Vacuolar Compartments

by Robinson, David

• ISBN13: 9781841271125
• ISBN10: 1841271128
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: WILEY JOHN & SONS INC

Summary

Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 5 Our concept of the vacuolar compartment in plant cells has changed radically in recent years. We now know that the traditional view of a vacuole as one multifunctional organelle is incorrect, and that most plant cells contain basically two types of vacuoles - ltyic and protein storage vacuoles. These are served by separate vesicular pathways, which defines them as distinct organelles. Furthermore, it appears that the functions of each type can be modified such that several different vacuoles, each with a somewhat different function, can exist in one cell. This volume examines our current understanding of vacuolar compartments. It is directed at academic and industrial researchers in plant cell biology, biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology and developmental biology.

Table of Contents

The yeast vacuole: a paradigm for plant cell biologists?

Vacuolar processing enzymes and aquaporins

Contractile vacuoles

Autophagy and vacuole formation

Ricinosomes and aleurain-containing vacuoles (ACVs): protease-storing organelles

Vacuoles and plant defense

Energizing the tonoplast

Spatial and temporal variation in vacuolar contents

Ion channels and ion co-transporters in the tonoplast

Vacuolar transport of secondary metabolites and xenobiotics

GFP as a marker for vacuoles in plants

References

Index

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