Genomics of Chloroplasts and Mitochondria [Hardcover]

The past decade has witnessed an explosion of our knowledge on the structure, coding capacity and evolution of the genomes of the two DNA-containing cell organelles in plants: chloroplasts (plastids) and mitochondria. Comparative genomics analyses have provided new insights into the origin of organelles by endosymbioses and uncovered an enormous evolutionary dynamics of organellar genomes. In addition, they have greatly helped to clarify phylogenetic relationships, especially in algae and early land plants with limited morphological and anatomical diversity. This book, written by leading experts, summarizes our current knowledge about plastid and mitochondrial genomes in all major groups of algae and land plants. It also includes chapters on endosymbioses, plastid and mitochondrial mutants, gene expression profiling and methods for organelle transformation. The book is designed for students and researchers in plant molecular biology, taxonomy, biotechnology and evolutionary biology.This book summarizes current knowledge of plastid and mitochondrial genomes in all major groups of algae and land plants. Includes chapters on endosymbioses, plastid and mitochondrial mutants, gene expression profiling and methods for organelle transformation.

Preface.- 1. Origins of Mitochondria and Plastids; M.W. Gray, J.M. Archibald.- 2. Secondary and tertiary endosymbiosis and kleptoplasty; J. Gross et al.- 3. Plastid Genomes of Algae; B.F. Lang, A.M. Nedelcu.- 4. Plastomes of bryophytes, lycophytes and ferns; P.G. Wolf, K.G. Karol.- 5. Plastid Genomes of Seed Plants; R.K. Jansen, T.A. Ruhlman.- 6. Mitochondrial Genomes of Algae; G. Burger, A.M. Nedelcu.- 7. Conservative and dynamic evolution of mitochondrial genomes in early land plants; Y. Liu et al.- 8. Seed Plant Mitochondrial Genomes: Complexity Evolving; V. Knoop.- 9. Promiscuous organellar DNA; A.H. Lloyd et al.- 10. Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotes: fungi to-plant and plant-to-plant transfers of organellar DNA; lÓ: