The Structure and Function of Plastids

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Wise, Robert R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Hoober, J. Kenneth (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Σειρά: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, 23
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Plant biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Biochemistry.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Anatomy/Development.

This volume provides a comprehensive look at the biology of plastids, the multifunctional biosynthetic factories that are unique to plants and algae. Fifty-six international experts have contributed 28 chapters that cover all aspects of this large and diverse family of plant and algal organelles. Th...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Plastid Origin and Development
• The Diversity of Plastid Form and Function
• Chloroplast Development: Whence and Whither
• Protein Import Into Chloroplasts: Who, When, and How?
• Origin and Evolution of Plastids: Genomic View on the Unification and Diversity of Plastids
• The Mechanism of Plastid Division: The Structure and Origin of The Plastid Division Apparatus
• The Plastid Genome and its Interaction with the Nuclear Genome
• Expression, Prediction and Function of the Thylakoid Proteome in Higher Plants and Green Algae
• The Role of Nucleus- and Chloroplast-Encoded Factors in the Synthesis of the Photosynthetic Apparatus
• Plastid Transcription: Competition, Regulation and Promotion by Plastid- and Nuclear-Encoded Polymerases
• Plastid-to-Nucleus Signaling
• Trace Metal Utilization in Chloroplasts
• Photosynthetic Metabolism in Plastids
• Light/Dark Regulation of Chloroplast Metabolism
• Chlororespiratory Pathways and Their Physiological Significance
• CO2 Concentrating Mechanisms
• Synthesis, Export and Partitioning of the End Products of Photosynthesis
• Non-Photosynthetic Metabolism in Plastids
• Chlorophyll Synthesis
• Carotenoids
• Lipid Synthesis, Metabolism and Transport
• Amino Acid Synthesis in Plastids
• Sulfur Metabolism in Plastids
• Regulation and Role of Calcium Fluxes in the Chloroplast
• Plastid Differentiation and Response to Environmental Factors
• The Role of Plastids in Ripening Fruits
• Fate and Activities of Plastids During Leaf Senescence
• The Kleptoplast
• The Apicoplast
• The Role of Plastids in Gravitropism
• Chloroplast Movements in Response to Environmental Signals
• Oxygen Metabolism and Stress Physiology.