The Structure and Function of Plastids

1. Plastid Origin and Development

1. The Diversity of Plastid Form and Function
Robert R. Wise

2. Chloroplast Development: Whence and Whither
J. Kenneth Hoober

3. Protein Import Into Chloroplasts: Who, When, and How?
Ute C. Vothknecht, Jürgen Soll

4. Origin and Evolution of Plastids: Genomic View on the Unification and Diversity of Plastids
Naoki Sato

5. The Mechanism of Plastid Division: The Structure and Origin of The Plastid Division Apparatus
Shin-ya Miyagishima, Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa

2. The Plastid Genome and its Interaction with the Nuclear Genome

6. Expression, Prediction and Function of the Thylakoid Proteome in Higher Plants and Green Algae
Klaas Wijk

7. The Role of Nucleus- and Chloroplast-Encoded Factors in the Synthesis of the Photosynthetic Apparatus
Jean-David Rochaix

8. Plastid Transcription: Competition, Regulation and Promotion by Plastid- and Nuclear-Encoded Polymerases
A. Bruce Cahoon, Yutaka Komine, David B. Stern

9. Plastid-to-Nucleus Signaling
Åsa Strand, Tatjana Kleine, Joanne Chory

10. Trace Metal Utilization in Chloroplasts
Sabeeha S. Merchant

3. Photosynthetic Metabolism in Plastids

11. Light/Dark Regulation of Chloroplast Metabolism
Shaodong Dai, Kenth Hallberg, Hans Eklund, Peter Schürmann

12. Chlororespiratory Pathways and Their Physiological Significance
Peter J. Nixon, Peter R. Rich

13. CO2 Concentrating Mechanisms
Sue G. Bartlett, Mautusi Mitra, James V. Moroney

14. Synthesis, Export and Partitioning of the End Products of Photosynthesis
Andreas P. M. Weber

4. Non-Photosynthetic Metabolism in Plastids

15. Chlorophyll Synthesis
Robert D. Willows

16. Carotenoids
Crispin A. Howitt, Barry J. Pogson, Abby J. Cuttriss, Joanna L. Mimica

17. Lipid Synthesis, Metabolism and Transport
Peter Döormann

18. Amino Acid Synthesis in Plastids
Muriel Lancien, Peter J. Lea, Ricardo A. Azevedo

19. Sulfur Metabolism in Plastids
Elizabeth A. H. Pilon-Smits, Marinus Pilon

20. Regulation and Role of Calcium Fluxes in the Chloroplast
Carl Hirschie Johnson, Richard Shingles, William F. Ettinger

5. Plastid Differentiation and Response to Environmental Factors

21. The Role of Plastids in Ripening Fruits
Florence Bouvier, Bilal Camara

22. Fate and Activities of Plastids During Leaf Senescence
Karin Krupinska

23. The Kleptoplast
Mary E. Rumpho, Farahad P. Dastoor, James R. Manhart, Jungho Lee

24. The Apicoplast
Soledad Funes, Xochitl Pérez-Martínez, Adri án Reyes-Prieto, Diego González-Halphen

25. The Role of Plastids in Gravitropism
Maria Palmieri, John Z. Kiss

26. Chloroplast Movements in Response to Environmental Signals
Yoshikatsu Sato, Akeo Kadota

27. Oxygen Metabolism and Stress Physiology
Barry A. Logan

Nyckelord: Life Sciences, Plant Sciences, Plant Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Plant Physiology, Plant Anatomy/Development