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The Plant Plasma Membrane

Structure, Function and Molecular Biology

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Christer Larsson

    1. Department of Plant Biochemistry, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

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  2. Ian M. Møller

    1. Department of Plant Physiology, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Introduction to the Plant Plasma Membrane — Its Molecular Composition and Organization

    • C. Larsson, I. M. Møller, S. Widell
    Pages 1-15

  3. A Critical Evaluation of Markers Used in Plasma Membrane Purification

    • S. Widell, C. Larsson
    Pages 16-43

  4. Plasma Membrane Isolation

    • A. S. Sandelius, D. J. Morré
    Pages 44-75

  5. Plasma Membrane Cytochemistry

    • D. J. Morré
    Pages 76-92

  6. Redox Processes in the Plasma Membrane

    • I. M. Møller, F. L. Crane
    Pages 93-126

  7. Plasma Membrane ATPase

    • R. Serrano
    Pages 127-153

  8. Transport in Plasma Membrane Vesicles — Approaches and Perspectives

    • D. P. Briskin
    Pages 154-181

  9. Electrophysiology of the Plasma Membrane of Higher Plant Cells: New Insights from Patch-Clamp Studies

    • R. Hedrich, H. Stoeckel, K. Takeda
    Pages 182-202

  10. Signal Sensing and Signal Transduction Across the Plasma Membrane

    • S. Gilroy, A. Trewavas
    Pages 203-232

  11. Coated Pits

    • D. G. Robinson, S. Hillmer
    Pages 233-255

  12. Role of the Plasma Membrane in Cellulose Synthesis

    • D. P. Delmer
    Pages 256-268

  13. The Plasma Membrane-Associated Cytoskeleton

    • J. A. Traas
    Pages 269-292

  14. Responses of the Plasma Membrane to Cold Acclimation and Freezing Stress

    • S. Yoshida, M. Uemura
    Pages 293-319

  15. Role of the Plasma Membrane in Host-Pathogen Interactions

    • H. Kauss
    Pages 320-350

  16. The Role of the Plant Plasma Membrane in Symbiosis

    • N. J. Brewin
    Pages 351-375

  17. Molecular Biology of the Plasma Membrane — Perspectives

    • P. Kjellbom, J. Chory, C. J. Lamb
    Pages 376-402

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 403-418
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The plasma membrane forms the living barrier between the cell and its surroundings. For this reason it has a wide range of important functions related to the regulation of the composition of the cell interior and to com­ munication with the cell exterior. The plasma membrane has therefore attracted a lot of research interest. Until the early 1970's it was only pos­ sible to study the plasma membrane in situ, its structure e. g. by electron microscopy and its function e. g. by uptake of radioactively labeled com­ pounds into the intact cell or tissue. The first isolation of plant protoplasts by enzymatic digestion of the cell wall in the early 1970's was an important step forward in that it provided direct access to the outer surface of the plasma membrane. More importantly, T. K. Hodges and R. J. Leonard in 1972 published the description of a method by which a fraction enriched in plasma membranes could be isolated from plant tissues using sucrose gradient centrifugation. As a result, the 1970's saw a leap forward in our understanding of the structurc and function of the plasma membrane. In 1981, S. Widell and C. Larsson published the first of a series of papers in which plasma membrane vesicles of high yield and purity were isolated from a wide range of plant tissues using aqueous polymer two-phase parti­ tioning.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Plant Biochemistry, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

    Christer Larsson

  • Department of Plant Physiology, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

    Ian M. Møller

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Plant Plasma Membrane

  • Book Subtitle: Structure, Function and Molecular Biology

  • Editors: Christer Larsson, Ian M. Møller

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74522-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-74524-9Published: 11 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-74522-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 418

  • Topics: Cell Biology, Plant Sciences

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