Overview

This fully updated edition of the bestselling three-part Methods in Enzymology series, Guide to Yeast Genetics and Molecular Cell Biology is specifically designed to meet the needs of graduate students, postdoctoral students, and researchers by providing all the up-to-date methods necessary to study genes in yeast. Procedures are included that enable newcomers to set up a yeast laboratory and to master basic manipulations. This volume serves as an essential reference for any beginning or experienced researcher in the field.

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Author:   Jonathan Weissman ,  Christine Guthrie (University of California, San Francisco, U.S.A.) ,  Gerald R. Fink (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, U.S.A.)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Volume:   470
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.400kg
ISBN:  

9780123751720

ISBN 10:   0123751721
Pages:   942
Publication Date:   22 April 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART I - Functional Genomics1. Analysis of Gene Function using DNA Microarrays2. An introduction to microarray data analysis and visualization3. Genome-wide approaches to monitor pre-mRNA splicing4. ChIP-Seq: Using high-throughput DNA sequencing for genome-wide identification of transcription factor binding sites5. Genome-wide mapping of nucleosomes in yeast6. Genome-wide translational profiling by ribosome footprintingPART II - Systematic Genetic Analysis7. Synthetic Genetic Array (SGA) Analysis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe8. Making temperature-sensitive mutants9. Quantitative Genetic Interaction Mapping using the E-MAP Approach10. Exploring gene function and drug action using chemogenomic dosage assaysPART III - Proteomics11. Yeast Expression Proteomics by High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry12. High-quality binary interactome mapping13. Quantitative analysis of protein phosphorylation on a system-wide scale by mass spectrometry based proteomics14. A Toolkit of Protein-fragment Complementation Assays for Studying and Dissecting Large-scale and Dynamic Protein-Protein Interactions in Living Cells15. Yeast Lipid Analysis and Quantification by Mass Spectrometry16. Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics of YeastPART IV - Systems Analysis17. Imaging single mRNA molecules in yeast18. Reconstructing gene histories in Ascomycota fungi19. Experimental evolution in yeast: a practical guidePART V - Synthetic Biology20. Enhancing stress resistance and production phenotypes through transcriptome engineeringPART VI - Advances in Cytology/Biochemistry21. Visualizing yeast chromosomes and nuclear architecture22. Quantitative localization of chromosomal loci by immunofluorescence23. Spinning Disk Confocal Microscopy of Yeast24. Correlative GFP-immunoelectron microscopy in yeast25. Analyzing P-bodies and stress granules in Saccharomyces cerevisiae26. Analyzing mRNA expression using single mRNA resolution fluorescent in situ hybridization27. The Use of In Vitro Assays to Measure Endoplasmic Reticulum Associated Degradation (ERAD)28. A protein transformation protocol for introducing yeast prion particles into yeast29. Overexpression and Purification of Integral Membrane Proteins in Yeast30. Biochemical, cell biological and genetic assays to analyze amyloid and prion aggregation in yeastPART VII - Other Fungi31. Genetics and Molecular Biology in Candida albicans32. Molecular Genetics of Schizosaccharomyces pombe33. Applying Genetics and Molecular Biology to the Study of the Human Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans34. The Fungal Genome Initiative and lessons learned from genome sequencing35. Ultradian metabolic cycles in yeast

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Praise for the first edition: ...this is an excellent collection of methods that is certain to be an important handbook for yeast researchers. --Will Prinz, National Institutes of Health for ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY (April 2003)

"Praise for the first edition: ""...this is an excellent collection of methods that is certain to be an important handbook for yeast researchers.""--Will Prinz, National Institutes of Health for ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY (April 2003)"

Praise for the first edition: ...this is an excellent collection of methods that is certain to be an important handbook for yeast researchers. --Will Prinz, National Institutes of Health for ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY (April 2003)

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