Plasmodesmata : Structure, Function, Role in Cell Communication

van Bel, Aart J. E. (EDT)/ Kesteren, Wilhelmus J.P. van (EDT)

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K（1999/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 371 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9783540651697
• DDC分類 571.642

Full Description

Plasmodesmata are minuscule plasma corridors between plant cells which are of paramount importance for transport, communication and signalling between cells. These nano-channels are responsible for the integrated action of cells within tissues and for the subdivision of the plant body into working symplast units.This book updates the wealth of new information in this rapidly expanding field. Reputed workers in the field discuss major techniques in plasmodesmatal research and describe recent discoveries on the ultrastructure, the functioning and the role of plasmodesmata in intracellular transport and communication, in cell differentiation, plant development and virus translocation.

Contents

1 Plasmodesmata, a Maze of Questions.- 2 Plasmodesmal Imaging-Towards Understanding Structure.- 3 Tissue Preparation and Substructure of Plasmodesmata.- 4 Electrical Coupling.- 5 Use and Limitations of Fluorochromes for Plasmodesmal Research.- 6 Use of GFP-Tagged Viruses in Plasmodesmal Research.- 7 Evolution of Plasmodesmata.- 8 The Perforate Septal Pore Cap of Basidiomycetes.- 9 Substructure of Plasmodesmata.- 10 Multimorphology and Nomenclature of Plasmodesmata in Higher Plants.- 11 Physiological Control of Plasmodesmal Gating.- 12 Plasmodesmal Coupling and Cell Differentiation in Algae.- 13 The Symplasmic Organization of the Shoot Apical Meristem.- 14 The Physiological and Developmental Consequences of Plasmodesmal Connectivity.- 15 Plasmodesmata in the Phloem-Loading Pathway.- 16 P-Protein Trafficking Through Plasmodesmata.- 17 Plasmodesmata and Long-Distance Virus Movement.