Annual Plant Reviews, Cell Cycle Control and Plant Development

The cell cycle in plants consists of an ordered set of events,
including DNA replication and mitosis, that culminates in cell
division. As cell division is a fundamental part of a plant's
existence and the basis for tissue repair, development and growth,
a full understanding of all aspects of this process is of pivotal
importance.

Cell Cycle Control and Plant Development commences with an
introductory chapter and is broadly divided into two parts. Part 1
details the basic cell machinery, with chapters covering
cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), cyclins, CDK inhibitors,
proteolysis, CDK phosphorylation, and E2F/DP transcription factors.
Part 2, which describes the cell cycle and plant development,
covers cell cycle activation, cell cycle control during leaf
development, endoreduplication, the cell cycle and trichome, fruit
and endosperm development, the hormonal control of cell division
and environmental stress, and cell cycle exit.

The editor of this important book, Professor Dirk Inzé,
well known and respected internationally, has brought together an
impressive team of contributing authors, providing an excellent new
volume in Blackwell Publishing's Annual Plant Reviews Series.
The book is an essential purchase for research teams working in the
areas of plant sciences and molecular, cell and developmental
biology. All libraries in universities and research establishments
where biological sciences are studied and taught should have copies
of this essential and timely volume.

Autorentext
Professor Dirk Inzé, Scientific Director of the Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University, Belgium.

Zusammenfassung
The cell cycle in plants consists of an ordered set of events, including DNA replication and mitosis, that culminates in cell division. As cell division is a fundamental part of a plant's existence and the basis for tissue repair, development and growth, a full understanding of all aspects of this process is of pivotal importance.

Cell Cycle Control and Plant Development commences with an introductory chapter and is broadly divided into two parts. Part 1 details the basic cell machinery, with chapters covering cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), cyclins, CDK inhibitors, proteolysis, CDK phosphorylation, and E2F/DP transcription factors. Part 2, which describes the cell cycle and plant development, covers cell cycle activation, cell cycle control during leaf development, endoreduplication, the cell cycle and trichome, fruit and endosperm development, the hormonal control of cell division and environmental stress, and cell cycle exit.

The editor of this important book, Professor Dirk Inzé, well known and respected internationally, has brought together an impressive team of contributing authors, providing an excellent new volume in Blackwell Publishing's Annual Plant Reviews Series. The book is an essential purchase for research teams working in the areas of plant sciences and molecular, cell and developmental biology. All libraries in universities and research establishments where biological sciences are studied and taught should have copies of this essential and timely volume.

Inhalt

1. The growing family of plant cyclin-dependent kinases with
   multiple functions in cellular and developmental regulation.

2. The plant cyclins.

3. CDK inhibitors.

4. The UPS: an engine that drives the cell cycle.

5. CDK phosphorylation.

6. E2F-DP transcription factors.

7. Function of the retinoblastoma-related protein in plants.

8. Auxin fuels the cell cycle engine during lateral root
   initiation.

9. Cell cycle control during leaf development.

10. Physiological relevance and molecular control of the
    endocycle in plants.

11. Insights into the endocycle from trichome development.

12. Cell cycle control and fruit development.

13. Cell cycle and endosperm development.

14. Hormonal regulation of cell cycle progression and its role
    in development.

15. Cell cycle and environmental stresses