Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2nd Edition has been hailed as a major contribution to the plant sciences literature and critical acclaim has been matched by global sales success. Maintaining the scope and focus of the first edition, the second will provide a major update, include much new material and reorganise some chapters to further improve the presentation.

This book is meticulously organised and richly illustrated, having over 1,000 full-colour illustrations and 500 photographs. It is divided into five parts covering: Compartments, Cell Reproduction, Energy Flow, Metabolic and Developmental Integration, and Plant Environment and Agriculture. Specific changes to this edition include:

• Completely revised with over half of the chapters having a major rewrite.

• Includes two new chapters on signal transduction and responses to pathogens.

• Restructuring of section on cell reproduction for improved presentation.

• Dedicated website to include all illustrative material.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants holds a unique place in the plant sciences literature as it provides the only comprehensive, authoritative, integrated single volume book in this essential field of study.

Autorentext

EDITED BY

Bob B. Buchanan, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Wilhelm Gruissem, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Russell L. Jones, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Klappentext

Since its publication in 2000, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Plants has been hailed as a major contribution to the plant sciences literature, and critical acclaim was matched by global sales success. Maintaining the scope and focus of the first edition, the second edition is completely revised and extensively rewritten, including much new material and chapters that are re-organized for improved presentation.

This book is meticulously organized and richly illustrated, containing over 1,000 full-color illustrations and 500 photographs. It is divided into five parts covering: Compartments; Cell Reproduction; Energy Flow; Metabolic and Developmental Integration; and Plant Environment and Agriculture. A companion website includes PowerPoint slides of all the figures from the book, plus PDF files of all the tables from the book, for the user to download.

Check it out here: www.wiley.com/go/buchanan/biochem

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Plants holds a unique place in the plant science literature, as it provides the only comprehensive, authoritative, integrated single-volume book in this essential field of study.

PUBLISHED REVIEWS OF THE FIRST EDITION:

"[it] is a truly unique text that redefines the standard in this discipline.an informative and beautiful work that will be engaging for students and indispensable for instructors and researchers. All plant biologists will want a copy of this book on their shelves."
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

"The great strength of this book is that it has integrated [the] three major components [of the subject] in each of the 24 chapters, resulting in a comprehensive analysis of a multitude of specific topicsWhether you use it as a text or as a reference book, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Plants has set the standard for years to come."
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The Second Edition of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Plants is a co-publication between the American Society of Plant Biologists and Wiley Blackwell.

Zusammenfassung

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2nd Edition has been hailed as a major contribution to the plant sciences literature and critical acclaim has been matched by global sales success. Maintaining the scope and focus of the first edition, the second will provide a major update, include much new material and reorganise some chapters to further improve the presentation.

This book is meticulously organised and richly illustrated, having over 1,000 full-colour illustrations and 500 photographs. It is divided into five parts covering: Compartments, Cell Reproduction, Energy Flow, Metabolic and Developmental Integration, and Plant Environment and Agriculture. Specific changes to this edition include:

• Completely revised with over half of the chapters having a major rewrite.
• Includes two new chapters on signal transduction and responses to pathogens.
• Restructuring of section on cell reproduction for improved presentation.
• Dedicated website to include all illustrative material.
  Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants holds a unique place in the plant sciences literature as it provides the only comprehensive, authoritative, integrated single volume book in this essential field of study.

Inhalt
The Editors xi List of Contributors xii

Preface xv

About the Companion Website xvi

COMPARTMENTS

1 Membrane Structure and Membranous Organelles 2

Introduction 2

1.1 Common properties and inheritance of cell membranes 2

1.2 The fluid?-mosaic membrane model 4

1.3 Plasma membrane 10

1.4 Endoplasmic reticulum 13

1.5 Golgi apparatus 18

1.6 Exocytosis and endocytosis 23

1.7 Vacuoles 27

1.8 The nucleus 28

1.9 Peroxisomes 31

1.10 Plastids 32

1.11 Mitochondria 39

Summary 44

2 The Cell Wall 45

Introduction 45

2.1 Sugars are building blocks of the cell wall 45

2.2 Macromolecules of the cell wall 51

2.3 Cell wall architecture 73

2.4 Cell wall biosynthesis and assembly 80

2.5 Growth and cell walls 90

2.6 Cell differentiation 99

2.7 Cell walls as sources of food, feed, fiber, and fuel, and their genetic improvement 108

Summary 110

3 Membrane Transport 111

Introduction 111

3.1 Overview of plant membrane transport systems 111

3.2 Pumps 120

3.3 Ion channels 128

3.4 Cotransporters 142

3.5 Water transport through aquaporins 146

Summary 148

4 Protein Sorting and Vesicle Traffic 151

Introduction 151

4.1 The cellular machinery of protein sorting 151

4.2 Targeting proteins to the plastids 153

4.3 Targeting proteins to mitochondria 157

4.4 Targeting proteins to peroxisomes 159

4.5 Transport in and out of the nucleus 160

4.6 ER is the secretory pathway port of entry and a protein nursery 161

4.7 Protein traffic and sorting in the secretory pathway: the ER 175

4.8 Protein traffic and sorting in the secretory pathway: the Golgi apparatus and beyond 182

4.9 Endocytosis and endosomal compartments 188

Summary 189

5 The Cytoskeleton 191

Introduction 191

5.1 Introduction to the cytoskeleton 191

5.2 Actin and tubulin gene families 194

5.3 Characteristics of actin filaments and microtubules 196

5.4 Cytoskeletal accessory proteins 202

5.5 Observing the cytoskeleton: Statics and dynamics 207

5.6 Role of actin filaments in directed intracellular movement 210

5.7 Cortical microtubules and expansion 216

5.8 The cytoskeleton and signal transduction 219

5.9 Mitosis and cytokinesis 222

Summary 238

CELL REPRODUCTION

6 Nucleic Acids 240

Introduction 240

6.1 Composition of nucleic acids and synthesis of nucleotides 240

6.2 Replication of nuclear DNA 245

6.3 DNA repair 250

6.4 DNA recombination 255

6.5 Organellar DNA 260

6.6 DNA transcription 268

6.7 Characteristics and functions of RNA 270

6.8 RNA processing 278

Summary 288

7 Amino Acids 289

Introduction 289

7.1 Amino acid biosynthesis in plants: research and prospects 289

7.2 Assimilation of inorganic nitrogen into N?-transport amino acids 292

7.3 Aromatic amino acids 302

7.4 Aspartate?-derived amino acids 318

7.5 Branched?-chain amino acids 326

7.6 Glutamate?-derived amino acids 330

7.7 Histidine 333

Summary 336

8 Lipids 336

Introduction 337

8.1 Structure and function of lipids 337

8.2 Fatt…