Plant Cell Biology

Randy O. Wayne is a plant cell biologist at Cornell University notable for his work on plant development. In particular, along with his colleague Peter K. Hepler, Wayne established the powerful role of calcium in regulating plant growth; accordingly, their 1985 article, Calcium and plant development, was cited by at least 405 subsequent articles to earn the "Citation Classic" award from Current Contents magazine and has been cited by hundreds more since 1993. He is an authority on how plant cells sense gravity through pressure, on the water permeability of plant membranes, light microscopy, as well as the effects of calcium on plant development. He has published over 50 articles and is the author of another book, Light and Video Microscopy.

1. On the Nature of Cells2. The Plasma Membrane3. Plasmodesmata4. The Endoplasmic Reticulum5. Peroxisomes6. The Golgi Apparatus7. Vacuoles8. Movement within the Endomembrane System9. Cytoplasmic Structure10. Actin and Microfilament-mediated Processes11. Tubulin and Microtubule-mediated Processes12. Cell Signaling13. Chloroplasts14. Mitochondria15. Origin of Organelles16. The Nucleus17. Ribosomes and Proteins18. The Origin of Life19. Cell Division20. The Extracellular Matrix21. Toolkits

Appendix1. SI Units, Constants, Variables, and Geometric Formulae2. A Cell Biologist’s View of Non-Newtonian 3. Calculation of the Total Transverse Force and Its Relation to Stress4. Laboratory Exercises