Diversification of Plastid Structure and Function in Land Plants

Aronsson, Henrik and Solymosi, Katalin (2024) Diversification of Plastid Structure and Function in Land Plants. METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 2776. pp. 63-88. ISSN 1064-3745

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Abstract

Plastids represent a largely diverse group of organelles in plant and algal cells that have several common features but also a broad spectrum of morphological, ultrastructural, biochemical and physiological differences. Plastids and their structural and metabolic diversity significantly contribute to the functionality and developmental flexibility of the plant body throughout its lifetime. In addition to the multiple roles of given plastid types, this diversity is accomplished in some cases by interconversions between different plastids as a consequence of developmental and environmental signals that regulate plastid differentiation and specialization. In addition to basic plastid structural features, most important plastid types as well as newly characterized peculiar plastids, and future perspectives in plastid biology are also provided in this chapter.

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