Oparka Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 18, Plasmodesmata

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-99414-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 328 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Annual Plant Reviews

Since their discovery over 100 years ago, plasmodesmata have beenthe focus of intense investigation. Plasmodesmata are unique toplants and form an intercellular continuum for the transport ofsolutes, signals and ribonucleoprotein complexes. It is now clearthat plasmodesmata formation and regulation are central to adiverse range of plant functions that include developmentalprogramming, host-pathogen interactions and systemic RNAsignaling.
This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of the diverseforms and functions of plasmodesmata. It covers the structure andevolution of plasmodesmata, their role in plant development andsolute transport, and their central function in systemic signalingvia the phloem. It includes critical evaluations of current methodsused to study intercellular transport via plasmodesmata.
The volume is directed at researchers and professionals in plantcell biology, plant molecular biology, plant physiology and plantpathology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Oparka, Karl J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors.
Preface.
1. Plasmodesmal structure and development.
Alison G. Roberts, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee,UK.
2. Evolution of plasmodesmata.
John A. Raven, Division of Environmental and Applied Biology,University of Dundee, UK.
3. Plasmodesmata: protein transport signals and receptors.
Friedrich Kragler, Vienna Biocenter, Austria.
4. Comparative structures of specialised monocotyledonous leafblade plasmodesmata.
C. E. J. Botha, Botany Department, Rhodes University,Grahamstown, South Africa, R. H. M. Cross, Electron MicroscopyUnit, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa and L. Liu,Linyi University, Linyi, China.
5. Plasmodesmata and plant morphogenesis.
Ken Kobayashi, Insoon Kim, Euna Cho and Patricia Zambryski,Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, USA.
6. Transcription factor movement through plasmodesmata.
David Jackson, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, USA.
7. Role of plasmodesmata in solute loading and unloading.
Alexander Schulz, Department of Plant Biology, The RoyalVeterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark.
8. Plasmodesmata and the phloem: conduits for local andlong-distance signaling.
Robert L. Gilbertson, Maria R. Rojas, and William J. Lucas,Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis,USA.
9. Movement of viruses to and through plasmodesmata.
Richard S. Nelson, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore,Oklahoma, USA.
10. Systemic RNA silencing.
Manfred Heinlein, Institute of Botany, University of Basel,Switzerland.
11. Techniques for imaging intercellular transport.
Karl Oparka and Petra Boevink, Unit of Cell Biology, ScottishCrop Research Institute, Dundee, UK.
12. Electrical signalling via plasmodesmata.
Aart J. E. van Bel and Katrina Ehlers, Institute of GeneralBotany, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
13. Regulation of plasmodesmal conductance.
Terena L. Holdaway-Clarke, School of Biological Sciences,University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Karl J. Oparka, FRSE is at the Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, UK