The Molecular Biology of Chloroplasts and Mitochondria in Chlamydomonas (Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration (7))

**`** ... can be recommended not only to graduate students and researchers in photosynthesis, but also to those in the fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, physiology and phycology. Many of them will learn that __Chlamydomonas__ is an excellent model system for biological research, and they might use this organism in their own research. This essential book should be present in general research libraries and university libraries and in those of photosynthesis and genetic institutions.**'****Journal of Plant Physiology, 155:2 (1999)** Introduction to Chlamydomonas....Pages 1-11 Perspectives on Early Research on Photosynthesis in Chlamydomonas....Pages 13-23 Organization of the Nuclear Genome....Pages 25-40 Nuclear Transformation: Technology and Applications....Pages 41-61 Modes and Tempos of Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Genome Evolution in Chlamydomonas : A Comparative Analysis....Pages 63-91 Uniparental Inheritance of Chloroplast Genomes....Pages 93-113 Replication, Recombination, and Repair in the Chloroplast Genetic System of Chlamydomonas....Pages 115-138 Chloroplast Transformation and Reverse Genetics....Pages 139-149 Chloroplast RNA Stability....Pages 151-163 Chloroplast RNA Synthesis and Processing....Pages 165-181 RNA Splicing in the Chloroplast....Pages 183-195 Regulation of Chloroplast Translation....Pages 197-217 Chloroplast Protein Translocation....Pages 219-231 Supramolecular Organization of the Chloroplast and of the Thylakoid Membranes....Pages 233-254 Assembly of Photosystem II....Pages 255-285 Functional Analysis of Photosystem II....Pages 287-322 Structure and Function of Photosystem I....Pages 323-348 Reexamining the Validity of the Z-Scheme: Is Photosystem I Required for Oxygenic Photosynthesis in Chlamydomonas?....Pages 349-362 Assembly of Light-Harvesting Systems....Pages 363-376 Pigment Biosynthesis: Chlorophylls, Heme, and Carotenoids....Pages 377-414 Glycerolipids: Composition, Biosynthesis and Function in Chlamydomonas....Pages 415-431 In vivo Measurements of Photosynthetic Activity: Methods....Pages 433-449 New Digital Imaging Instrument For Measuring Fluorescence and Delayed Luminescence....Pages 451-458 The Structure, Function and Biogenesis of Cytochrome b 6 f Complexes....Pages 459-476 Assembly and Function of the Chloroplast ATP Synthase....Pages 477-500 Molecular Aspects of Components of the Ferredoxin/Thioredoxin Systems....Pages 501-514 Genetic Engineering of Rubisco....Pages 515-527 Acquisition. Acclimation to Changing Carbon Availability....Pages 529-547 Regulation of Starch Biosynthesis....Pages 549-567 State Transition and Photoinhibition....Pages 569-596 Synthesis of Metalloproteins Involved in Photosynthesis: Plastocyanin and Cytochromes....Pages 597-611 Responses to Deficiencies in Macronutrients....Pages 613-635 Nitrogen Assimilation and its Regulation....Pages 637-659 Mitochondrial Genetics....Pages 661-674 Chlororespiration, Sixteen Years Later....Pages 675-683 Perspectives....Pages 685-703 The Molecular Biology ofChloroplasts and a genetic dissection ofphotosynthesis was first Mitochondria in Chlamydomonas is the seventh recognized by Paul Levine. Together with his volume to be published in the series Advances in coworkers, he initiated along-rangegenetic approach Photosynthesis of Kluwer Academic Publishers which proved to be highly successful. It provided (Series Editor: Govindjee). Volume 1 dealtwith The genetic support for the linear Z scheme of Molecular Biology of Cyanobacteria; Volume 2 with photosynthesis and led to the identification ofnew Anoxygenic PhotosyntheticBacteria; Volume 3 with components ofthe photosynthetic electron transfer BiophysicalTechniques in Photosynthesis; Volume 4 chain such astheRieskeproteinofthe cytochrome with Photosynthesis and the Environment; and complex. Volume 6 with Lipids in Photosynthesis: Structure, During the past 20 years, the powerful techniques of molecular biology and genetics, and the Function and Genetics. The main goal ofthis book is to provide a development ofmethods for efficient nuclear and comprehensive overview ofcurrent research with chloroplast transformation of C. reinhardtii have the green alga Chlamydomonas on chloroplast and greatly enhanced the potential ofthis organism as an mitochondrial biogenesis and function, with special experimental system for studying chloroplast emphasis on the assembly and structure-function biogenesis. This has led to impressive advances in relationships ofthe constituents ofthe photosynthetic our understanding of the regulation of chloroplast apparatus

The Molecular Biology of Chloroplasts and Mihondria in Chlamydomonas provides a comprehensive coverage of chloroplast and mihondrial biogenesis and function. The book presents the current status of research on the molecular genetics of chloroplast gene expression. It describes the intricate cooperative interplay between the chloroplast and nuclear compartments which underlies the assembly of the photosynthetic apparatus. It also shows the power of chloroplast reverse genetics which has been used with considerable success to investigate structure-function relationships in several photosynthetic complexes. The book highlights the features of Chlamydomonas and the technological advances which make the alga uniquely suited to a multidisciplinary approach to study photosynthesis and its regulation under various environmental and stress conditions. The book is intended for a wide audience, but is specifically designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and researchers in the fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, biophysics, plant biology, phycology and biotechnology.

The Molecular Biology of Chloroplasts and Mitochondria in Chlamydomonas provides a comprehensive coverage of chloroplast and mitochondrial biogenesis and function. The book presents the current status of research on the molecular genetics of chloroplast gene expression. It describes the intricate cooperative interplay between the chloroplast and nuclear compartments which underlies the assembly of the photosynthetic apparatus. It also shows the power of chloroplast reverse genetics which has been used with considerable success to investigate structure-function relationships in several photosynthetic complexes. The book highlights the features of Chlamydomonas and the technological advances which make the alga uniquely suited to a multidisciplinary approach to study photosynthesis and its regulation under various environmental and stress conditions. The book is intended for a wide audience, but is specifically designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and researchers in the fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, biophysics, plant biology, phycology and biotechnology. "The main goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of current research with the green alga Chlamydomonas on chloroplast and mitochondrial biogenesis and function, with special emphasis on the assembly and structure-function relationships of the constituents of the photosynthetic apparatus. The editors have encouraged the contributors of this volume to emphasize the particular features of Chlamydomonas that make this unicellular organism uniquely suited for studying photosynthesis and its multiple regulatory mechanisms operating under various environmental and stress conditions. A second, but equally important aim is to show that current research in photosynthesis is multidisciplinary and combines molecular genetics, biochemical, biophysical and physiological approaches. Although Chlamydomonas has also proven to be a powerful system for understanding the structure, function and assembly of flagella, this topic is not covered in the book."--Page xvii ` ... can be recommended not only to graduate students and researchers in photosynthesis, but also to those in the fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, physiology and phycology. Many of them will learn that Chlamydomonas is an excellent model system for biological research, and they might use this organism in their own research. This essential book should be present in general research libraries and university libraries and in those of photosynthesis and genetic institutions. ' Journal of Plant Physiology, 155:2 (1999) This volume provides comprehensive coverage of chloroplast and mitochondrial biogenesis and function. It presents the current status of research on the molecular genetics of chloroplast gene expression for the late 1990s.