Publisher's Synopsis
This study demonstrates the use of appropriate algal models for basic cell research in such topics as microtubule activity, the cytoskeleton, flagellar dynamics, cell-cell recognition systems, mating reactions, morphogenesis, differentiation, cellular polarity, photosynthetic systems, and circadian rhythms. This treatise provides up-to-date coverage of four general areas of study: organelles involved with cytoskeleton, including microtubules and microfilaments, contractile organelles and compounds, extra-cellular spines, and scales; morphogenesis and the use of algal cells as models for the study of such phenomena as differentiation, thallus morphology, and cell polarity; cellular recognition, including mating reactions such as sexual interactions, agglutination, and the role of pheromones and specific receptors; the use of algae for model systems to study cellular complexes and multistep processes such as photosynthetic membranes systems, photoacclimating mechanis
