Plasmodesmata

Karl J. Oparka

Plasmodesmata Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 18 - Oxford : Blackwell, 2005. - xiv, 311 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Frontmatter (Pages: i-xv)


Plasmodesmal Structure and Development (Pages: 1-32)

Evolution of Plasmodesmata (Pages: 33-52)

Comparative Structure of Specialised Monocotyledonous Leaf Blade Plasmodesmata (Pages: 73-89)

Plasmodesmata and Plant Morphogenesis (Pages: 90-112)

Transcription Factor Movement Through Plasmadesmata (Pages: 113-134)

Role of Plasmodesmata in Solute Loading and Unloading (Pages: 135-161)

Plasmodesmata and Phloem: Conduits for Local and Long‐distance Signaling (Pages: 162-187)

Movement of Viruses to and Through Plasmodesmata (Pages: 188-211)

Systemic RNA Silencing (Pages: 212-240)


Techniques for Imaging Intercellular Transport (Pages: 241-262)

Electrical Signalling via Plasmodesmata (Pages: 263-278)

Regulation of Plasmodesmal Conductance (Pages: 279-297)

Appendix (Pages: 298-301)

Index (Pages: 303-311)
Plasmodesmata: Protein Transport Signals and Receptors (Pages: 53-72)

Since their discovery over 100 years ago, plasmodesmata have been the focus of intense investigation. Plasmodesmata are unique to plants and form an intercellular continuum for the transport of solutes, signals and ribonucleoprotein complexes. It is now clear that plasmodesmata formation and regulation are central to a diverse range of plant functions that include developmental programming, host-pathogen interactions and systemic RNA signaling.

This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of the diverse forms and functions of plasmodesmata. It covers the structure and evolution of plasmodesmata, their role in plant development and solute transport, and their central function in systemic signaling via the phloem. It includes critical evaluations of current methods used to study intercellular transport via plasmodesmata.

The volume is directed at researchers and professionals in plant cell biology, plant molecular biology, plant physiology and plant pathology.

9781405125543


Plasmodesmata

571.62 / OPA

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