| The Molecular Biology of Plant Cells |
| 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 |
| • | 3.1— Introduction |
| 3.2— Chloroplast Structure |
| • | 3.2.1— Chloroplast Dimensions and Number |
| • | 3.2.2— Chloroplast Fine-Structure |
| • | 3.2.3— The Mobile and Stationary Phases of Chloroplasts |
| 3.2.4— The Range of Chloroplast Structure |
| • | 3.2.4.1— The Algae |
| • | 3.2.4.2— The Dimorphic Chloroplasts of C4 Plants |
| • | 3.2.4.3— The Effect of Environmental Conditions on Chloroplast Structure |
| • | 3.2.4.4— Chloroplast Mutants |
| • | 3.3— Isolation of Chloroplasts |
| 3.4— Chloroplast Development |
| • | 3.5— Summary |
| • | Further Reading |
| 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 |
| • | Introduction |
| Chapter 9— The Nucleus and the Organization and Transcription of Nuclear DNA |
| 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 |
| • | Introduction |
| Chapter 15— Plant Cell Culture |
| Chapter 16— The Physiology of Isolated Plant Protoplasts |
| Chapter 17— Genetic Variation in Cultured Plant Cells |
| REFERENCES |
| INDEX |