Reviews

Principles of General Physiology. Vol. 11: General Physiology. By L. E. B ayliss
Hackfruchtkrankheiten und Nematodenforschung. Editor H. G offart.
Advances in Applied Microbiology. Vol. 1. Editor W. W. U mbreit
Advances in Applied Microbiology. Vol. 11. Editor W. W. U mbreit
Der Vielfrass (Gulo gulo L. 1758). Zur Kenntnis seiner Naturgeschichte und seiner Bedeutung für den Menschen. By P. K rott
Control of Rats in Sewers. By E. W. B entley
Introduction to Probability and Statistics. By H. L. A lder and E. B. R oessler
Methods of Testing Chemicals on Insects. Vol. 11. Edited by H. H. S hepard
The Biology of Marine Animals. By J. A. C olin N icol
The Effects of Pollution on Living Material. Edited by W. B. Y app
Taxonomy of Flowering Plants. By C. L. P orter
Bananas. By N. W. S immonds
Atlas of Bacterial Flagellation. By E inar L eifson
Diagnostik der Bakterien und Actinomyceten. By N. A. K rassilnikov , M oscow , translated into German by R. W. W ittwer and R. D ickscheit
A Review of the Biological Control of Insects and Weeds in Australia and Australian New Guinea. By F rank W ilson
The Ecology of Soil Fungi. Edited by D. P arkinson and J. S. W aid . (An International Symposium)
Introduction to Plant Geography and Some Related Sciences. By N icholas P olunin     

Book Reviews

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF HEAVY METAL POLLUTION . By M. H. M artin & P. J. C oughtrey
PLANT CELL STRUCTURE AND METABOLISM . 2nd edn. By J. L. H all , T. J. F lowers & R. M. R oberts
PLANT CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE—A LABORATORY MANUAL . By J. R einert & M. M. Y eoman
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 12A. PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY I. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTM . Edited by O. L. L ange , P. S. N obel , C. B. O smond & H. Z eigler
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, NEW SERIES, VOLLIME 12B. PHYSIOLOGICAL PLANT ECOLOGY II. WATER RELATIONS AND CARBON ASSIMILATION . Edited by O. L. L ange , P. S. N obel , C. B. O smond & H. Z iegler
THE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANT DEVELOPMENT . Edited by H. S mith & D. G rieson
SIMULATION OF PLANT GROWTH AND CROP PRODUCTION . Edited by F. W. T. P enning D e V ries & H. H. V an L aar
TRENDS IN PHOTOB1OLOGY . Edited by C. H elene , M. C harlier , TH. M ontenay -G arestier & G. L austriant
VICIA FAB A : PHYSIOLOGY AND BREEDING . Edited by R. T hompson
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANT ECOLOGY 2nd edn. By J. R. E therington     

Reviews

An Introduction to Bacterial Physiology. By E velyn L. O ginsky and W. W. U mbreit.
The Cell Nucleus. Edited by J. S. M itchell.
Behaviour and Evolution. Edited by anne R oe and G eorge G aylord S impson.
The Mango. By L. B. S ingh.
The Balkan Lake Ohrid and its Living World. By S inia S tanković.
An Introduction to the Biology of Micro-organisms. By L. E. H awker , A. H. L inton , B. F. F olkes and M. J. C arlile.
The Chemistry of Nucleic Acids. By D. O. J ordan.
The Structure and Function of Muscle. In three volumes—edited by G. H. B ourne.
Planzenpathogene Bakterien. By C. S tapp.
Physical Chemistry for Students of Pharmacy and Biology. 2nd ed. By S. C. W allwork.
The Control of Growth and Form. A Study of the Epidermal Cell in an Insect. By V. B. W igglesworth.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article:
NITROGEN AS AN ECOLOGICAL FACTOR. Edited by J. A. L ee , S. McN eill & I. H. R orison
BIOLOGY OF NONVASCULAR PLANTS. By H. N. P ritchard & P. T. B radt
GENETIC ASPECTS OF PLANT NUTRITION (Development in Plants and Soil Sciences, Volume 8). Edited by M. R. S aric & B. C. L oughman
PHYSIOLOGICAL PLANT ECOLOGY III. Edited by O. L. L ange , P. S. N obel , C. B. O smond & H. Z iegler     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article:
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, VOLUME 16, PARTS A + B, PHOTOMORPHOGENESIS. Edited by W. S hropshire J r & H. M ohr
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, VOLUME 12D, PHYSIOLOGICAL PLANT ECOLOGY IV. Edited by O. L. L ange , P. S. N obel , C. B. O smond & H. Z iegel     

REVIEWS

Comparative Anatomy of the vegetative Organs of the Pteridophytes. By Y udzert O gura .
Principles of Dispersal in Higher Plants. By L. van der P ijl .
Genera of Bamboos Native in the New World (Gramineae: Bambusaideae). By F. A. M c C lure (ed. By T. R. S oderstrom ).
Air Pollution and Lichens. Ed. by B. W. F erry , M. S. B addeley and D. L. H awksworth .
Photosynthesis. By D. O. H all and K. K. R ao .
A Dictionary of the Flowering Plants and Ferns. By the late J. C. W illis revised by H. K. A iry S haw .     

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The Scientific Principles of Plant Protection, with Special Reference to Chemical Control. By H. M artin .
Citrus Diseases and Their Control. By H oward S. F awcett .
Diseases and Pests of the Rubber Tree. By A rnold S harples
Humus: Origin, Chemical Composition, and Importance in Nature. By S. A. W aksman .
Illustrated Polyglottic Dictionary of Plant Names. By A. K. B edevian .
Erkennen, Nachweis und Kultur der holzverfärbenden und holzzersetzenden Pilze. Von W. B avendamm , reprinted from Handbuch der biologischen Arbeitsmethoden
Biological Effects of Radiation. Edited by B. M. D uggar .
Pollen Grains: their Structure, Identification and Significance in Science and Medicine. By R. P. W odehouse .
Botany: a Textbook for Colleges. By J. B en H ill , L. O. O verholts and H. W. P opp .
J. Arthur Harris; Botanist and Biometrician. Edited by C. O. R osendahl , R. A. G ortner and G. O. B urr .     

Besprechungen

Book reviews in this article:
Angewandte Entomologie . Herausgegeben von R. F ritzsche , H. G eiler und U. S edlag unter Mitarbeit von L. B ritz , H. G. H erbst , J. O. H üsing , E. K arl , W. L ehmann , G. M asurat , H.-J. M üller , P. M üller , J. N itschmann , H.-W. N olte , G. P roeseler , H. B. S chmidt und W. T annert .
Kelman, A. et al. (Herausg.) , „Sourcebook of Laboratory Exercises in Plant Pathology.”
Proceedings of an international symposium on physiological and biochemical aspects of host-pathogen interactions . (Herausgegeben von A. F uchs und O. M. van A ndel )
Esau, K. , Viruses in plant hosts.
Oberzill, W. , Mikrobiologisdie Analytik — Grundlagen der quantitativen Erfassung von Umwelteinwirkungen auf Mikroorganismen.     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article:
Molecular Biology of Photosynthesis. Ed. By G ovindjee , H. J. B ohnert , W. B ottomley , D. A. B ryant , J. E. M ullet , W. L. O gren , H. P akrasi and C. R. S omerville .
Biochemical and Physiological Aspects of Ethylene Production in Lower and Higher Plants. Ed. by H. C lijsters , M. de P roft , R. M arcelle and M. V an P oucke .
Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Sulphur Utilisation by Fungi. By L. B oddy , R. M archant and D. J. R ead .
Fungi and Ecological Disturbance. Ed. by L. B oddy , R. W atling and A. J. E. L yon .
Phytoplankton , 2nd Edn. By A. D. B oney .
The Holocene: An Environmental History. By N eil R oberts .
Chambers Biology Dictionary. Ed. by P. M. B. W alker , C.B.E., F.R.S.E.     

Books Reviews

S cience W riting for B eginners
M icrobiology . E ssentials and A pplications (1985). L. McKane & J. Kandel.
P rogress in C linical and B iological R esearch Volume 178 B luetongue and R elated O rbiviruses (1985). Edited by T. Lynwood Barber, M. M. Jochim & B. I. Osburn.
A ntimicrobial D rug R esistance (1984) Edited by L. E. Bryan.
A spects of M icrobial M etabolism and E cology (1984). Edited by G. A. Codd.
P rogress in L eukocyte B iology Volume 1 V iral M echanisms of I mmunosuppression (1985). Edited by N. Gilmore & M. A. Wainberg.
T he S ociety for A pplied B acteriology T echnical S eries No. 19 M icrobiological M ethods for E nvironmental B iotechnology (1984). Edited by J. M. Grainger & J. M. Lynch.
S crapie D isease in S heep (1983). H. B. Parry. Edited by D. R. Oppenheimer.     

Buchbesprechungen / Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Sachs, L. , Angewandte Statistik (Anwendung statistischer Methoden).
Progress in Botany (Fortschritt der Botanik). Morphology—Physiology—Genetics—Taxonomy—Geobotany. Herausgeber: K. E sser , K. K ubitzki , M. R unge , E. S chnepf , H. Z iegler .
Cummins, G. B., and Yasuyuki Hiratsuka , Illustrated Genera of Rust Fungi.
Pirson, A., and M. H. Zimmermann (Eds.) , Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, New Series, Vol 12 D. O. L. L ange , P. S. N obel , C. B. O smond , H. Z ieg - ler (Eds.): Physiological Plant Ecology IV.
Mass, J. L. (ed) , Compendium of Strawberry Diseases.     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. General editors A. F riday and D. S. I ngram .
The Physiological Properties of Plant Protoplasts. Ed. by P. E. P ilet .
Plant Leaf Optical Properties in Visible and Near Infra-Red Light. By H. W. G ausman .
Regulation of Sources and Sinks in Crop Plants. British Plant Growth Regulator Group Monograph No. 12. Ed. by B. J effcoat , A. F. H awkins and A. D. S tead .
The Biochemistry and Physiology of the Lemon and Other Citrus Fruits. By W. B. S inclair .
Developmental Biology of Higher Fungi. British Mycological Society Symposium No. 10. Ed. by D. M oore , L. A. C asselton , D. A. W ood and J. C. F rankland .
Flora of New Zealand Lichens. By D. J. G alloway .
Physiological Ecology of Seaweeds. By C. S. L obban , P. J. H arrison and M. O. D uncan .
Insects and Flowers. The Biology of a Partnership. By F. G. B arth . Translated from the German by M. A. B iederman -T horson .     

Reviews

Book Reviewed in This Article:
Tropische Nutzpflanzen. By H einz B rücher .
The Molecular Biology of Plant Cells. Ed. by H. S mith .
Plant Metabolism. By H. D. K umar and H. N. S ing h.
The Ribonucleic Acids. Ed. by P. R. S tewart and D. S. L etham .
Transport Phenomena in Plants. By D. A. B aker .
Transport of Ions and Water in Animals. Ed. by B. L. G upta , R. B. M oreton , J. L. O scham and B. J. W all .
Water in Plants Bibliography. Ed. by J. P ospisilova and J. S olarova .
Advances in Botanical Research. Vol. 4. Ed. by R. D. P reston and H. W. W oolhouse .
Progress in Botany: Morphology: Physiology: Genetics: Taxonomy: Geobotany. Ed. by H einz E llenerg , K arl E sser , H ermann M erxmuller , E berhard S chnepf and H ubert Z eigler .
Progress in Botany – Morphology, Physiology, Genetics, Taxonomy, Geobotany. Ed. by H. E llenberg , K. E sser , H. M erxmüller , E. S chnepf and H. Z iegler .
Plant Root Systems. By R. S cott R ussell .
Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises. Edited by K enneth S. N orris .     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
A nti -T uberculous D rugs . H andbook of E xperimental P harmacology , Volume 84 (1988). Edited by K. Bartmann.
B acterial E ndotoxins : P athophysiological E ffects , C linical S ignificance and P harmacological C ontrol (1988). Edited by J. Levin, H.R. Buller, J.W. ten Cate, S.J.H. van Deventer & A. Sturk.
A L aboratory M anual for L egionella (1988). Edited by T.G. Harrison & A.G. Taylor.
M arine M icrobiology (1988). By B. Austin.
B acterial E nergy T ransduction (1988). Edited by C. Anthony.
S ingle C ell O il (1988). Edited by R.S. Moreton.
D iagnostic T echniques in M edical P arasitology (1988). By S.L. Fleck & A.H. Moody.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
A Dictionary of the Flowering Plants and Ferns . By the late J. C. W illis . Seventh edition, revised by H. K. A iry S haw .
The Principles of Pollination Ecology . By K. F aegri and L. van D er P ijl .
Studies in Biology, No. 5, Plant Taxonomy . By V. H. H eywood .
Deadly Harvest . By J ohn M. K ingsbury .
Plant Physiology . By H enrik G. L undegardh . Translated by F. M. I rvine , Translation edited by W. O. J ames .
The Biology of Lichens . By M ason E. H ale J r . In: Contemporary Biology Series, General editors E. J. W. B arrington and A. J. W illis .
Plant Biology Today . Second edition. Ed. by W. A. J ensen and L. G. K avaljian .
Organisation in Plants . Second edition. By B. M. B aron .
Fortschritte der Botanik , Band 28. Ed. by E. B ünning , H. E llenberg , K. E sser , H. M erxmuller and P. S itte .
Taxonomy of Flowering Plants . Second edition. By C. L. P orter .
The Study of Biology . By J. J. W. B aker and G. E. A llen .
Experiments in the Study of Biology . By J. J. W. B aker , G. E. A llen , E. G age and S. K. W ebster .
Grundriss der Phytopathologie iind des Pflanzenschutzes . By H ans -A lfred K irchner .
Bibliography of Seeds . Compiled and edited by L. V. B arton .
Pollen Grains of Western Himalaxan Plants . By P. K. K. N air .
Families of Flowering Plants in Ethiopia . By W. C. B urger .     

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Books reviewed in this article:
The Peroxisome: a Vital Organdie. By C. M asters and D. C rane
Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation. Ed. by P. H. G raham , M. J. S adowsky and C. P. V ance
Structure and Function of Roots. Ed. by F. B aluška , M. Č amprová , O. G ašparí -K ová and P. W. B arlow
Nuclear Techniques in Soil-Plant Studies for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Preservation.
Biological Control: Benefits and Risks. Ed. by H. M.T. H okkanen and J. M. L ynch
Long-term Experiments in Agricultural and Ecological Sciences. Ed. by R. A. L eigh and A. E. J ohnston     

Reviews

Plant Membranes: a Biophysical Approach to Structure, Development and Senescence. By Y. Y. L eshem , with additional contributions by R. L. S hewfelt , C. M. W illmer and O. P antoja .
Methods in Plant Biochemistry (Series Eds. P. M. D ey and J. B. H arborne ); Vol. 7: Terpenoids. Ed. by B. V. C harlwood and D. V. B anthorpe .
CHCD Dictionary of Natural Products on CD-ROM.
Plant Molecular Systematics. By D. J. C rawford .
Physiology – Breeding of Winter Cereals for Stressed Mediterranean Environments. (Physiologie – Sélection des céréales d'hiver en conditions méditerranéennes). Ed. by E. A cevedo , A. P. C onesa , P. M onneveux and J. P. S rivastava .
Plant Genetic Manipulation for Crop Protection. Ed. A. M. R. G atehouse , V. A. H ilder and D. B oulter .
In vitro Culture of Trees. By J. M. B onga and P. von A derkas .
Flechten als Bioindikatoren. Integriertes biologisches Meβsystem der Luftverschmutzung für das Schweizer Mittelland . By R olf H erzig and M artin U rech .
Evolution and Function of Heterostyly. Ed. by S. C. H. B arrett .
Wild Plants of Glasgow. By J. H. D ickson .     

Book Notes

The Systems of Land Tenure in the Kikuyu Land Unit . H. E. L ambert
Hawaiian Antiquities (Moolelo Hawaii ). D avid M alo
Navaho Means People . L eonard M c C ombe , E von Z. V ogt , and C lyde K luckhohn
Paradox and Nirvana . R obert L awson S later
The North American Buffalo. A Critical Study of the Species in Its Wild State . F rank G ilbert R oe
The Wulfing Plates: Products of Prehistoric Americans . V irginia D rew W atson
The Medora Site. West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana . G eorge I. Q uimby
The Crable Site, Fulton County, Illinois. A Late Prehistoric Site in the Central Illinois Valley . H ale G illiam S mith
Archaeology of the Columbia-Fraser Region . M arian W. S mith
Cattle Point: A Stratified Site in the Southern Northwest Coast Region . A rden R. K ing
Hyperbrachycephaly as Influenced by Cultural Conditioning . J. F ranklin E wing
Surgery of the Shoulder . A. F. D e P alma
The Mark of Oppression, A Psychological Study of the American Negro . A bram K ardiner and L ionel O vesey
Race Relations: The Interaction of Ethnic Groups . B rewton B erry
The Sociology of Georg Simmel . Translated, edited, and with an introduction by K urt H. W olff
Social Behavior and Personality: Contributions of W. I. Thomas to Theory and Social Research . Edited by E dmund H. V olkart
Handbook of Latin American Studies : 1948, No. 14. F rancisco A guilera , ed
Area Studies in American Universities . W endell C. B ennett     

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Books Review in this article:
Forest Trees and Timbers of the British Empire. Part I. Some East African Coniferae and Leguminosae. By L. C halk , M.A., D.Phil., J. B urtt D avy , M.A., Ph.D. and H. E. D esch , B.SC.
Part II. Twenty West African Timber Trees. By L. C halk , M.A., D.Phil., J. B urtt D avy , M.A., Ph.D., H. E. D esch , B.SC, M.A. and A. C. H oyle , B.Sc, M.A.
Part III. Fifteen South African High Forest Timber Trees. By L. C halk , M.A., D.Phil., M. M. C hattaway , B.SC, M.A., J. B urtt D avy , M.A., Ph.D., F. S. L aughton , B.SC. and M. H. S cott , B.SC.
Colloids in Agriculture. By C. E. M arshall .
Flore Laurentienne. By F rère M arie -V ictorin , D.SC.
Plant Viruses. By K enneth M. S mith .
Plant Life: A Text-book of Botany. By D. B. S wingle .
Gardening in East Africa: A Practical Handbook. Edited by A. J. J ex -B lake , with a foreword by Sir A rthur W. H ill .
British Stem- and Leaf-Fungi (Coelomycetes). Vol. I. Sphaeropsidales. By W. B. G rove , M.A.     

Oxidative activation of protein kinase Cgamma through the C1 domain. Effects on gap junctions

The accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS, for example H2O2) is linked to several chronic pathologies, including cancer and cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases (Gate, L., Paul, J., Ba, G. N., Tew, K. D., and Tapiero, H. (1999) Biomed. Pharmacother. 53, 169-180). Protein kinase C (PKC) gamma is a unique isoform of PKC that is found in neuronal cells and eye tissues. This isoform is activated by ROS such as H2O2. Mutations (H101Y, G118D, S119P, and G128D) in the PKCgamma Cys-rich C1B domain caused a form of dominant non-episodic cerebellar ataxia in humans (Chen, D.-H., Brkanac, Z., Verlinde, C. L. M. J., Tan, X.-J., Bylenok, L., Nochli, D., Matsushita, M., Lipe, H., Wolff, J., Fernandez, M., Cimino, P. J., Bird, T. D., and Raskind, W. H. (2003) Am. J. Hum. Genet. 72, 839-849; van de Warrenburg, B. P. C., Verbeek, D. S., Piersma, S. J., Hennekam, F. A. M., Pearson, P. L., Knoers, N. V. A. M., Kremer, H. P. H., and Sinke, R. J. (2003) Neurology 61, 1760-1765). This could be due to a failure of the mutant PKCgamma proteins to be activated by ROS and to subsequently inhibit gap junctions. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the cellular mechanism of activation of PKCgamma by H2O2 and the resultant effects on gap junction activity. H2O2 stimulated PKCgamma enzyme activity independently of elevations in cellular diacylglycerol, the natural PKC activator. Okadaic acid, a phosphatase inhibitor, did not affect H2O2-stimulated PKCgamma activity, indicating that dephosphorylation was not involved. The reductant, dithiothreitol, abolished the effects of H2O2, suggesting a direct oxidation of PKCgamma at the Cys-rich C1 domain. H2O2 induced the C1 domain of PKCgamma to translocate to plasma membranes, whereas the C2 domain did not. Direct effects of H2O2 on PKCgamma were demonstrated using two-dimensional SDS-PAGE. Results demonstrated that PKCgamma formed disulfide bonds in response to H2O2. H2O2-activated PKCgamma was targeted into caveolin-1- and connexin 43-containing lipid rafts, and the PKCgamma phosphorylated the connexin 43 gap junction proteins on Ser-368. This resulted in disassembly of connexin 43 gap junction plaques and decreased gap junction activity. Results suggested that H2O2 caused oxidation of the C1 domain, activation of the PKCgamma, and inhibition of gap junctions. This inhibition of gap junctions could provide a protection to cells against oxidative stress.