Ebook: Agrobacterium: From Biology to Biotechnology
- Tags: Plant Sciences, Plant Genetics & Genomics, Plant Pathology, Agriculture
- Year: 2008
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Agrobacterium is the only cellular organism on Earth that is naturally capable of transferring genetic material between the kingdoms of life, from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. Studies have uncovered a wealth of information on the process of Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation and on the bacterial and host cell factors involved in the infection. Agrobacterium has been shown to genetically transform, under laboratory conditions a large number of plant species and numerous non-plant organisms, indicating the truly basic nature of the transformation process. It is therefore not surprising that Agrobacterium and the genetic transformation itself have also become the focus of numerous ethical and legal debates.
‘Agrobacterium’ is a comprehensive book on Agrobacterium research, including its history, application, basic biology discoveries, and effects on human society. Although the book largely focuses on providing a detailed review of virtually all molecular events of the genetic transformation process, it also provides coverage of ethical and legal issues relevant to the use of Agrobacterium as a "genetic transformation machine". The result is an all-inclusive text which readers—including scientists and students involved in plant genetic engineering—will find useful as a reference source for all major aspects of the Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of plant and non-plant organisms.
About the Editors:
Dr. Tzvi Tzfira is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Vitaly Citovsky is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Stony Brook University.
Agrobacterium is the only cellular organism on Earth that is naturally capable of transferring genetic material between the kingdoms of life, from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. Studies have uncovered a wealth of information on the process of Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation and on the bacterial and host cell factors involved in the infection. Agrobacterium has been shown to genetically transform, under laboratory conditions a large number of plant species and numerous non-plant organisms, indicating the truly basic nature of the transformation process. It is therefore not surprising that Agrobacterium and the genetic transformation itself have also become the focus of numerous ethical and legal debates.
‘Agrobacterium’ is a comprehensive book on Agrobacterium research, including its history, application, basic biology discoveries, and effects on human society. Although the book largely focuses on providing a detailed review of virtually all molecular events of the genetic transformation process, it also provides coverage of ethical and legal issues relevant to the use of Agrobacterium as a "genetic transformation machine". The result is an all-inclusive text which readers—including scientists and students involved in plant genetic engineering—will find useful as a reference source for all major aspects of the Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of plant and non-plant organisms.
About the Editors:
Dr. Tzvi Tzfira is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Vitaly Citovsky is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Stony Brook University.
Agrobacterium is the only cellular organism on Earth that is naturally capable of transferring genetic material between the kingdoms of life, from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. Studies have uncovered a wealth of information on the process of Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation and on the bacterial and host cell factors involved in the infection. Agrobacterium has been shown to genetically transform, under laboratory conditions a large number of plant species and numerous non-plant organisms, indicating the truly basic nature of the transformation process. It is therefore not surprising that Agrobacterium and the genetic transformation itself have also become the focus of numerous ethical and legal debates.
‘Agrobacterium’ is a comprehensive book on Agrobacterium research, including its history, application, basic biology discoveries, and effects on human society. Although the book largely focuses on providing a detailed review of virtually all molecular events of the genetic transformation process, it also provides coverage of ethical and legal issues relevant to the use of Agrobacterium as a "genetic transformation machine". The result is an all-inclusive text which readers—including scientists and students involved in plant genetic engineering—will find useful as a reference source for all major aspects of the Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of plant and non-plant organisms.
About the Editors:
Dr. Tzvi Tzfira is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Vitaly Citovsky is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Stony Brook University.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxxiii
Agrobacterium: A disease-causing bacterium....Pages 1-46
A Brief History of Research on Agrobacterium Tumefaciens: 1900–1980s....Pages 47-72
Agrobacterium and Plant Biotechnology....Pages 73-147
The Agrobacterium Tumefaciens C58 Genome....Pages 149-181
Agrobacterium—Taxonomy of Plant-Pathogenic Rhizobium Species....Pages 183-220
The Initial Steps in Agrobacterium Tumefaciens Pathogenesis: Chemical Biology of Host Recognition....Pages 221-241
Agrobacterium-Host Attachment and Biofilm Formation....Pages 243-277
Production of a Mobile T-DNA by Agrobacterium Tumefaciens....Pages 279-313
Translocation of Oncogenic T-DNA and Effector Proteins to Plant Cells....Pages 315-364
Intracellular Transport of Agrobacterium T-DNA....Pages 365-394
Mechanisms of T-DNA integration....Pages 395-440
Agrobacterium Tumefaciens-Mediated Transformation: Patterns of T-Dna Integration Into the Host Genome....Pages 441-481
Function of Host Proteins in The Agrobacterium-Mediated Plant Transformation Process....Pages 483-522
The Oncogenes of Agrobacterium Tumefaciens and Agrobacterium Rhizogenes....Pages 523-563
Biology of Crown Gall Tumors....Pages 565-591
The Cell-Cell Communication System of Agrobacterium Tumefaciens....Pages 593-622
Horizontal Gene Transfer....Pages 623-647
Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Non-Plant Organisms....Pages 649-675
The Bioethics and Biosafety of Gene Transfer....Pages 677-697
Agrobacterium-Mediated Gene Transfer: A Lawyer’s Perspective....Pages 699-735
Back Matter....Pages 737-750
Agrobacterium is the only cellular organism on Earth that is naturally capable of transferring genetic material between the kingdoms of life, from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. Studies have uncovered a wealth of information on the process of Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation and on the bacterial and host cell factors involved in the infection. Agrobacterium has been shown to genetically transform, under laboratory conditions a large number of plant species and numerous non-plant organisms, indicating the truly basic nature of the transformation process. It is therefore not surprising that Agrobacterium and the genetic transformation itself have also become the focus of numerous ethical and legal debates.
‘Agrobacterium’ is a comprehensive book on Agrobacterium research, including its history, application, basic biology discoveries, and effects on human society. Although the book largely focuses on providing a detailed review of virtually all molecular events of the genetic transformation process, it also provides coverage of ethical and legal issues relevant to the use of Agrobacterium as a "genetic transformation machine". The result is an all-inclusive text which readers—including scientists and students involved in plant genetic engineering—will find useful as a reference source for all major aspects of the Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of plant and non-plant organisms.
About the Editors:
Dr. Tzvi Tzfira is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Vitaly Citovsky is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Stony Brook University.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxxiii
Agrobacterium: A disease-causing bacterium....Pages 1-46
A Brief History of Research on Agrobacterium Tumefaciens: 1900–1980s....Pages 47-72
Agrobacterium and Plant Biotechnology....Pages 73-147
The Agrobacterium Tumefaciens C58 Genome....Pages 149-181
Agrobacterium—Taxonomy of Plant-Pathogenic Rhizobium Species....Pages 183-220
The Initial Steps in Agrobacterium Tumefaciens Pathogenesis: Chemical Biology of Host Recognition....Pages 221-241
Agrobacterium-Host Attachment and Biofilm Formation....Pages 243-277
Production of a Mobile T-DNA by Agrobacterium Tumefaciens....Pages 279-313
Translocation of Oncogenic T-DNA and Effector Proteins to Plant Cells....Pages 315-364
Intracellular Transport of Agrobacterium T-DNA....Pages 365-394
Mechanisms of T-DNA integration....Pages 395-440
Agrobacterium Tumefaciens-Mediated Transformation: Patterns of T-Dna Integration Into the Host Genome....Pages 441-481
Function of Host Proteins in The Agrobacterium-Mediated Plant Transformation Process....Pages 483-522
The Oncogenes of Agrobacterium Tumefaciens and Agrobacterium Rhizogenes....Pages 523-563
Biology of Crown Gall Tumors....Pages 565-591
The Cell-Cell Communication System of Agrobacterium Tumefaciens....Pages 593-622
Horizontal Gene Transfer....Pages 623-647
Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Non-Plant Organisms....Pages 649-675
The Bioethics and Biosafety of Gene Transfer....Pages 677-697
Agrobacterium-Mediated Gene Transfer: A Lawyer’s Perspective....Pages 699-735
Back Matter....Pages 737-750
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