Plant Developmental Biology - Biotechnological Perspectives

Volume 2
2010
ISBN: 978-3-642-42427-4
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 674 g

regulation,includingRNAsilencing,DNAmethylation,epigenetics,activationt- ging,homologousrecombination,andtheengineeringofsyntheticpromoters. Thesebookswillserveaskeyreferencesforadvancedstudentsandresearchers involved in a range of plant-orientated disciplines, including genetics, cell and molecularbiology,functionalgenomics,andbiotechnology. August2009 E-C. PuaandM. R. Davey v Contents PartI CellDifferentiationandDevelopmentInVitro 1 DevelopmentalBiologyofSomaticEmbryogenesis. 3 R. J. Rose,F. R. Mantiri,S. Kurdyukov,S-K. Chen,X-D. Wang, K. E. Nolan,andM. B. Sheahan 1. 1 Introduction. 3 1. 2 BasicRequirementsforInVitroSE. 4 1. 3 ExplantandStemCellBiology. 5 1. 3. 1 Genotype. 5 1. 3. 2 ExplantCells. 6 1. 4 EarliestEventinEmbryogenesis—AsymmetricCellDivision. 8 1. 4. 1 CellWallinEstablishmentofPolarity,DivisionAsymmetry andCellFate. 8 1. 4. 2 DivisionAsymmetryintheInitiationofSE. 10 1. 4. 3 AsymmetricDivisionandtheSuspensorinSE. 10 1. 5 StressComponentintheInitiationofSE. 11 1. 5. 1 ReactiveOxygenSpecies. 11 1. 5. 2 Stress-RelatedHormoneSignalling. 12 1. 6 HormonesandtheInitiationofSE. 13 1. 7 InductionofSEbyOver-ExpressionofLeafyCotyledon TranscriptionFactorsandTheirRelationshiptoSEInductionand Repression—theGAConnection. 14 1. 8 ABA,StressandGA. 16 1. 9 SolubleSignalsandCell–CellInteractionsthatPromoteSEin SuspensionCultures. 16 1. 9. 1 SecretedProteinsthatIn?uenceSE. 16 1. 9. 2 AGPSignallinginSE:MechanismsandInteractionsBetween SignallingPathways. 17 1. 9. 3 Cell–CellInteractionandRelevancetoSEinSuspension Cultures. 18 vii viii Contents 1. 10 DevelopmentProgramAfterSEInduction. 19 1. 11 ConcludingRemarksandaModelBasedonStudiesin Medicagotruncatula. 19 1. 12 SEandBiotechnology. 20 References. 21 2 MicrosporeEmbryogenesis. 27 A. Olmedilla 2. 1 Introduction. 27 2. 2 DiscoveryoftheProductionofHaploidsbyAntherCulture. 29 2. 3 StrategiesfortheInductionofMicrosporeEmbryogenesis. 29 2. 4 In?uenceofDifferentFactorsinMicrosporeEmbryogenesis. 30 2. 4. 1 Genotype. 30 2. 4. 2 DonorPlantPhysiology. 31 2. 4. 3 StageofPollenDevelopment.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Davey, Michael R.

Pua, Eng Chong

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Zellbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Genetik und Genomik (nichtmedizinisch)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften DNA und Transgene Organismen
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenreproduktion, Verbreitung, Genetik
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Entwicklungsbiologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie Medizinische Biotechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Cell Differentiation and Development In Vitro.- Developmental Biology of Somatic Embryogenesis.- Microspore Embryogenesis.- Stress and Somaclonal Variation.- Plant Processes and Their Regulation.- Photosynthate Partitioning.- Molecular Physiology of Seed Maturation and Seed Storage Protein Biosynthesis.- Fatty Acid Biosynthesis and Regulation in Plants.- Biosynthesis and Regulation of Carotenoids in Plants—Micronutrients, Vitamins and Health Benefits.- Biosynthesis and Regulation of Alkaloids.- Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of Flower Pigments.- Biosynthesis and Regulation of Flower Scent.- Hormonal and Environmental Signalling.- Amino Compound-Containing Lipids: a Novel Class of Signals Regulating Plant Development.- The Roles of YUCCA Genes in Local Auxin Biosynthesis and Plant Development.- Role of Cytokinin in the Regulation of Plant Development.- Light Signalling in Plant Developmental Regulation.- Molecular Genetics of Developmental Regulation.- RNA Silencing in Plants.- DNAMethylation: a Dynamic Regulator of Genome Organization and Gene Expression in Plants.- Molecular Mechanisms in Epigenetic Regulation of Plant Growth and Development.- Activation Tagging for Gain-of-Function Mutants.- Regulatory Mechanisms of Homologous Recombination in Higher Plants.- Synthetic Promoter Engineering.