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Biochemistry and Function of Vacuolar Adenosine.:friphosphatase in Fungi and Plants Edited by Bernard P. Marin With 86 Figures Springer-¥erlag Berlin Heidelberg New York Tokyo Dr. BERNARD P. MARIN Antenne O.RS.T.O.M. Service de Radio-Agronomie Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Cadarache Boite Postale No.1 F-13115 Saint-Paul-Lez-Durance ISBN-13:978-3-642-70322-S e-ISBN-13:978-3-642-70320-1 DOl: 10.1007/ 978-3-642-70320-1 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data. Main entry under title: Biochemistry and function of vacuolar adenosine-triphosphatase in fungi and plants. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Adenosine triphosphatase-Addresses, essays, lectures. 2. TonoplastsAddresses, essays, lectures. 3. Botanical chemistry-Addresses, essays, lectures. I. Title: II. Title: Vacuolar adenosine-triphosphatase in fungi and plants. QK898.A18B56 1985 581.87'6042 85-4671 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned , specifically those of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations , broadcasting, reproduction by photocopying machine or similar means, and storage in data banks. Under § 54 of the German Copyright Law, where copies are made for other than private use, a fee is payable to "Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort", MUI).icIi. © by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1985 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1985 The use of registered names, trademarks , etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Printing: Beltz, Offsetdruck, Hemsbach, Bergstr. Bookbinding: 1. Schaffer OHG, Griinstadt 2131/3130-543210 Editorial Note This book is a collection of short contributions on the biochemistry and function of vacuolar adenosine-triphosphatase in fungi and plants. Its aim is to provide a comprehensive survey of present knowledge in this field. The different papers contributed by leading authorities provide substantial and critical information often difficult to find in the literature. In addition, they help to solve any problem of communication that arises from the explosive development of research on the tonoplast membrane from fungi and plants. Special attention is given to development of experimental methods that are expected to promote new investigations of unsolved problems. This book can be used as a guide to any research in progress in this area. This work undoubtedly represents the first up-to-date account of the present situation in this field. It portrays the most recent advances in this particular area of science in the biochemistry of plant cell. Most importantly, I thank each of the authors whose contributions should enable any researcher to check up on recent developments in neighboring areas of research concerning the vacuolar compartment of fungi and plants. I am also grateful to Springer-Verlag and my colleagues for their enthusiastic cooperation during the editing process, which made this work possible. Finally, I have to thank my wife for her understanding and encouragement and for bearing patiently the frequent privations of an author's family. June 1984, Bayreuth (FRG) and Paris (France) Bernard P. Marin Foreword Early approaches towards an understanding of transport at the tonoplast of higher plant cells were based on the kinetics of radio-isotope uptake (Torii and Laties. 1966) and exchange (Pitman, 1963). A variety of other methods became available in due course (reviewed by Clarkson and Luttge, 1984). But even with the most modern developments, the function of. the tonoplast remained in the dark. On the basis of Hitchell's chemiosmotic $heory (Hitchell, 1967), mechanisms of membrane-bound H -translocating ATPases and H -so