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry.- Analyzing Membrane Dynamics with Live Cell Fluorescence Microscopy with a Focus on Yeast Mitochondria.- Analysis of Protein Translocation into the Endoplasmic Reticulum of Human Cells.- An Assay to Monitor the Mem-brane Integration of Single-Span Proteins. [...]

Fields of interestCell Biology; Membrane Biology



Due June 2013

2013. 375 p. 79 illus., 37 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 1033) Hardcover7 * € (D) 117,69 | € (A) 120,99 | sFr 146,507 € 109,99 | £99.00ISBN 978-1-62703-486-9

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M. Razzaghi-Abyaneh, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran; M. Rai, Amravati University, India (Eds)

Antifungal Metabolites from PlantsThe goal of this book is to provide essential infor-mation on the use of different medicinal plants and their secondary metabolites for the treatment of various fungal diseases affecting human beings, animals and plants. It is divided in four parts: Part I examines the global distribution of plant-derived antifungal compounds, Part II deals with antifun-gal activities of plant metabolites, Part III includes plants used in Ayurveda and traditional systems for treating fungal diseases, and Part IV discusses the use of plant-derived products to protect plants against fungal diseases.

Features 7 Illustrates the use of plants and plant-derived products to combat fungal diseases 7 Describes their usage in traditional systems such as Ayurve-da 7 Useful source of information for research-ers in the fields of botany, mycology, microbiology, and pharmacology

Fields of interestPlant Biochemistry; Plant Pathology; Complemen-tary & Alternative Medicine



Due June 2013

2013. XI, 649 p. 109 illus., 1 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 160,49 | € (A) 164,99 | sFr 200,007 € 149,99 | £135.00ISBN 978-3-642-38075-4

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M. Sarwat, Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Uttar Pradesh, India; A. Ahmad, M. Abdin, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India (Eds)

Stress Signaling in Plants: Genomics and Proteomics Perspective, Volume 1Plant diseases, extreme weather caused by climate change, drought and an increase in metals in soil are amongst the major limiting factors of crop production worldwide. They devastate not only food supply but also the economy of a nation.

Features 7 Offers a comprehensive understanding of stress signaling in plants 7 Designed to provide an in depth analysis of the subject 7 Premier text for experts working in the field, students, professors and researchers

Contents Preface.- Ca2+, Calmodulin and Plant-Specific Calmodulin-Binding Proteins: Implications in Abiotic Stress Adaptation.- Biotic and Abiotic Stress Signaling in Plants.- Signaling by MicroR-NAs in Response to Abiotic Stress.- Signal Trans-duction and Regulatory Networks in Plant-Patho-gen Interaction: A Proteomics Perspective.- Auxin Genes and Auxin Responsive Factors in Signaling During Leaf Senescence.- CBF-Dependent Cold Stress Signaling Relevant Post Translational Modi-fications.- Regulation and Function of Protein S-Nitrosylation in Plant Stress.- In-silico Approaches for Studying the MAP Kinase Signaling Pathways Involved in Resistance against Alternaria Blight in Brassica.- Plant Cell Signaling in Metal Stress.- Molecular Network of Nitrogen and Sulphur Signaling in Plants.

Fields of interestPlant Sciences; Plant Pathology; Plant Genetics & Genomics



Due April 2013


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N. Shomron, Tel Aviv University, Israel (Ed)

Deep Sequencing Data AnalysisThe new genetic revolution is fuelled by Deep Sequencing (or Next Generation Sequencing) apparatuses which, in essence, read billions of nucleotides per reaction. Effectively, when care-fully planned, any experimental question which can be translated into reading nucleic acids can be applied.In Deep Sequencing Data Analysis, expert researchers in the field detail methods which are now commonly used to study the multi-facet deep sequencing data field.

Features 7 Includes cutting-edge methods and proto-cols in the MiMB standard format 7 Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results 7 Contains key notes and implementa-tion advice from the experts

Contents An Introduction to High-throughput Sequencing Experiments: Design and Bioinformatics Analy-sis.- Compressing Resequencing Data with GReEn .- On the Accuracy of Short Read Mapping.- Sta-tistical Modeling of Coverage in High-Throughput Data.- Assembly Algorithms for Deep Sequencing Data: Basics and Pitfalls.- Short Reads Mapping for Exome Sequencing. Profiling Short Tandem Repeats from Short Reads.- Exome Sequencing Analysis: A Guide to Disease Variant Detection.- Identifying RNA Editing Sites in miRNAs by Deep Sequencing.- Identifying Differential Alternative Splicing Events from RNA Sequencing Data using RNASeq-MATS.- Optimizing Detection of Tran-scription Factor Binding Sites in ChIP-seq Experi-ments.- Statistical Analysis of ChIP-seq Data with MOSAiCS.- Detection of Reverse Transcriptase Termination Sites using cDNA Ligation and Mas-sive Parallel Sequencing.

Fields of interestBioinformatics; Human Genetics



Due July 2013

2013. 210 p. 57 illus., 27 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 1038) Hardcover7 * € (D) 101,64 | € (A) 104,49 | sFr 126,507 € 94,99 | £85.50ISBN 978-1-62703-513-2

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P. Shukla, Maharshi Dayanand University, Haryana, India; B. I. Pletschke, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa (Eds)

Advances in Enzyme BiotechnologyEnzyme Technology is one the most promising disciplines in modern biotechnology. In this book, the applications of a wide variety of enzymes are highlighted.

Features 7 New methods and up-to-date information on modern methods of discovery of enzymes are discussed in the book 7 The book explains the recent applications of enzyme biotechnology Protein bioinformatics tool, the most recent and advanced tool, and its applications are discussed in detail 7 Various industrial uses of enzymes are presented in the book

Contents Improvement of thermostable enzyme with sugar metabolic activity by targeted mutagenesis.- Gly-coside hydrolases for modification of glyco-sylation in polyphenolic antioxidants.- On the enzyme specificity for the synthesis of prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides.- Microbial mannanases: properties and applications.- Enzyme Synergy for Enhanced Degradation of Lignocellulosic Waste.- Manganese peroxidase: molecular diversity, heterologous expression and applications.- Ad-vance Techniques in Enzyme Research.- Regula-tory motif identification in biological sequences: An overview of computational methodologies.- Structural, Molecular and Functional Aspects of Chitin deacetylase.- Role of enzymes and proteins in plant - microbe interaction : A study of M. oryzae vs Rice.- Industrial enzyme applications in biorefineries for starchy materials.

Fields of interestEnzymology; Protein Science; Protein Structure



Due July 2013


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229

A. S. Sidhu, Curtin University, Sarawak, Malaysia

Biomedical OntologiesDesign and Implementation

Biological data are often characterized as having large volumes, complex structures, high dimen-sionality, evolving biological concepts, and insuf-ficient data modeling practices. These characteris-tics require database researchers and developers to make many special considerations while develop-ing biological databases and database systems. They also have made biological data management and knowledge discovery in databases challeng-ing. This book will give a detailed overview of the biomedical data integration and interoperation us-ing ontologies and provide methodologies to help solve problems in Biological Data and Information Access and Retrieval.

Features 7 Discusses the underlying issues that cause the difficulties in biomedical information retrieval and knowledge sharing 7 Provides an ontological solution to help integrate and organize bio-logical data sources and sharing of the informa-tion 7 Unifies the biological data and informa-tion sources by developing an ontology framework

Fields of interestBioinformatics; Computer Appl. in Life Sciences; Computational Biology/Bioinformatics



Due June 2013


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S. Sithanantham, Sun Agro Biotech Research Centre, Tamil Nadu, India; C. R. Ballal, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects, Karnatak, India; S. Jalali, N. Bakthavatsalam, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects, Karnataka, India (Eds)

Biological Control of Insect Pests Using Egg ParasitoidsContents Future Thrusts for Egg Parasitoids Research in India.- Biosystematic Studies on Trichogrammati-dae with Special Reference to Indian species.- Mo-lecular Taxonomy of Trichogrammatids.- Natural occurrence, Host Range and Distribution of Trichogrammatid Egg Parasitoids.- Trichogram-matids – Behavioural Ecology.- Trichogram-matids : Adaptation to Stresses.- Safety Testing of Pesticides for Integration with Trichogram-matids.- Mass Production of Trichogrammatid Parasitoids.- Trichogrammatids: Integration with other Methods of Pest Control.- Trichogramma: Non-Target Risk Assessment Methodologies and Guidelines.- Other Egg Parasitoids – Research for Utilisation.- Utility of Trichogramma for Biocontrol of Sugarcane Borers.- Egg Parasitoids in Cotton Ecosystem.- Egg Parasitoids in Tobacco Ecosystem.- Egg Parasitoids in Cereal Crops Ecosystem.- Egg Parasitoids in Legume Crops Ecosystem.- Egg Parasitoids of Fruit Crop Pests.- Egg Parasitoids in Vegetable Crops Ecosystem - Research Status and Scope for Utilization.

Fields of interestEntomology; Zoology; Agriculture



Due June 2013

2013. Approx. 410 p. 12 illus. Hardcover7 * € (D) 160,49 | € (A) 164,99 | sFr 200,007 € 149,99 | £135.00ISBN 978-81-322-1180-8

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M. Sivakumar, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Geneva, Switzerland; R. Lal, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; S. Ramasamy, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy; I. Hamdan, AARINENA, Amman, Jordan (Eds)

Climate Change and Food Security in West Asia and North AfricaContents Part I Climate Change in West Asia and North Africa.- 1 Climate Change in West Asia and North Africa (WANA): Overview.- 2 Implications of Climate Change for Agriculture and Food Security in the Western Asia and Northern Africa Region.- Part II Climate Change and Environment.- 3 Cli-mate Change and Soil Quality in the WANA Re-gion.- 4 Conserving Green and Blue Water in the WANA Region.- 5 Climate Change and Land Use in the WANA Region with a Specific Reference to Morocco.- 6 Responses of Insect Pests to Climate Change: Effects and Interactions of Temperature, CO2 on Soil Quality.- 7 Climate Change and Locusts in the WANA Region.- Part III Climate Change and Food Security: Perspectives from WANA sub-Regions.- 8 Climate Change Impact on WANA: Key Researchable Issues and Proposed Measures.- 9 Climate Variability and Change in North African Countries.- 10 Climate Change in Drylands of the Eastern Mediterranean: from Assessment Methods to Adaptation Strategies.- 11 Climate Change and Food Security in the Nile Valley and Red Sea.- 12 Food Security and Climate Change in West Asia.- Part IV Mitigation and Adaptation Options for Different Agroeconomic Sectors in WANA.- 13 Mitigation and Adaptation Options for Rainfed Agriculture in West Asia and North Africa.- 14 Mitigation and Adaptation Op-tions of Climate Change in Irrigated Agriculture in Arab Countries. [...]

Fields of interestAgriculture; ; Climate Change



Due June 2013


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T. Sota, H. Kagata, Y. Ando, S. Utsumi, T. Osono

Species Diversity and Community StructureNovel Patterns and Processes in Plants, Insects, and Fungi

This book introduces recent progress in the study of species diversity and community structures in terrestrial organisms conducted by three groups at Kyoto University. First, it explains species diversity and the functioning of fungi in Asian regions as outlined by metagenomic approaches using next-generation sequencing technology. The advances in high-throughput sequencing technologies accelerate the speed of species inventorying, especially for microorganisms. Second, the study of complex interactions between herbivorous in-sects and plants in the community and ecosystem contexts is presented.

Contents Foreword by Kiyokazu Agata 1. Community/ecosystem genetics in terrestrial ecosystems (Hideki Kagata, Yoshino Ando, Shunsuke Utsumi) 2. Revealing the ecological and evolutionary processes for insect species diversity (Teiji Sota) 3. Metagenomic approach to fungal diversity and functioning (Takashi Osono) Authors: Hideki Ka-gata: Ph DCenter for Ecological Research, Kyoto University.Yoshino Ando, Ph DCenter for Ecologi-cal Research, Kyoto UniversityShunsuke Utsumi, Ph DDepartment of General Systems Studies, University of TokyoTeiji Sota Dr of Agriculture, Kyoto UniversityDept. of Zoology, Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto UniversityTakashi Osono, Ph.DCenter for Ecological Research, Kyoto University

Fields of interestEcology; Fungus Genetics; Entomology



Due March 2014

2014. Approx. 65 p. 14 illus., 3 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Biology) Softcover7 approx. * € (D) 53,45 | € (A) 54,95 | sFr 66,507 approx. € 49,95 | £44.99ISBN 978-4-431-54260-5

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Springer Handbook of EnzymesD. Schomburg, I. Schomburg (Eds)

Supplement 8

D. Schomburg, I. Schomburg, A. Chang, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany (Eds)

Class 1 OxidoreductasesEC 1

Contents 1.1.1.295 momilactone-A synthase.- 1.1.1.296 di-hydrocarveol dehydrogenase.- 1.1.1.297 limo-nene-1,2-diol dehydrogenase .- 1.1.1.298 3-hy-droxypropionate dehydrogenase (NADP+) .- 1.1.1.299 malate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+].- 1.1.1.300 NADP-retinol dehydrogenase .- 1.1.1.301 D-arabitol-phosphate dehydroge-nase.- 1.1.1.302 2,5-diamino-6-(ribosylamino)-4(3H)-pyrimidinone 5’-phosphate reductase .- 1.1.1.303 diacetyl reductase [(R)-acetoin forming].- 1.1.1.304 diacetyl reductase [(S)-acetoin forming].- 1.1.1.305 UDP-glucuronic acid dehydrogenase (UDP-4-keto-hexauronic acid decarboxylating) .- 1.1.1.306 S-(hydroxymethyl)mycothiol dehydrogenase.- 1.1.1.307 D-xylose reductase.- 1.1.1.308 sulfopropanediol 3-dehy-drogenase.- 1.1.1.309 phosphonoacetaldehyde reductase (NADH) .- 1.1.2.6 polyvinyl alcohol dehydrogenase (cytochrome) .- 1.1.2.7 methanol dehydrogenase (cytochrome c).- 1.1.2.8 alcohol dehydrogenase (cytochrome c) .- 1.1.5.3 glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase .- 1.1.5.4 malate dehydrogenase (quinone).- 1.1.5.5 alcohol dehy-drogenase (quinone) .- 1.1.5.6 formate dehydro-genase-N.- 1.1.5.7 cyclic alcohol dehydrogenase (quinone).- 1.1.5.8 quinate dehydrogenase (qui-none).- 1.1.99.1 alcohol dehydrogenase (azurin).- 1.1.99.33 formate dehydrogenase (acceptor) . [...]

Fields of interestBiochemistry, general; Molecular Medicine; Phar-macology/Toxicology



Due July 2013

2nd ed. 2013. XX, 714 p. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 319,93 | € (A) 328,90 | sFr 398,507 approx. € 299,00 | £269.50ISBN 978-3-642-36264-4

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Supplement 9


Class 2–3.2 Transferases, HydrolasesEC 2–3.2

Contents 2.1.1.163 demethylmenaquinone methyltransfer-ase.- 2.1.1.164 demethylrebeccamycin-D-glucose Omethyltransferase.- 2.1.1.165 methyl halide transferase.- 2.1.1.166 23S rRNA (uridine2552-2’-O-)-methyltransferase.- 2.1.1.167 27S pre-rRNA (guanosine2922-2’-O)-methyltrans-ferase.- 2.1.1.168 21S rRNA (uridine2791-2’-O)-methyltransferase.- 2.1.1.169 tricetin 3’,4’,5’-O-trimethyltransferase.- 2.1.1.170 16S rRNA (guanine527-N7)-methyltransferase.- 2.1.1.171 16S rRNA (guanine966-N2)-methyltransferase.- 2.1.1.172 16S rRNA (guanine1207-N2)-methyl-transferase.- 2.1.1.173 23S rRNA (guanine2445-N2)-methyltransferase.- 2.1.1.174 23S rRNA (guanine1835-N2)-methyltransferase.- 2.1.1.175 tricin synthase.- 2.1.1.176 16S rRNA (cytosine967-C5)-methyltransferase.- 2.1.1.177 23S rRNA (pseudouridine1915-N3)-methyltransferase.- 2.1.1.178 16S rRNA (cytosine1407-C5)-methyl-transferase.- 2.1.1.179 16S rRNA (guanine1405-N7)-methyltransferase .- 2.1.1.180 16S rRNA (adenine1408-N1)-methyltransferase.- 2.1.1.181 23S rRNA (adenine1618-N6)-methyltransfer-ase.- 2.1.1.182 16S rRNA (adenine1518-N6/adenine1519-N6)-dimethyltransferase. [...]




Due July 2013


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Supplement 10


Class 3.4–6 Hydrolases, Lyases, Isomerases, LigasesEC 3.4–6

Contents 3.4.11.24 aminopeptidase S.- 3.4.17.23 angio-tensin-converting enzyme 2.- 3.4.22.69 SARS coronavirus main proteinase.- 3.4.22.70 sortase A.- 3.4.22.71 sortase B.- 3.4.23.50 human endog-enous retrovirus K Endopeptidase.- 3.4.23.51 HycI peptidase.- 3.4.24.87 ADAMTS13 en-dopeptidase.- 3.4.25.2 HslU-HslV peptidase.- 3.5.1.99 fatty acid amide hydrolase.- 3.5.1.100 (R)-amidase.- 3.5.1.101 L-proline amide hydro-lase.- 3.5.1.102 2-amino-5-formylamino-6-ribosyl-aminopyrimidin-4(3H)-one 5’- monophosphate deformylase.- 3.5.1.103 N-acetyl-1-D-myo-inositol-2-amino-2-deoxy-a- D-glucopyranoside deacetylase.- 3.5.1.104 peptidoglycan-N-acetylglu-cosamine Deacetylase.- 3.5.1.105 chitin disaccha-ride deacetylase.- 3.5.1.106 N-formylmaleamate deformylase.- 3.5.1.107 maleamate amidohy-drolase.- 3.5.1.108 UDP-3-O-acyl-N-acetylglu-cosamine Deacetylase.- 3.5.2.19 streptothricin hydrolase.- 3.5.99.8 5-nitroanthranilic acid amino-hydrolase.- 3.6.1.53 Mn2+-dependent ADP-ri-bose/CDP-alcohol Diphosphatase.- 3.6.1.54 UDP-2,3-diacylglucosamine diphosphatase.- 3.6.4.12 DNA helicase.- 3.6.4.13 RNA helicase.- 3.7.1.11 cyclohexane-1,2-dione hydrolase.- 3.7.1.12 cobalt-precorrin 5A hydrolase. [...]




Due July 2013


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P. N. Suravajhala, Bioclues.org, Secunderabad, India

Your Passport to a Career in BioinformaticsThe book is a ready reckoner aimed at the student community aspiring to take up a career in bioin-formatics. The book firstly provides a perspective on the domain and addresses the challenges faced by community namely the attempts to understand data produced by genome sequencing projects. It then brings to light High Performance Computing (HPC) as it helps in interpreting and analyz-ing genome sequences. The book also dwells on how interactions in a systems (organism), the components that interact with each other and the outcome of such interactions.

Features 7 Provides a practical introduction to the fasci-nating world of computational biology 7 Takes a step-by-step approach to unravel the multi-faceted applications of bioinformatics in discovering cures for diseases 7 Helps readers understand the domain of bioinformatics and make a conscious career choice and also includes opinions of global thought-leaders 7 Encourages good research within an interdisciplinary context and includes tips on becoming a winner in bioinformatics using bioinformaTICKS

Contents Whither Bioinformatics.- Ten Reasons one should take Bioinformatics as Career.- Developing Bioin-formatics Skills.- The Esoteric of Bioinformatics.- Common Minimum Standards: A Syllabus for Bioinformatics Practitioners.- Colloquial Group Discussion on Bioinformatics: Grand challenges.- The Bioinforma ‘TICKS’: Frequently Asked Ques-tions.- References.

Fields of interestBioinformatics; Computational Biology/Bioinfor-matics; Computer Applications in Chemistry


Product categoryProfessional book

Due June 2013

2013. 140 p. 14 illus., 6 in color. Softcover7 approx. * € (D) 41,73 | € (A) 42,90 | sFr 52,007 approx. € 39,00 | £35.99ISBN 978-81-322-1162-4

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O. Van Auken, J. Bush, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX, USA

Invasion of Woody LegumesContents 1 Abstract-Summary or synopsis of the book.- 2 Introduction-overview of the species and previous work done. Why the topic is important? What is the current distribution of the various species of woody legumes in North America and the rest of the world? Has the distribution changed through the Holocene, the last 20,000 years, or since the end of the last ice age? Have additional changes occurred in North America since the Europeans arrived?.- 3 Species Systematics-Update of species names including review of old and new names.- 4 Community structure-Examination and comparison of the woodland and savanna species densities and basal areas where available.- 5 Spe-cies growth-Growth rates and factors that seem to determine growth rates.- 6 Competition-Exami-nation of effects of potential grassland competitors and factors that might limit them and their ef-fectiveness.- 7 Spread of some species-What seem to determine or limit the spread of the woody legumes?.- 8 Climate change effects-Potential effects of elevated levels of CO2 and elevated temperature.- 9 Management-How should these leguminous woodlands, savannas and grasslands be managed or can they be managed? Can restora-tion of known former grassland communities that currently have high density and cover of various woody legumes be successfully?.- 10 Discussion-Comparison of factors and effects on the growth and changes in these communities. Is succession a major factor? Are there other physical, chemi-cal or biological features or items that should be considered? What will the end communities be? Will there be end communities? 11 The future-What other research is needed to understand these leguminous communities? [...]

Fields of interestPlant Ecology; Ecology; Landscape Ecology



Due May 2013

2013. VIII, 76 p. 29 illus., 5 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Ecology, Volume 4) Softcover7 * € (D) 53,49 | € (A) 54,99 | sFr 67,007 € 49,99 | £44.99ISBN 978-1-4614-7198-1

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M. A. Williams, T. Daviter (Eds)

Protein-Ligand InteractionsMethods and Applications

Proteins are the cell’s workers, their messengers and overseers.

Features 7 Includes cutting-edge methods and proto-cols 7 Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results 7 Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

Contents Protein-Ligand Interactions: Fundamentals.- Pro-tein Sample Characterization.- Measurement of Protein-Ligand Complex Formation.- Isothermal Titration Calorimetry for Studying Protein-Ligand Interactions.- Rapid Mixing Kinetic Tech-niques.- Protein-Ligand Interactions Using SPR Systems.- Fluorescence Techniques in Analysis of Protein-Ligand Interactions.- Circular and Linear Dichroism Spectroscopy for the Study of Protein-Ligand Interactions.- Analyzing Protein-Ligand Interactions by Dynamic NMR Spectros-copy.- Studying Metal Ion - Protein Interactions: Electronic Absorption, Circular Dichroism and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance.- Monitoring Protein-Ligand Interactions by Time-resolved FTIR Difference Spectroscopy.- Biophysical Methods in Drug Discovery from Small Molecule to Pharmaceutical.- Biophysical Screening for the Discovery of Small-Molecule Ligands.- Screening Protein-Small Molecule Interactions by NMR.- Model Membrane Systems.- Quantitative Fluores-cence Co-localization to Study Protein-Receptor Complexes.- Studying Protein-Ligand Interactions Using X-Ray Crystallography.- Molecular Fields in Ligand Discovery.- Structure-Based Virtual Screening for Novel Ligands.

Fields of interestProtein Science; Protein-Ligand Interactions



Due May 2013

2nd ed. 2013. XX, 540 p. 135 illus., 49 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 1008) Hardcover7 * € (D) 133,74 | € (A) 137,49 | sFr 166,507 € 124,99 | £112.50ISBN 978-1-62703-397-8

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N. Zavazava, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA (Ed)

Embryonic Stem Cell ImmunobiologyMethods and Protocols

Features 7 Includes cutting-edge methods and proto-cols 7 Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results 7 Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

Contents Immune Privilege of Stem Cells.- Immunogenic-ity of In vitro Maintained and Matured Popula-tions: Potential Barriers to Engraftment of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Derivatives.- Hematopoi-etic and Natural Killer Cell Development from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells.- Evaluation of Immunogenicity of Rat ES-Cell Derived Endothe-lial Cells.- Interaction of ES Cell Derived Neural Progenitor Cells with Natural Killer Cells and Cytotoxic T Cells.- Strategies to Generate Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.- The Differentiation and Lineage Commitment of Murine Embryonic Stem Cells into Insulin Producing Cells.- Mouse ES Cell-Derived Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells.- Directed Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells to the T-Lymphocyte Lineage.- Development of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells, in vitro, Supported by Ectopic Human HOXB4 Expression.- Histone Modification Profiling in Normal and Trans-formed Human Embryonic Stem Cells Using Mi-cro Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, Scalable to Genome-Wide Microarray Analyses.- Combined Total Proteomic and Phosphoproteomic Analysis of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells.- Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms that Govern Embryonic Stem Cell Fate.

Fields of interestCell Biology; Stem Cells



Due June 2013

2013. XII, 220 p. 43 illus., 27 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 1029) Hardcover7 * € (D) 101,64 | € (A) 104,49 | sFr 126,507 € 94,99 | £85.50ISBN 978-1-62703-477-7

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R. C. Zhao, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China (Ed)

Essentials of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Biology and Its Clinical TranslationMesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), a type of adult stem cells, have attracted the attention of scientists and physicians alike due to their unique biologi-cal properties and potential for disease treatment. As stem cell research is complex and progressing rapidly, it is important that the experts in this field share their views and perspectives. This book, co-edited by leading global researchers, is divided into five major sections and covers a broad range of topics concerning MSCs during their transition from benchside to bedside. The book is intended for researchers and clinicians in the field of stem cells. Dr. Robert Chunhua Zhao, MD. Ph.D is Cheung Kong Professor of Stem Cell Biology, Professor of Cell Biology at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, China Director of Center for Tissue Engineering, PUMC Chief scientist of 973 program Regional Editor of Stem Cells and Development.

Features 7 Summarizes the current state of knowledge in Mesenchymal stem cell research 7 Presents the properties of Mesenchymal stem cell to give clues for effective therapy 7 Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols

Contents Basic research/mechanisms.- Clinical application.- International regulations and guidelines governing stem cell-based products.

Fields of interestCell Biology; Stem Cells; Internal Medicine



Due May 2013


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M. Zhou, T. Veenstra, Fredrick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA (Eds)

Proteomics for Biomarker DiscoveryContents Affinity Depletion of Plasma and Serum for Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteome Analysis.- Tis-sue Sample Preparation for Biomarker Discov-ery.- Subcellular Fractionation for Identification of Biomarkers: Serial Detergent Extraction by Subcellular Accessibility and Solubility.- Analy-sis of Secreted Proteins.- Preparation of Human Cerebrospinal Fluid for Proteomics Biomarker Analysis.- Proteomic Analysis of Frozen Tissue Samples Using Laser Capture Microdissection.- Use of Formalin Fixed, Paraffin Embedded Tissue for Proteomic Biomarker Discovery.- Phospho-peptide Enrichment Using Offline Titanium Di-oxide Columns for Phosphoproteomics.- iTRAQ-Labeling for Biomarker Discovery.- Analysis of Glycoproteins for Biomarker Discovery.- SILAC in Biomarker Discovery.- Trypsin-mediated 18O/16O Labeling for Biomarker Discovery.- Two-dimensional SDS-PAGE Fractionation of Biological Samples for Biomarker Discovery.- Informatics of Protein and Post-Translational Modification Detection via Shotgun Proteomics.- Quantitation of C-Met Tyrosine Phosphorylation Using MRM-MS.- Preparation of Human Serum for Prolactin Measurement by Multiple Reac-tion Monitoring Mass Spectrometry.- Label-Free Quantitative Shotgun Proteomics Using Normal-ized Spectral Abundance Factors.- Employment of Complementary Dissociation Techniques for Body Fluid Characterization and Biomarker Discovery.- DPhosphopeptide Microarrays for Comparative Proteomic Profiling of Cellular Lysates.- Tissue Preparation for MALDI MS Imaging of Protein and Peptides.- Plant Proteogenomics: From Pro-tein Extraction to Improved Gene Predictions. [...]

Fields of interestProtein Science; Proteomics



Due April 2013

2013. XI, 320 p. 57 illus., 34 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 1002) Hardcover7 * € (D) 101,64 | € (A) 104,49 | sFr 126,507 € 94,99 | £85.50ISBN 978-1-62703-359-6

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