The Structure and Function of Plastids

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-4020-4061-0
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 578 Seiten

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;From the Series Editor;6
2;Contents;11
3;Preface;19
4;A Dedication to Pioneers of Research on Chloroplast Structure;22
5;Color Plates;31
6;Plastid Origin and Development;39
6.1;The Diversity of Plastid Form and Function;40
6.2;Chloroplast Development: Whence and Whither;64
6.3;Protein Import Into Chloroplasts: Who, When, and How?;89
6.4;Origin and Evolution of Plastids: Genomic View on the Unification and Diversity of Plastids;111
6.5;The Mechanism of Plastid Division: The Structure and Origin of The Plastid Division Apparatus;139
7;The Plastid Genome and its Interaction with the Nuclear Genome;158
7.1;Expression, Prediction and Function of the Thylakoid Proteome in Higher Plants and Green Algae;159
7.2;The Role of Nucleus- and Chloroplast-Encoded Factors in the Synthesis of the Photosynthetic Apparatus;178
7.3;Plastid Transcription: Competition, Regulation and Promotion by Plastid- and Nuclear- Encoded Polymerases;199
7.4;Plastid-to-Nucleus Signaling;214
7.5;Trace Metal Utilization in Chloroplasts;229
8;Photosynthetic Metabolism in Plastids;249
8.1;Light/Dark Regulation of Chloroplast Metabolism;250
8.2;Chlororespiratory Pathways and Their Physiological Significance;266
8.3;CO2 Concentrating Mechanisms;281
8.4;Synthesis, Export and Partitioning of the End Products of Photosynthesis;300
9;Non-Photosynthetic Metabolism in Plastids;320
9.1;Chlorophyll Synthesis;321
9.2;Carotenoids;340
9.3;Lipid Synthesis, Metabolism and Transport;360
9.4;Amino Acid Synthesis in Plastids;379
9.5;Sulfur Metabolism in Plastids;410
9.6;Regulation and Role of Calcium Fluxes in the Chloroplast;426
10;Plastid Differentiation and Response to Environmental Factors;440
10.1;The Role of Plastids in Ripening Fruits;441
10.2;Fate and Activities of Plastids During Leaf Senescence;455
10.3;The Kleptoplast;472
10.4;The Apicoplast;495
10.5;The Role of Plastids in Gravitropism;526
10.6;Chloroplast Movements in Response to Environmental Signals;545
10.7;Oxygen Metabolism and Stress Physiology;556
11;Subject Index;571
12;Species Index;584
13;Author Index;589