Vacuolar compartments
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Vacuolar compartments
（Annual plant reviews, 5）
Sheffield Academic Press, 2000 , CRC Press
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Research into plant vacuoles has, over the last 5 years, been injected with new data which have already radically changed our concept of the vacuolar compartment in plant cells. In fact, we should no longer speak of the vacuole, but rather of vacuolar compartments. This is a revolutionary change in the way in which the plant cell has traditionally been presented in the biological literature.
Vacuolar Compartments is a timely volume that provides a broad overview of our current understanding of the roles of vacuolar compartments in plant cells. Chapters focus on individual function of plant vacuoles and the tonoplast machinery that supports them. Additional chapters present up-to-date information on the identity of different vacuole types and the traffic of proteins to them. The book also provides a basis for comparing the plant system to vacuoles in other organisms.
The present challenge is to understand how the separate organelles in the system are generated and maintained by the cell, and to explain at a biochemical level the functions of each vacuole type and the mechanisms by which they are achieved. Vacuolar Compartments is the first book to provide this perspective.
Table of Contents
The Yeast Vacuole: A Paradigm for Plant Cell Biologists? T. Noda, Y. Ohsumi, and D.J. Klionsky
Vacuolar Processing Enzymes and Aquaporins, I. Hara-Nishimura and M. Maeshima
Contractile Vacuoles, P. Luykx
Autophagy and Vacuole Formation, Y. Moriyasu and S. Hillmer
Ricinosomes and Aleurain-containing Vacuoles (ACVs), C. Gietl, M. Schmid and D. Simpson
Vacuoles and Plant Defense, A. Iglesias and F. Meins, Jr.
Energizing the Tonoplast, R. Ratajczak and T.A. Wilkins
Spatial and Temporal Variation in Vacuolar , A.D. Tomos, R.A. Leigh, and O.A. Koroleva
Ion Channels and Ion Co-Transporters in the Tonoplast, O. Pantoja, B.J. Barkla, and R. Vera-Estrella
Vacuolar Transport of Secondary Metabolites and Xenobiotics, E. Martinoia, M. Klein, M. Geisler, R. Sanchez-Fernandez, and P.A. Rea
GFP as a Marker for Vacuoles in Plants, J.-M. Neuhaus
Post-Golgi, Prevacuolar Compartments, D. G. Robinson, J. C. Rogers, and G. Hinz
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Description
Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 5
Our concept of the vacuolar compartment in plant cells has changed radically in recent years. We now know that the traditional view of a vacuole as one multifunctional organelle is incorrect, and that most plant cells contain basically two types of vacuoles - ltyic and protein storage vacuoles. These are served by separate vesicular pathways, which defines them as distinct organelles. Furthermore, it appears that the functions of each type can be modified such that several different vacuoles, each with a somewhat different function, can exist in one cell. This volume examines our current understanding of vacuolar compartments.
It is directed at academic and industrial researchers in plant cell biology, biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology and developmental biology.
Table of Contents
- The yeast vacuole: a paradigm for plant cell biologists?
- Vacuolar processing enzymes and aquaporins
- Contractile vacuoles
- Autophagy and vacuole formation
- Ricinosomes and aleurain-containing vacuoles (ACVs): protease-storing organelles
- Vacuoles and plant defense
- Energizing the tonoplast
- Spatial and temporal variation in vacuolar contents
- Ion channels and ion co-transporters in the tonoplast
- Vacuolar transport of secondary metabolites and xenobiotics
- GFP as a marker for vacuoles in plants
- Post-Golgi, prevacuolar compartments
- References
- Index.
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