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Plant Membranes

A biophysical approach to structure, development and senescence

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  • © 1992

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  1. Ya’Acov Y. Leshem

    1. Department of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

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      Pages 1-8

  3. The building blocks of the membrane

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Membrane fatty acyl tailgroups

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      Pages 11-26

    3. Membrane glycerolipid and sphingolipid headgroups

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      Pages 27-56

    4. Sterols

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      Pages 57-64

    5. Membrane proteins

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      Pages 65-102

    6. Membrane water

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      Pages 103-110

  4. Biophysical aspects of membrane structure and function

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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    2. Plant membrane biophysics in development and senescence

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      Pages 113-154

  5. The membrane in action

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
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    2. The role of calcium in the membrane

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      Pages 157-173

    3. Membrane-associated phospholytic and lipolytic enzymes

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      Pages 174-191

    4. Response of plant membranes to chilling and freezing

      • R. L. Shewfelt
      Pages 192-219

    5. The plasma membrane and tonoplast of guard cells

      • C. M. Willmer, O. Pantoja
      Pages 220-238

    6. Signal transduction, Ca2+-triggered membrane glycerolipid turnover and growth/senescence equilibria

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      Pages 239-254

    7. Epilogue

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      Pages 255-256

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 257-266
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About this book

The plasma membrane is at once the window through which the cell senses the environment and the portal through which the environment influences the structure and activities of the cell. Its importance in cellular physiology can thus hardly be overestimated, since constant flow of materials between cell and environment is essential to the well-being of any biological system. The nature of the materials mov­ ing into the cell is also critical, since some substances are required for maintenance and growth, while others, because of their toxicity, must either be rigorously excluded or permitted to enter only after chemical alteration. Such alteration frequently permits the compounds to be sequestered in special cellular compartments having different types of membranes. This type of homogeneity, plus the fact that the wear and tear of transmembrane molecular traffic compels the system to be constantly monitored and repaired, means that the membrane system of any organism must be both structurally complex and dy­ namic. Membranes have been traditionally difficult to study because of their fragility and small diameter. In the last several decades, however, remarkable advances have been made because of techniques permit­ ting the bulk isolation of membranes from homogenized cells. From such isolated membranes have come detailed physical and chemical analyses that have given us a detailed working model of membrane. We now can make intelligent guesses about the structural and func­ tional interactions of membrane lipids, phospholipids, proteins, sterols and water.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

    Ya’Acov Y. Leshem

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Plant Membranes

  • Book Subtitle: A biophysical approach to structure, development and senescence

  • Authors: Ya’Acov Y. Leshem

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2683-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1992

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1353-3Published: 31 March 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4096-1Published: 12 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-2683-2Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 266

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Plant Sciences, Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, general

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