The Molecular Biology of Plant Cells

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CONTRIBUTORS

PREFACE

SECTION ONE—  PLANT CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Introduction

Chapter 1—  Plant Cell Walls

Chapter 2—  Membrane Structure and Transport

Chapter 3—  Chloroplasts—Structure and Development

Chapter 4—  Chloroplasts—Structure and Photosynthesis

Chapter 5—  Plant Mitochondria

Chapter 6—  Microbodies

Chapter 7—  Microtubules

Chapter 8—  The Endomembrane System and the Integration of Cellular Activities

SECTION TWO—  GENE EXPRESSION AND ITS REGULATION IN PLANT CELLS

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Introduction

Chapter 9—  The Nucleus and the Organization and Transcription of Nuclear DNA

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9.1—  Introduction

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9.2—  Nuclear Structure and Composition

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9.3—  Nuclear DNA Content

9.4—  Fractionation and Properties of DNA

9.5—  The Genes for Ribosomal-RNA

9.6—  Organization and Function of the Genome

9.7—  RNA Synthesis

9.8—  Nucleic Acid-Protein Interactions

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9.9—  Conclusions

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Further Reading

Chapter 10—  Protein Synthesis in the Cytoplasm

Chapter 11—  The Genetic Information of Organelles and Its Expression

Chapter 12—  Regulation of Enzyme Levels and Activity

Chapter 13—  Hormone Action

Chapter 14—  Phytochrome Action

SECTION THREE—  THE MANIPULATION OF PLANT CELLS

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Introduction

Chapter 15—  Plant Cell Culture

Chapter 16—  The Physiology of Isolated Plant Protoplasts

Chapter 17—  Genetic Variation in Cultured Plant Cells

REFERENCES

INDEX

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