Table of Contents

Plastid Origin and Development.- The Diversity of Plastid Form and Function.- Chloroplast Development: Whence and Whither.- Protein Import Into Chloroplasts: Who, When, and How?.- Origin and Evolution of Plastids: Genomic View on the Unification and Diversity of Plastids.- The Mechanism of Plastid Division: The Structure and Origin of The Plastid Division Apparatus.- The Plastid Genome and its Interaction with the Nuclear Genome.- Expression, Prediction and Function of the Thylakoid Proteome in Higher Plants and Green Algae.- The Role of Nucleus- and Chloroplast-Encoded Factors in the Synthesis of the Photosynthetic Apparatus.- Plastid Transcription: Competition, Regulation and Promotion by Plastid- and Nuclear-Encoded Polymerases.- Plastid-to-Nucleus Signaling.- Trace Metal Utilization in Chloroplasts.- Photosynthetic Metabolism in Plastids.- Light/Dark Regulation of Chloroplast Metabolism.- Chlororespiratory Pathways and Their Physiological Significance.- CO2 Concentrating Mechanisms.- Synthesis, Export and Partitioning of the End Products of Photosynthesis.- Non-Photosynthetic Metabolism in Plastids.- Chlorophyll Synthesis.- Carotenoids.- Lipid Synthesis, Metabolism and Transport.- Amino Acid Synthesis in Plastids.- Sulfur Metabolism in Plastids.- Regulation and Role of Calcium Fluxes in the Chloroplast.- Plastid Differentiation and Response to Environmental Factors.- The Role of Plastids in Ripening Fruits.- Fate and Activities of Plastids During Leaf Senescence.- The Kleptoplast.- The Apicoplast.- The Role of Plastids in Gravitropism.- Chloroplast Movements in Response to Environmental Signals.- Oxygen Metabolism and Stress Physiology.