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Katerina Dadakova, Department of Biochemistry
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Plant cell
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Figures adopted from Buchanan et al., Biochemistry & molecular biology of plants

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Plant cell
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Endoplasmic reticulum
Plant cell
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ER tubules

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Plant cell
Golgi apparatus
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Exocytosis and endocytosis
Plant cell
The mechanisms for removing the excess membrane from the plasma membrane
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Vacuoles
Plant cell
Metabolic roles of vacuoles:
•Growth
•Storage
•Digestion
•pH and ionic homeostasis
•Defense against microbial pathogens and herbivores
•Sequestration of toxic compounds
•Pigmentation
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The nucleus
Plant cell
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N, nucleus
NE, nuclear envelope
NU, nucleolus
Nuclear pores

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Peroxisomes
Plant cell
C, chloroplast
P, peroxisome
M, mitochondrion
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Plastids
Plant cell
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Metabolic roles of plastids:
•Photosynthesis
•Storage
•Synthesis of pigments, fatty acids,…
•Nitrite and sulfate reduction

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Plastids
Plant cell
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Amyloplast
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Leucoplast
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Chloroplast
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Etioplasts

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Mitochondria
Plant cell
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The cytoskeleton
Plant cell
Electron micrograph of a cytoskeletal meshwork from a carrot cell

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The cytoskeleton
Plant cell

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The cytoskeleton
Plant cell

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The cytoskeleton
Plant cell
The structure of actin and actin filaments
The structure of tubulin and microtubules

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The cytoskeleton
Plant cell
Actin filaments in plant epidermis (A) and leaf veins (B).
Dim light
Bright light

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Plant cell
The cytoskeleton
Cortical microtubules
Trajectories of motion of cellulose synthase

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Plant cell
Plant cell division
Mitosis in plant
and  animal cells