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Author:   William V. Dashek (Virginia Commenwealth University) ,  Gurbachan S. Miglani
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 17.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.975kg
ISBN:  

9780470976869

ISBN 10:   0470976861
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   13 January 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contributors ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xii 1 An introduction to cells and their organelles 1 William V. Dashek Cells 1 Cell organelles – an introduction 6 Ion channels 10 Proton pumps 14 Water channels 14 Carriers 15 Cell death 17 References 18 Further reading 24 2 Isolation and characterization of subcellular organelles from plant cells 25 Milee Agarwal, P. Desai, and Harish Padh Isolation of subcellular organelles 26 Identification and characterization of isolated organelles 33 Summary 39 References 39 Further reading 41 3 Endoplasmic reticulum 42 William V. Dashek Structure 42 Chemical composition 42 Biogenesis 45 Functions 45 Posttranslational events 49 Inhibitors 53 In vitro protein synthesis 54 Other functions 54 References 54 Further reading 60 4 The Golgi apparatus 61 D. Davis, T.E. Wilkop, and Georgia Drakakaki The Golgi apparatus 61 Plant Golgi introduction 66 Structure and organization 69 Golgi‐mediated vesicular trafficking 71 Plant Golgi‐dependent cellular processes 74 Imaging and visualization 76 Isolation and analysis 78 Golgi genetics and genomics 81 Significance 84 Acknowledgment 85 References 85 Further reading 87 5 Microbodies 88 Robert Donaldson Introducing peroxisomes 88 Leaf peroxisomes 89 Peroxisomes in oil seeds and pollen 91 References 107 Further reading 109 6 Microtubules, intermediate filaments, and actin filaments 110 William V. Dashek Microtubules 110 Intermediate filaments 113 Actin filaments (microfilaments) 116 References 119 Further reading 124 7 The mitochondrion 125 Ray J. Rose, Terence W.‐Y. Tiew, and William V. Dashek Structure and dynamics 125 The mitochondrial genome 128 Comparison of the mitochondrial genome with chloroplast and nuclear genomes 131 The mitochondrial proteome and protein import 132 Respiratory metabolite transporters 133 The electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation 133 The alternative electron transfer chain in plant mitochondria 139 Plant mitochondria, stress responses and programmed cell death 139 Other functions of plant mitochondria 140 References 144 Further reading 145 8 Nucleus 146 Yogesh Vikal and Dasmeet Kaur Structural organization of the NE 147 Nuclear pores 152 The nucleolus 157 Chromatin and chromosomes 165 DNA structure 170 DNA replication 173 RNA structure, function, and synthesis 176 Nucleocytoplasmic transport, nuclear import, and nuclear export 183 The dynamics of NE biogenesis during mitosis 188 The dynamics of nuclear pore complex biogenesis 196 Cell cycle control 200 Summary 205 References 206 Further reading 207 9 Plant cell walls 209 James E. Bidlack and William V. Dashek Introduction 209 Structure 209 Biosynthesis 216 Chemical composition 217 Biogenesis 222 Function 225 References 231 Further reading 238 10 Plastid structure and genomics 239 Gurbachan S. Miglani Plastid structure 239 Different forms of plastids 240 Plastid stromules 248 Chlorophyll biosynthesis 248 Plastid genomics 250 Sequenced plastomes 253 Promiscuous DNA 258 Plastid genome organization 260 Plastid gene organization, expression, and regulation 265 Systems biology approach in understanding chloroplast development 269 Chloroplast genetic engineering 284 Recent trends in chloroplast research 289 Summary 293 References 294 Further reading 299 11 Photosynthesis 300 J. Kenneth Hoober Introduction 300 Evolution of photosynthesis 301 Development of the chloroplast 310 Absorption of light energy 317 Generation of end products 324 Distribution of the photosystems in thylakoid membranes 329 Photoinhibition: damage and repair of the PS II reaction center 332 Protection of PS II by carotenoids 332 Incorporation of carbon as CO2 into carbohydrate 334 End products of carbon assimilation 346 Conclusions for the reactions of photosynthesis 348 References 348 Further reading 350 12 Vacuoles and protein bodies 351 William V. Dashek and Amy M. Clore Vacuoles 351 PBs and other protein storage compartments 359 References 365 Further reading 370 13 Systems biology in plant cells and their organelles 371 Rajdeep Kaur Grewal, Saptarshi Sinha, and Soumen Roy Systems biology—“omics” 371 Genomics 373 Lipidomics 378 Metabolomics 380 Proteomics 382 Transcriptomics 384 Synthetic biology 386 Acknowledgments 388 References 389 Further reading 391 Appendix A 392 Appendix B 400 Appendix C 403 Index 407

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About the Editors William V. Dashek, Emeritus Professor, Mary Baldwin College, USA Dr. 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. Gurbachan S. Miglani, Visiting Professor, School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, India Dr. Miglani obtained B.Sc. (Agri. & 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.

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