Root Hairs: Cell and Molecular Biology

ISBN-13: 9784431702825 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 336 str.

R.W. Ridge;A.M.C. Emons

Opis

Today's plant biologists are increasingly using the root hair as a model for investigating cell and molecular biology. This book focuses on the four major aspects of those investigations - cell biology, physiology, genetics, and symbiosis - with detailed explanations of concomitant techniques. The first part of the book deals with cell biology and includes such topics as the role of microtubules, filamentous actin, and small molecules. The middle section covers the role of hormones, electrobiology, calcium, pH, and nutrient uptake. The final chapters encompass cell biology, physiology, and genetics and provide explanations of recent advances in symbiosis with rhizobia, mycorrhizae, and Frankia. This compilation of the most up-to-date information on root hair biology by experts in the field is a valuable source for researchers from introductory to advanced levels.

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Chapter 1: Root Hair Ultrastructure and Tip Growth/M.E. GALWAY Chapter 2: The Role of Microtubules in Root Hair Growth and Cellulose Microfibril Deposition/T. KETELAAR AND A.M.C. EMONS Chapter 3: The Root Hair Actin Cytoskeleton as Backbone, Highway, Morphogenetic Instrument and Target for Signalling/ J. ESSELING, N. DE RUIJTER, AND A.M.C. EMONS Chapter 4: Cell Cleaving: A Method for Studying the Extracellular Matrix-Cytoskeleton-Plasma Membrane Continuum in Root Hairs/A.M.C. EMONS AND J.A. TRAAS Chapter 5: Advanced Fluorescence Microspectroscopic Methods for the Study of Single Living Root Hairs/J. GOEDHART AND T.W.J. GADELLA JR. Chapter 6: Molecules at the Tips of Root Hairs/R.W. RIDGE AND C.A. FREDRIKSSON Chapter 7: Hormonal Control of Root Hair Growth and Development/M. KATSUMI, M. IZUMO, AND R.W. RIDGE Chapter 8: Electrobiology of Root Hairs/R.R. LEW Chapter 9: Calcium in Root Hair Growth/T. BIBIKOVA AND S. GILROY Chapter 10: pH Regulation in and by Root Hairs/H.H. FELLE AND A. HERRMANN Chapter 11: Evidence for the Uptake of Non-Essential Ions and Essential Nutrient Ions by Root Hairs and Their Effect on Root Hair Development/R.L. PETERSON AND K.J. STEVENS Chapter 12: Specification of Root Hair Cells/J. SCHIEFELBEIN Chapter 13: Root Hair Genes/A. CAVELL AND C.S. GRIERSON Chapter 14: Infection of Root Hairs by Rhizobia: Infection Thread Development with Emphasis on the Microtubular Cytoskeleton/A.C.J. TIMMERS Chapter 15: Nod-Factors in Symbiotic Development of Root Hairs/H.R. IRVING, N.M. BOUKLI, M.N. KELLY, AND W.J. BROUGHTON Chapter 16: Rhizobium-Induced Plant Gene Expression in Root Hairs/A. JAHRAUS AND T. BISSELING Chapter 17: The Involvement of Root Hairs in Mycorrhizal Associations/F.C. GUINEL AND A.M. HIRSCH Chapter 18: Root Hair-Frankia Interactions in Actinorhizal Symbioses/T.V. BHUVANESWARI AND B. SOLHEIM.