E-raamat: Biocommunication of Ciliates

This is the first coherentdescription of all levels of communication of ciliates. Ciliates are highlysensitive organisms that actively compete for environmental resources. Theyassess their surroundings, estimate how much energy they need for particular goals,and then realise the optimum variant. They take measures to control certainenvironmental resources. They perceive themselves and can distinguish between"self" and "non-self". They process and evaluate information and then modifytheir behaviour accordingly.These highly diverse competences show us that this is possible owing to sign(aling)-mediated communication processes within ciliates (intra-organismic), between the same, related and different ciliate species (inter-organismic), and between ciliates and non-ciliate organisms (trans-organismic). This is crucial in coordinating growth and development, shape and dynamics.This book further serves as a learning tool for research aspects in biocommunication in ciliates.

It will guide scientists in further investigations on ciliate behavior, how they mediate signaling processes between themselves and the environment.

1. Introduction: Why biocommunication of Ciliates? GuentherWitzany2. Principles of intracellular signaling in ciliated protozoa - abrief outline, Helmut Plattner3.RNA-guidedgenome editing, Sarah Allen and Mariusz Nowacki4. Intracytoplasmic signaling from cilia in ciliates,Peter Satir and Birgit H. Satir5. Chemotaxis as an expression ofcommunication of Tetrahymena, Laszlo K_hidai6. Signals regulating vesicle trafficking in Paramecium cells, Helmut Plattner7. How do cysts know when to hatch? The role of ecological communication inawakening latent lifeJohn R. Bracht, Emily M. Ferraro and Kathryn A. Bracht8. Hormonalcommunication of Tetrahymena, Georgy Csaba9. Signaling through GPI-anchoredProteins in Ciliates. Yelena Bisharyan and Theodore Clark10. Ciliate communication via water-borne pheromones,Pierangelo Luporini11. Communication in Tetrahymena Reproduction, Wendy Ashlock, Takahiko Akematsuand Ronald Pearlman12. Cell-cell interactions leading toe

stablishment of a mating junction in Tetrahymena and Paramecium, two"contact-mediated" mating systems. Eric S. Cole13. Mating systems and reproductive strategies in Tetrahymena. Rebecca A.Zufall14. Social information in cooperation anddispersal in Tetrahymena. Staffan Jacob, Jean Clobert, Delphine Legrand,Nicolas Schtickzelle, and Alexis S Chaine15. Symbiotic associations in ciliates: ecological and evolutionaryperspectives. Arno Germond and Toshiyuki Nakajima.16. Paramecium as a model organism for studieson primary and secondary endosymbioses. YuukiKodama and Masahiro Fujishima.17. An integrated model of the biology of themarine symbiosis Maristentor dinoferus.Christopher S. Lobban18. Interactions between parasitic ciliatesand their hosts: Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and Cryptocaryon irritans asexamples. Kassandra E. Zaila, Deanna Cho and Wei-Jen Chang19. Ciliates in planktonic food webs: communication and adaptive response. ThomasWeisse and Bettina Sonn

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