Description

The Biogenesis of Cellular Organelles seeks to describe the cellular and
molecular mechanisms mediating the biogenesis, maintenance, and function
of key eukaryotic organelles. This work consists of an initial discussion of
the evolution of organelle biogenesis theory from early studies through recent
findings, overviews of the prominent cellular machineries involved in
the biogenesis and maintenance of cellular organelles, and reviews of the
function and biogenesis of a number of key organelles common to nearly all
eukaryotic cells, including the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi apparatus,
the lysosome, the nucleus, the mitochondria, and the peroxisome. All chapters
strive to highlight recent findings and topical issues relating to organelle
biology. The primary interests of this work are the biogenesis and functional
events operating in mammalian cells and in some cases the analogous events
in key lower eukaryotes, such as yeast and Drosophila. The reader should
note that a wealth of organelles besides those covered here have also been
described, such as the all important chloroplast present in plants and other
photosynthetic organisms.