Overview
- Gives up-to-date overview on all aspects of plastids
- Assesses state-of-the-art key technologies
- Written by experts in the field
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Topics in Current Genetics (TCG, volume 19)
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The past two decades have witnessed an enormous progress in our understanding of plastid (chloroplast) biology. Basic principles of plastid biogenesis, genome structure and function, gene expression and its regulation as well as plastid-nuclear interaction and communication pathways have been elucidated. In addition, the possibility to directly alter the genetic information of the plastid by transformation has facilitated the study of virtually all aspects of plastid biology in vivo and, moreover, has paved the way to diverse applications of transgenic plastids in biotechnology.
The present book provides a comprehensive overview of our current knowledge on plastid biogenesis, plastid-nuclear communication, the regulation of plastid gene expression at all levels, and also assesses the state of the art in key technologies, such as proteomics and chloroplast transformation. Written by recognized experts in the field, it covers plastid differentiation and division, genome structure and function, plastid inheritance, recombination, DNA replication and repair, transcription, RNA processing and translation as well as crucial posttranslational processes in plastid biogenesis and function, including protein processing, the assembly of multiprotein complexes, protein stability and degradation, protein import and sorting.
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"As the title suggests, the emphasis of the book is on molecular aspects of plastid biology. … this volume gives an excellent overview of the progress and current status of molecular studies on plastids, particularly on chloroplast. The book is recommended for all plant molecular biologists, primarily for those working in plastid biology, photosynthesis, and biotechnology." (M. Tichý, Photosynthetica, Vol. 46 (3), 2008)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cell and Molecular Biology of Plastids
Editors: Ralph Bock
Series Title: Topics in Current Genetics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75376-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-75375-9Published: 19 October 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09460-6Published: 22 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-75376-6Published: 19 September 2007
Series ISSN: 1610-2096
Series E-ISSN: 1610-6970
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 524
Topics: Cell Biology, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Plant Physiology, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Biotechnology