Signaling in Plants

ISBN-13: 9783540892274 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 308 str.

Frantisek Baluska; Stefano Manusco

Opis

Plants are unique as their development and morphogenesis are plastic throughout their lives. They continuously monitor diverse biotic and abiotic parameters of their environment and these sensory perceptions shape their organs and bodies. Although genes are critical, the final form and architecture of above-ground organs, and es- cially of root systems, are determined by their sensory activities associated with motoric responses (Friml 2003; Hodge 2009). Sensory plant biology and plant el- trophysiology were two lively disciplines until the late 1970s (Bunning 1959; Haupt and Feinleib 1979) but then, for somewhat obscure reasons, they showed no further development. In the last few years, however, there have been numerous advances in plant sciences. These necessitate not just a revival of plant electrophysiology and sensory biology, but also the introduction of plant neurobiology, which includes also plant sensory ecology (Balu ka et al. 2006a; Brenner et al. 2006). First of all, and contrary to all mechanistic predictions based on the high turgor pressure of plant cells, endocytosis has been found to be an essential process of plant cells which impinges upon almost all aspects of plant life ( amaj et al. 2005, 2006). Moreover, recent advances in plant molecular biology have identified, besides classic n- rotransmitters, also several proteins typical of animal neuronal systems, such as acetylcholine esterases, glutamate receptors, GABA receptors, and endocannabinoid signaling components, as well as indicating signaling roles for ATP, NO, and re- tive oxygen species (Balu ka et al. 2006b)."

Recenzje

From the reviews: "This book provides detailed coverage of a wide range of aspects of signalling and emphasizes the critical importance of such signalling to plants, which as sessile organisms are at the mercy of their biotic and abiotic environment. ... The book provides a valuable perspective to the dynamic nature of plants. ... The illustrations are of high quality ... . It will serve as an excellent resource for advanced graduate students and post-graduates who wish to obtain a detailed insight into plant cell signalling." (Zoe A. Wilson, Annals of Botany, Vol. 105 (5), May, 2010)

Spis treści

Auxin and the Communication Between Plant Cells.- Integrated Calcium Signaling in Plants.- MAPK Signaling.- Integrated Nod Factor Signaling in Plants.- Physiological Roles of Cyclic Nucleotide Gated Channels in Plants.- Signaling in Vesicle Traffic: Protein-Lipid Interface in Regulation of Plant Endomembrane Dynamics.- Signaling to the Actin Cytoskeleton During Cell Morphogenesis and Patterning.- Signaling via Plant Peroxidases.- Signaling and Cell Walls.- Ionic Loops and Rebounds: Oxygen-Deprivation Signaling in Plants.- Signaling in Plant Gravitropism.- Signaling in Phototropism.- Signaling in the Circadian Clock.- Vesicle Trafficking in Plant Pathogen Defence.

O autorze

Stefano Mancuso, Professor an der Universität Florenz, leitet das Laboratorio Internazionale di Neurobiologia Vegetale und ist Gründungsmitglied der International Society for Plant Signaling and Behavior. Mit über 250 wissenschaftlichen Publikationen gilt er international als der Spezialist zum Thema. Er sprach 2010 auf der TED-Konferenz, nahm mit Experimenten am europäischen Space Shuttle-Programm teil und stellt auf der EXPO 2015 in Mailand ein neuartiges Pflanzenkultivierungsprojekt vor.

Blurb

This book addresses diverse aspects of signaling at all levels of plant organization, starting from single molecules; through vesicle recycling and organelles, dynamic actin cytoskeletons, and plant organs bending in response to sensory stimuli induced by abiotic cues such as gravity and light; up to the whole organism as related to its circadian clock or pathogen defense. Emphasis is placed on the integrative aspects of signaling, which foster our understanding of sensory and communicative plants in all their complexity.