20. A Guide to the Chloroplast Transcriptome Analysis using RNA-Seq
Elena J.S. Michel, Amber M. Hotto, Susan R. Strickler, David B. Stern, and Benoît Castandet
21. A Toolkit for the Characterization of the Photoprotective Capacity of Green Algae
Águila Ruiz-Sola and Dimitris Petroutsos
22. Rescue of Deletion Mutants to Isolate Plastid Transformants in Higher Plants
Mohammad El Hajj, Mohd Fahdli Bin Hamdan, Elena Martin Avila, and Anil Day
23. Genetic Analysis of Chloroplast Biogenesis, and Function and Mutant Collections
Sho Fujii, Hajime Wada, and Koichi Kobayashi
24. Generation of Mutants of Nuclear-Encoded Plastid Proteins Using CRISPR/Cas9 in the Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum
Guillaume Allorent, Erika Guglielmino, Cécile Giustini, and Florence Courtois
Part III In Silico Tools
25. In Silico Tools for the Prediction of Protein Import into Secondary Plastids
Daniel Moog
26. AT_CHLORO – The First Step When Looking for Information about Subplastidial Localization of Proteins
Daniel Salvi, Sylvain Bournais, Lucas Moyet, Imen Bouchnak, Marcel Kuntz, Christophe Bruley, and Norbert Rolland
This volume explores plastid evolution, structure, and function in algae, plants and protists. The methods described in this book help scientists visualize, fractionate, purify, and study primary and secondary plastids in plant and algal materials. The chapters in this book also look at various techniques to analyze plastids through means of combining biology strategies from genetics, genomics, proteomics, and lipidomics. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Cutting-edge and thorough, Plastids: Methods and Protocols is a valuable resource for students, engineers, and researchers who are interested in this evolving organelle and overall field.