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Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration (AIPH, volume 17)
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Mitochondria in plants, as in other eukaryotes, play an essential role in the cell as the major producers of ATP via oxidative phosphorylation. However, mitochondria also play crucial roles in many other aspects of plant development and performance, and possess an array of unique properties which allow them to interact with the specialized features of plant cell metabolism. The two main themes running through the book are the interconnection between gene regulation and protein function, and the integration of mitochondria with other components of plant cells.
The book begins with an overview of the dynamics of mitochondrial structure, morphology and inheritance. It then discusses the biogenesis of mitochondria, the regulation of gene expression, the mitochondrial genome and its interaction with the nucleus, and the targeting of proteins to the organelle. This is followed by a discussion of the contributions that mutations, involving mitochondrial proteins, have made to our understanding of the way the organelle interacts with the rest of the plant cell, and the new field of proteomics and the discovery of new functions. Also covered are the pathways of electron transport, with special attention to the non-phosphorylating bypasses, metabolite transport, and specialized mitochondrial metabolism.
In the end, the impact of oxidative stress on mitochondria and the defense mechanisms, that are employed to allow survival, are discussed. This book is for the use of advanced undergraduates, graduates, postgraduates, and beginning researchers in the areas of molecular and cellular biology, integrative biology, biochemistry, bioenergetics, proteomics and plant and agricultural sciences.
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Front Matter
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"Plant Mitochondria, meets the standard expected for a book from Springer. It is printed on coated paper and includes eight color plates. The figure quality, including the half-tone figures, is high, and the type is crisp and easy to read. … As such, I can easily recommend … ." (J. M. Cheeseman, Photosynthesis Research, Issue 94, 2007)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Plant Mitochondria: From Genome to Function
Editors: David A. Day, A. Harvey Millar, James Whelan
Series Title: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2400-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-2399-6Published: 27 August 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6651-0Published: 08 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-2400-9Published: 09 November 2013
Series ISSN: 1572-0233
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0102
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 325
Topics: Cell Biology, Plant Sciences, Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, general