Overview

Research into plant vacuoles has, over the last 5 years, been injected with new data which have already radically changed our concept of the vacuolar compartment in plant cells. In fact, we should no longer speak of the vacuole, but rather of vacuolar compartments. This is a revolutionary change in the way in which the plant cell has traditionally been presented in the biological literature. Vacuolar Compartments is a timely volume that provides a broad overview of our current understanding of the roles of vacuolar compartments in plant cells. Chapters focus on individual function of plant vacuoles and the tonoplast machinery that supports them. Additional chapters present up-to-date information on the identity of different vacuole types and the traffic of proteins to them. The book also provides a basis for comparing the plant system to vacuoles in other organisms. The present challenge is to understand how the separate organelles in the system are generated and maintained by the cell, and to explain at a biochemical level the functions of each vacuole type and the mechanisms by which they are achieved. Vacuolar Compartments is the first book to provide this perspective.

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Author:   David G Robinson (Universitat Heidelberg, Zellenlehre, Germany) ,  John C Rogers ,  David G. Robinson ,  John C. Rogers
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.744kg
ISBN:  

9780849305009

ISBN 10:   0849305004
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   28 December 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

The Yeast Vacuole: A Paradigm for Plant Cell Biologists? T. Noda, Y. Ohsumi, and D.J. Klionsky Vacuolar Processing Enzymes and Aquaporins, I. Hara-Nishimura and M. Maeshima Contractile Vacuoles, P. Luykx Autophagy and Vacuole Formation, Y. Moriyasu and S. Hillmer Ricinosomes and Aleurain-containing Vacuoles (ACVs), C. Gietl, M. Schmid and D. Simpson Vacuoles and Plant Defense, A. Iglesias and F. Meins, Jr. Energizing the Tonoplast, R. Ratajczak and T.A. Wilkins Spatial and Temporal Variation in Vacuolar , A.D. Tomos, R.A. Leigh, and O.A. Koroleva Ion Channels and Ion Co-Transporters in the Tonoplast, O. Pantoja, B.J. Barkla, and R. Vera-Estrella Vacuolar Transport of Secondary Metabolites and Xenobiotics, E. Martinoia, M. Klein, M. Geisler, R. Sanchez-Fernandez, and P.A. Rea GFP as a Marker for Vacuoles in Plants, J.-M. Neuhaus Post-Golgi, Prevacuolar Compartments, D. G. Robinson, J. C. Rogers, and G. Hinz Index

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