Plant Cell Biology: From Astronomy to Zoology, Third Edition connects the fundamentals of plant anatomy, plant physiology, plant growth and development, plant taxonomy, plant biochemistry, plant molecular biology, and 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, and more.
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 Biologists View of Non-Newtonian
3. Calculation of the Total Transverse Force and Its Relation to Stress
4. Laboratory Exercises
Randy O. Wayne is a plant cell biologist at Cornell University notable for his work on plant development. In particular, along with his colleague Peter K. Hepler, Wayne established the powerful role of calcium in regulating plant growth; accordingly, their 1985 article, Calcium and plant development, was cited by at least 405 subsequent articles to earn the "Citation Classic" award from Current Contents magazine and has been cited by hundreds more since 1993. He is an authority on how plant cells sense gravity through pressure, on the water permeability of plant membranes, light microscopy, as well as the effects of calcium on plant development. He has published over 50 articles and is the author of another book, Light and Video Microscopy.
