Overview

This volume provides comprehensive coverage of chloroplast and mitochondrial biogenesis and function. It presents the current status of research on the molecular genetics of chloroplast gene expression for the late 1990s. It describes the intricate co-operative interplay between the chloroplast and nuclear compartments which underlie the assembly of the photosynthetic apparatus. It also shows the power of chloroplast reverse genetics which has been used with considerable success to investigate structure-function relationships in several photosynthetic complexes. The book highlights the features of Chlamydomonas and the technological advances which make the alga uniquely suited to a multidisciplinary approach to studying photosynthesis and its regulation under various environmental and stress conditions. The book is intended for a wide audience, but is specifically designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and researchers in the fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, biophysics, plant biology, phycology and biotechnology.

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Author:   J.-D. Rochaix ,  M. Goldschmidt-Clermont ,  Sabeeha Merchant
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1998 ed.
Volume:   7
Dimensions:   Width: 19.50cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   1.966kg
ISBN:  

9780792351740

ISBN 10:   0792351746
Pages:   733
Publication Date:   31 July 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

to Chlamydomonas.- Perspectives on Early Research on Photosynthesis in Chlamydomonas.- Organization of the Nuclear Genome.- Nuclear Transformation: Technology and Applications.- Modes and Tempos of Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Genome Evolution in Chlamydomonas: A Comparative Analysis.- Uniparental Inheritance of Chloroplast Genomes.- Replication, Recombination, and Repair in the Chloroplast Genetic System of Chlamydomonas.- Chloroplast Transformation and Reverse Genetics.- Chloroplast RNA Stability.- Chloroplast RNA Synthesis and Processing.- RNA Splicing in the Chloroplast.- Regulation of Chloroplast Translation.- Chloroplast Protein Translocation.- Supramolecular Organization of the Chloroplast and of the Thylakoid Membranes.- Assembly of Photosystem II.- Functional Analysis of Photosystem II.- Structure and Function of Photosystem I.- Reexamining the Validity of the Z-Scheme: Is Photosystem I Required for Oxygenic Photosynthesis in Chlamydomonas?.- Assembly of Light-Harvesting Systems.- Pigment Biosynthesis: Chlorophylls, Heme, and Carotenoids.- Glycerolipids: Composition, Biosynthesis and Function in Chlamydomonas.- In vivo Measurements of Photosynthetic Activity: Methods.- New Digital Imaging Instrument For Measuring Fluorescence and Delayed Luminescence.- The Structure, Function and Biogenesis of Cytochrome b6f Complexes.- Assembly and Function of the Chloroplast ATP Synthase.- Molecular Aspects of Components of the Ferredoxin/Thioredoxin Systems.- Genetic Engineering of Rubisco.- Acquisition. Acclimation to Changing Carbon Availability.- Regulation of Starch Biosynthesis.- State Transition and Photoinhibition.- Synthesis of Metalloproteins Involved in Photosynthesis: Plastocyanin and Cytochromes.- Responses to Deficiencies in Macronutrients.- Nitrogen Assimilation and its Regulation.- Mitochondrial Genetics.- Chlororespiration, Sixteen Years Later.- Perspectives.

Reviews

' ... can be recommended not only to graduate students and researchers in photosynthesis, but also to those in the fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, physiology and phycology. Many of them will learn that Chlamydomonas is an excellent model system for biological research, and they might use this organism in their own research. This essential book should be present in general research libraries and university libraries and in those of photosynthesis and genetic institutions.' Journal of Plant Physiology, 155:2 (1999)

` ... can be recommended not only to graduate students and researchers in photosynthesis, but also to those in the fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, physiology and phycology. Many of them will learn that Chlamydomonas is an excellent model system for biological research, and they might use this organism in their own research. This essential book should be present in general research libraries and university libraries and in those of photosynthesis and genetic institutions.' Journal of Plant Physiology, 155:2 (1999)

... can be recommended not only to graduate students and researchers in photosynthesis, but also to those in the fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, physiology and phycology. Many of them will learn that Chlamydomonas is an excellent model system for biological research, and they might use this organism in their own research. This essential book should be present in general research libraries and university libraries and in those of photosynthesis and genetic institutions.' Journal of Plant Physiology, 155: 2 (1999)

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