{"product_id":"plant-cells-and-their-organelles-isbn-9780470976869","title":"Plant Cells and their Organelles","description":"\u003ci\u003ePlant Cells and Their Organelles\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive overview of the structure and function of plant organelles. The text focuses on subcellular organelles while also providing relevant background on plant cells, tissues and organs. Coverage of the latest methods of light and electron microscopy and modern biochemical procedures for the isolation and identification of organelles help to provide a thorough and up-to-date companion text to the field of plant cell and subcellular biology. The book is designed as an advanced text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students with student-friendly diagrams and clear explanations. \u003cp\u003eContributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 An introduction to cells and their organelles 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam V. Dashek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCells 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCell organelles – an introduction 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIon channels 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProton pumps 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater channels 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarriers 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCell death 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Isolation and characterization of subcellular organelles from plant cells 25\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilee Agarwal, P. Desai, and Harish Padh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsolation of subcellular organelles 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentification and characterization of isolated organelles 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Endoplasmic reticulum 42\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam V. Dashek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemical composition 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiogenesis 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunctions 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePosttranslational events 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInhibitors 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn vitro protein synthesis 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther functions 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Golgi apparatus 61\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eD. Davis, T.E. Wilkop, and Georgia Drakakaki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Golgi apparatus 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlant Golgi introduction 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure and organization 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGolgi‐mediated vesicular trafficking 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlant Golgi‐dependent cellular processes 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImaging and visualization 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsolation and analysis 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGolgi genetics and genomics 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSignificance 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgment 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Microbodies 88\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Donaldson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing peroxisomes 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeaf peroxisomes 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeroxisomes in oil seeds and pollen 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Microtubules, intermediate filaments, and actin filaments 110\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam V. Dashek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicrotubules 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntermediate filaments 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActin filaments (microfilaments) 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The mitochondrion 125\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRay J. Rose, Terence W.‐Y. Tiew, and William V. Dashek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure and dynamics 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mitochondrial genome 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparison of the mitochondrial genome with chloroplast and nuclear genomes 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mitochondrial proteome and protein import 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRespiratory metabolite transporters 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe alternative electron transfer chain in plant mitochondria 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlant mitochondria, stress responses and programmed cell death 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther functions of plant mitochondria 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Nucleus 146\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eYogesh Vikal and Dasmeet Kaur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructural organization of the NE 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNuclear pores 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe nucleolus 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChromatin and chromosomes 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDNA structure 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDNA replication 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRNA structure, function, and synthesis 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNucleocytoplasmic transport, nuclear import, and nuclear export 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dynamics of NE biogenesis during mitosis 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dynamics of nuclear pore complex biogenesis 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCell cycle control 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Plant cell walls 209\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames E. Bidlack and William V. Dashek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiosynthesis 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemical composition 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiogenesis 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunction 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Plastid structure and genomics 239\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGurbachan S. Miglani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlastid structure 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferent forms of plastids 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlastid stromules 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChlorophyll biosynthesis 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlastid genomics 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSequenced plastomes 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePromiscuous DNA 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlastid genome organization 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlastid gene organization, expression, and regulation 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystems biology approach in understanding chloroplast development 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChloroplast genetic engineering 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecent trends in chloroplast research 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Photosynthesis 300\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. Kenneth Hoober\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution of photosynthesis 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of the chloroplast 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbsorption of light energy 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneration of end products 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistribution of the photosystems in thylakoid membranes 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhotoinhibition: damage and repair of the PS II reaction center 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtection of PS II by carotenoids 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncorporation of carbon as CO2 into carbohydrate 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd products of carbon assimilation 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions for the reactions of photosynthesis 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Vacuoles and protein bodies 351\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam V. Dashek and Amy M. Clore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVacuoles 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePBs and other protein storage compartments 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Systems biology in plant cells and their organelles 371\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRajdeep Kaur Grewal, Saptarshi Sinha, and Soumen Roy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystems biology—“omics” 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenomics 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLipidomics 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetabolomics 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProteomics 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranscriptomics 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynthetic biology 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam V. Dashek\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmeritus Professor, Mary Baldwin College, USA \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Dashek is the recipient of BS, MS and Ph.D. degree from Marquette University where he was a National Institute of Health pre-doctoral trainee. He was a post-doctorate fellow at the Michigan State University Plant research Laboratory. Subsequently, he began a lengthy Academic teaching and research career. Currently, Dashek is retired writing advanced textbooks. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGurbachan S. Miglani\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVisiting Professor, School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, India\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Miglani obtained B.Sc. (Agri. \u0026amp; A.H.) and M.Sc. (Genetics) from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, Punjab, India and Ph.D. from Howard University, Washington, D.C. During his 35-year teaching stint at PAU he taught general and specialized courses in genetics. Even after retirement Miglani is still teaching molecular genetics and biotechnology at PAU. In addition to research and review papers, popular science articles, laboratory manuals he has published a dozen books and presently he is writing his next book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the structure and function on plant organelles, and how they differ from those in animal cells is an important aspect of plant cell biology, biotechnology and biochemistry and evolution. The cell wall is increasingly being recognized as an important component in biofuel research as plants form the basis of primary biofuels (woodchip, elephant grass ) and secondary biofuels (ethanol, biodiesel).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlant Cells and Their Organelles\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive overview of the structure and function of plant organelles. The text focuses on subcellular organelles while also providing relevant background on plant cells, tissues and organs. 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