The Structure and Function of Plastids
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"The Structure and Function of Plastids" is Volume 23 in the "Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration Series". This volume provides a comprehensive look at the biology of plastids, the multifunctional biosynthetic factories that are unique to plants and algae. Fifty-nine international experts have contributed 27 chapters that cover all aspects of this large and diverse family of plant and algal organelles.

Table of Contents:
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.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781402040603
  • Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
  • Height: 260 mm
  • No of Pages: 578
  • Width: 193 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1402040601
  • Publisher Date: 06 Sep 2006
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y


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