Cell and Molecular Biology of Plastids

By Ralph Bock

Book Overview

Plastid biogenesis and differentiation.- Structure, function, and inheritance of plastid genomes.- DNA replication, recombination, and repair in plastids.- Transcription and transcriptional regulation in plastids.- Processing, degradation, and polyadenylation of chloroplast transcripts.- RNA splicing and RNA editing in chloroplasts.- Translation and translational regulation in chloroplasts.- Assembly of protein complexes in plastids.- Protein stability and degradation in plastids.- Protein import into plastids.- Insights into chloroplast proteomics: from basic principles to new horizons.- Plastid-nucleus communication: anterograde and retrograde signalling in the development and function of plastids.- The genetic transformation of plastids.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642094600
• ISBN13: 9783642094606
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 524 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"