Plant Cell Biology: From Astronomy to Zoology

Plant Cell Biology connects the fundamentals of plant anatomy, plant physiology, plant growth and development, plant taxonomy, plant biochemistry, and plant molecular biology to 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, plant biochemistry, and plant molecular biology needing a reference in plant cell biology.

New edition includes chapter on using mutants and genetic approaches to plant cell biology research and a chapter on -omic technologiesThoroughly explains the physiological underpinnings of biological processes to bring original insight related to plantsIncludes examples throughout from physics, chemistry, geology, and biology to bring understanding to plant cell development, growth, chemistry and diseasesProvides the essential tools for students to be able to evaluate and assess the mechanisms involved in cell growth, chromosome motion, membrane trafficking, and energy exchange

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