Tobacco BY-2 Cells

by Toshiyuki Nagata (Editor), Seiichiro Hasezawa (Editor), Dirk Inzï (Editor)

Overview

The first compilation of a wealth of knowledge on tobacco BY-2 cells, often cited as the HeLa cell line of higher plants. Basic issues of cell cycle progression, cytokinesis, cell organization and factors that are involved in these processes are covered in detail. Since the tobacco cell line is used as a tool for research in molecular and cellular biology, several chapters on such studies are also included. Further, changes of primary and secondary metabolites during culture and factors that affect these processes are treated. Last but not least, the so far unpublished historical background of the BY-2 cell line is described.
This volume is a must for any scientist working in the field of plant biology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540402565
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	10/15/2004
Series:	Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry , #53
Edition description:	2004
Pages:	347
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

1 When I Encountered Tobacco BY-2 Cells!.- Section I: Cell Cycle.- 2 Improvements of the Molecular Toolbox for Cell Cycle Studies in Tobacco BY-2 Cells.- 3 Transcriptional Regulation During the Plant Cell Cycle: Involvement of Myb Proteins in Cyclin B Transcription.- 4 Control of the G1/S Phase Transition in Tobacco BY-2 Cells.- 5 Expression, Localisation and Stability of Mitotic Cyclins in Tobacco BY-2 Cells.- Section II: Cell Biology and Cytoskeleton.- 6 Molecular Mechanisms of Microtubule Nucleation in Tobacco BY-2 Cells.- 7 Dynamic Behavior of Microtubules and Vacuoles at M/G1 Interface Observed in Living Tobacco BY-2 Cells.- 8 Tobacco BY-2 Cells as an Ideal Material for Biochemical Studies of Plant Cytoskeletal Proteins.- 9 Cell Plate Formation: Knowledge from Studies Using Tobacco BY-2 Cells.- Section III: Physiological and Developmental Aspects.- 10 Hormonal Control of the Plant Cell Cycle.- 11 Block Points in the Cell Cycle Progression of Plant Cells: Deduced Lessons from Tobacco BY-2 Cells.- 12 Growth and Physiology of Suspension-Cultured Plant Cells: the Contribution of Tobacco BY-2 Cells to the Study of Auxin Action.- 13 Dual Pathways for Auxin Regulation of Cell Division and Expansion.- 14 Studies on Dynamic Changes of Organelles Using Tobacco BY-2 as the Model Plant Cell Line.- 15 Cell Wall Dynamics in Tobacco BY-2 Cells.- 16 Regulation of Secondary Metabolism in Tobacco Cell Cultures.- 17 Boron Nutrition of Cultured Tobacco BY-2 Cells.- Section IV: Molecular Biological Aspects.- 18 In Vitro Transcription Systems from BY-2 Cells.- 19 Protein Sorting and Protein Modification Along the Secretory Pathway in BY-2 Cells.- 20 Characterisation of an Inducible/Repressible Gene Expression System in Tobacco BY-2 Cells.- 21 The Tobacco BY-2 Cell Line as a Model Systemto Understand in Planta Nuclear Coactivator Interactions.- 22 Tobacco BY-2 Proteomics.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

"... this book is a must for all people working with tobacco BY-2 cells." (Journal of Plant Physiology)

"This book … is a past due summary of a huge body of data about the tobacco BY-2 cell culture. The tobacco BY-2 cell line has acquired a unique position in plant science, and more than 500 papers have been published … . this book is a must for all people working with tobacco BY-2 cells." (Katja Hartig, Journal of Plant Physiology, Vol. 162, 2005)

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