The molecular biology of plastids
The Molecular Biology of Plastids.
| Other Authors: | Bogorad, Lawrence, 1921-2003., Vasil, I. K., ScienceDirect (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
San Diego :
Academic Press,
[1991]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xxvi, 340 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series: |
Cell culture and somatic cell genetics of plants ;
v. 7A. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; The Molecular Biology of Plastids: Cell Culture and Somatic Cell Geneticsof Plants; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; General Preface; Preface; Cell Culture and Somatic Cell Genetics of PlantsContents of Previous Volumes; Chapter 1. Introduction; Text; References; Chapter 2. Plastid Chromosomes:Structure and Evolution; I. Introduction; II. Genome Size Evolution; III. Genome Organization; IV. Gene Sequences; V. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3. Transmission of Plastid Genes; I. Introduction.
- II. Chloroplast Genome Organization and Transmission in Somatic CellsIII. Transmission of Chloroplasts and Their Genomes in Crosses; IV. Genetic Control of Plastid Transmission; V. Chloroplast Transmission following Somatic Cell Fusion; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4. Replication and Transcription of Plastid DNA; I. Introduction; II. DNA Replication; III. The Transcriptional Apparatus of Plastids; IV. Future Research Directions; References; Chapter 5. Transcript Processing in Plastids: Trimming, Cutting, Splicing; I. Introduction; II. 3'-Trimming of mRNA Precursors.
- III. Cutting of mRNA PrecursorsIV. Splicing of mRNA Precursors; V. Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. rRNAs and rRNA Genes of Plastids; I. Introduction; II. Structure of Chloroplast rRNA Genes; III. Expression of Chloroplast rRNA Genes; IV. Antibiotic Resistances Residing in Plastid rRNAs; References; Chapter 7. tRNAs and tRNA Genes of Plastids; I. Organization and Number of Chloroplast tRNA Genes; II. tRNA Pseudogenes; III. ntervening Sequences in cp tRNA Genes; IV. In Vitro Transcription of cp tRNA Genes; V. Chloroplast tRNA Gene Promoters; VI. Processing of cp tRNAs.
- VII. Concentrations of Isoaccepting tRNAs and Codon Usage in cpsVIII. Regulation of Plastid tRNA Levels; IX. Codon Recognition in cps; X. General Features of cp tRNAs; XI. Peculiar Features of cp tRNAIle; XII. A cp tRNAGlu is Involved in Chlorophyll Biosynthesis; XIII. Protein Synthesis in Organelles Requires Misaminoacylation of tRNAGln; References; Chapter 8. Ribosomal Proteins, Ribosomes, and Translation in Plastids; I. Introduction; II. Plastid Translation System; III. Plastid r-Proteins; IV. Genes for Plastid r-Proteins; V. Organization of Plastid r-Protein Genes.
- VI. Ribosome-Free Plastids in Higher PlantsVII. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 9. Structure, Organization, and Properties of Plastid Envelope Membranes; I. Introduction; II. Structure of the Plastid Envelope; III. Chemical Composition of Plastid Envelope Membranes; IV. Envelope Membranes as a Site of Membrane Biogenesis; V. Envelope Membranes and the Transport of Metabolites; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 10. Chloroplast Protein Transport; I. Introduction; II. Transit Peptides; III. Structural Considerations; IV. Transit Peptidases; V. Stromal Transit Peptidases.