• Origins, Diversity and Persistence
• 51 min
  1. Plastid structure: development and differentiation

  • Dr. Kevin Pyke
• 43 min
  2. Origin and molecular evolution of the plastid

  • Prof. Debashish Bhattacharya
• 50 min
  3. The chloroplast genome and chloroplast gene expression

  • Prof. Christopher Howe
• 41 min
  4. Regulation of chloroplast gene expression: light activated translation

  • Prof. Stephen Mayfield
• 41 min
  5. Protein synthesis in plastids

  • Dr. William Zerges
• 43 min
  6. The chloroplast proteome

  • Dr. Julian Whitelegge
• 35 min
  7. Protein import into chloroplasts

  • Dr. Ute Vothknecht
• 45 min
  8. Assembly of the photosynthesis apparatus

  • Prof. J. Kenneth Hoober
• 26 min
  9. Plastid senescence

  • Prof. Howard Thomas
• Biosynthetic Support of the Biosphere
• 40 min
  10. Photosynthesis: energy capture

  • Prof. Robert Blankenship
• 27 min
  11. Photosynthesis: carbon assimilation

  • Prof. Richard Leegood
• 21 min
  12. Regulation of photosynthetic carbon metabolism

  • Prof. Louise Anderson
• 42 min
  13. Pigments: chlorophyll and its synthesis

  • Prof. Wolfhart Rudiger
• 34 min
  14. Carotenoid functions and other isoprenoids in plants

  • Prof. Elisabeth Gantt
• 30 min
  15. Chloroplast lipid biosynthesis

  • Prof. Christoph Benning
• 31 min
  16. Amino acid synthesis in chloroplasts

  • Prof. Peter Lea
  • Prof. Paulo Mazzafera
  • Dr. Ricardo Azevedo
• 53 min
  17. Responses of chloroplasts to stress conditions

  • Dr. Ron Mittler
• 67 min
  18. Chloroplast genetic engineering

  • Prof. Henry Daniell
• Archived Lectures *These may not cover the latest advances in the field
• 36 min
  19. The chloroplast genome and chloroplast gene expression

  • Prof. Christopher Howe

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1. Introduction
2. Talk outline
3. First experimental observations
4. Mirabilis crossing experiments
5. Explanations for non-Mendelian inheritance
6. Chlamydomonas mating experiments
7. Evidence for genetic determinants in chloroplasts
8. Identifying and mapping chloroplast genes
9. First complete chloroplast genome sequence
10. Organisms that retain a chloroplast
11. The chloroplast genome
12. Chloroplast DNA structure
13. Core protein genes in chloroplast DNAs (1)
14. Other chloroplast genes
15. Remnant chloroplast genomes
16. Core protein genes in chloroplast DNAs (2)
17. Organization of a typical dinoflagellate minicircle
18. Gene expression in model systems
19. Transcription in vitro from trnM2 promoter
20. Evidence for nuclear-encoded RNA polymerase
21. Transcripts in lines disrupted for chloroplast genes
22. Nuclear-encoded polymerase (NEP)
23. Class I NEP promoters
24. Post-transcriptional modification - splicing
25. Trans-splicing
26. Trans-splicing of psaA in Chlamydomonas
27. Post-transcriptional modification - editing
28. Tabacco psbL model system
29. Post-transcriptional modification - editing
30. Post-transcriptional modification - RNA turnover
31. Chlamydomonas atpB
32. Spinach petD
33. Cleavage and exonuclease activity
34. Post-transcriptional modification - RNA turnover
35. Translation
36. Why retain a chloroplast genome?
37. Requirements for functional transfer to the nucleus
38. Why retain nuclear copy?
39. Why are any genes retained in the chloroplast?
40. Chloroplast/nucleus signalling
41. Why are any genes retained in the chloroplast?
42. Summary
43. References

Topics Covered

• Early evidence for a chloroplast genome
• Organization of the chloroplast genome in plants and algae
• Gene content
• Transcription
• Roles of bacterial and phage-type RNA polymerases
• Post-transcriptional modification
• Splicing, editing and RNA turnover
• Translation
• Genome evolution
• Transfer of genes to the nucleus

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• Chloroplast

Categories:

• Cell Biology
• Genetics & Epigenetics
• Plant & Animal Sciences

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Publication History

• Published on October 1, 2007
• Archived on May 31, 2022

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Christopher Howe has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.