Annual Plant Reviews, Cell Cycle Control and Plant Development

Thecellcycleinplantsconsistsofanorderedsetofevents,includingDNAreplicationandmitosis,thatculminatesincelldivision.Ascelldivisionisafundamentalpartofaplant’sexistenceandthebasisfortissuerepair,developmentandgrowth,afullunderstandingofallaspectsofthisprocessisofpivotalimportance.CellCycleControlandPlantDevelopmentcommenceswithanintroductorychapterandisbroadlydividedintotwoparts.Part1detailsthebasiccellmachinery,withchapterscoveringcyclin-dependentkinases(CDKs),cyclins,CDKinhibitors,proteolysis,CDKphosphorylation,andE2F/DPtranscriptionfactors.Part2,whichdescribesthecellcycleandplantdevelopment,coverscellcycleactivation,cellcyclecontrolduringleafdevelopment,endoreduplication,thecellcycleandtrichome,fruitandendospermdevelopment,thehormonalcontrolofcelldivisionandenvironmentalstress,andcellcycleexit.Theeditorofthisimportantbook,ProfessorDirkInzé,wellknownandrespectedinternationally,hasbroughttogetheranimpressiveteamofcontributingauthors,providinganexcellentnewvolumeinBlackwellPublishing’sAnnualPlantReviewsSeries.Thebookisanessentialpurchaseforresearchteamsworkingintheareasofplantsciencesandmolecular,cellanddevelopmentalbiology.Alllibrariesinuniversitiesandresearchestablishmentswherebiologicalsciencesarestudiedandtaughtshouldhavecopiesofthisessentialandtimelyvolume.