Plant Cell Biology

Auteur
Randy O. Wayne is a plant cell biologist at Cornell University notable for his work on plant development. In particular, along with his colleague Peter K. Hepler, Wayne established the powerful role of calcium in regulating plant growth; accordingly, their 1985 article, Calcium and plant development, was cited by at least 405 subsequent articles to earn the "Citation Classic" award from Current Contents magazine and has been cited by hundreds more since 1993. He is an authority on how plant cells sense gravity through pressure, on the water permeability of plant membranes, light microscopy, as well as the effects of calcium on plant development. He has published over 50 articles and is the author of another book, Light and Video Microscopy.

Texte du rabat

Plant Cell Biology: From Astronomy to Zoology, Third Edition connects the fundamentals of plant anatomy, plant physiology, plant growth and development, plant taxonomy, plant biochemistry, plant molecular biology, and plant cell biology. It covers all aspects of plant cell biology without emphasizing any one plant, organelle, molecule, or technique. Although most examples are biased towards plants, basic similarities between all living eukaryotic cells (animal and plant) are recognized and used to best illustrate cell processes. This is a must-have reference for scientists with a background in plant anatomy, plant physiology, plant growth and development, plant taxonomy, and more.

Contenu

1. On the Nature of Cells
   
   2. The Plasma Membrane
   3. Plasmodesmata
   4. The Endoplasmic Reticulum
   5. Peroxisomes
   6. The Golgi Apparatus
   7. Vacuoles
   8. Movement within the Endomembrane System
   9. Cytoplasmic Structure
   10. Actin and Microfilament-mediated Processes
   11. Tubulin and Microtubule-mediated Processes
   12. Cell Signaling
   13. Chloroplasts
   14. Mitochondria
   15. Origin of Organelles
   16. The Nucleus
   17. Ribosomes and Proteins
   18. The Origin of Life
   19. Cell Division
   20. The Extracellular Matrix
   21. Toolkits

Appendix

1. SI Units, Constants, Variables, and Geometric Formulae
2. A Cell Biologist's View of Non-Newtonian
3. Calculation of the Total Transverse Force and Its Relation to Stress
4. Laboratory Exercises