The Plant Cell Cycle

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. On the constancy of cell division rate in the root meristem

   • Tobias I. Baskin

   Pages 1-10

3. Quantitative analysis of cell division in leaves: methods, developmental patterns and effects of environmental conditions

   • François Tardieu, Christine Granier

   Pages 11-23

4. Developmental control of cell division patterns in the shoot apex

   • Teva Vernoux, Daphné Autran, Jan Traas

   Pages 25-37

5. Regulation of cyclin-dependent kinases in Arabidopsis thaliana

   • Hilde Stals, Peter Casteels, Marc Van Montagu, Dirk Inzé

   Pages 39-49

6. Multiple cyclin-dependent kinase complexes and phosphatases control G2/M progression in alfalfa cells

   • Tamás Mészáros, Pál Miskolczi, Ferhan Ayaydin, Aladár Pettkó-Szandtner, Adrian Peres, Zoltán Magyar et al.

   Pages 51-61

7. CDK-related protein kinases in plants

   • Jérôme Joubès, Christian Chevalier, Denes Dudits, Erwin Heberle-Bors, Dirk Inzé, Masaaki Umeda et al.

   Pages 63-76

8. The role and regulation of D-type cyclins in the plant cell cycle

   • Marcel Meijer, James A. H. Murray

   Pages 77-89

9. Retinoblastoma-related proteins in plants: homologues or orthologues of their metazoan counterparts?

   • Tim Durfee, Heidi S. Feiler, Wilhelm Gruissem

   Pages 91-98

10. Regulation of histone gene expression during the cell cycle

    • Tetsuo Meshi, Ken-ichiro Taoka, Masaki Iwabuchi

    Pages 99-113

11. Plant A-type cyclins

    • Nicole Chaubet-Gigot

    Pages 115-131

12. Factors controlling cyclin B expression

    • Masaki Ito

    Pages 133-146

13. Cell cycle regulation of the microtubular cytoskeleton

    • Marylin Vantard, Rachel Cowling, Catherine Delichère

    Pages 147-159

14. Stressing the role of MAP kinases in mitogenic stimulation

    • László Bögre, Irute Meskiene, Erwin Heberle-Bors, Heribert Hirt

    Pages 161-174

15. Genetic dissection of cytokinesis

    • Philippe Nacry, Ulrike Mayer, Gerd Jürgens

    Pages 175-189

16. Endoreduplication in higher plants

    • Jérôme Joubès, Christian Chevalier

    Pages 191-201

17. Cell cycle activation by plant parasitic nematodes

    • Aska Goverse, Janice de Almeida Engler, John Verhees, Sander van der Krol, Johannes Helder, Godelieve Gheysen

    Pages 203-217

18. Geminiviruses and the plant cell cycle

    • Crisanto Gutierrez

    Pages 219-228

19. Cell cycle regulation in the course of nodule organogenesis in Medicago

    • Fabrice Foucher, Eva Kondorosi

    Pages 229-242

20. Back Matter

    Pages 243-244

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In recent years, the study of the plant cell cycle has become of major interest, not only to scientists working on cell division sensu strictu , but also to scientists dealing with plant hormones, development and environmental effects on growth. The book The Plant Cell Cycle is a very timely contribution to this exploding field.
Outstanding contributors reviewed, not only knowledge on the most important classes of cell cycle regulators, but also summarized the various processes in which cell cycle control plays a pivotal role.
The central role of the cell cycle makes this book an absolute must for plant molecular biologists.

• Activation
• Arabidopsis thaliana
• Expression
• Viruses
• cell division
• cyclin
• gene expression
• proteins
• regulation

`In conclusion, the "Plant Cell Cycle" gives a solid and exhaustive overview of the plant cell cycle and should also interest a large range of readers outside of the very specialised plant cell cycle field.'
Plant Science, 160 (2001)
`Dirk Inzé performed a Herculean task in assembling these papers and ensuring a very high level of scientific excellence throughout. It is undoubtedly a must for plant cell cycle research labs and should be acquired by libraries. It is perfect for graduate students setting off on plant cell cycle research, and if they talk nicely to close relatives it may find its way into their festive stocking providing it is a big one.'
Annals of Botany Company, (2001)

• Department of Plant Genetics, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Ghent, Belgium

  Dirk Inzé

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