Structure and Function of Plastids (eBook)

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