Functional Dissection of Calcium Homeostasis and Transport Machinery in Plants

著者名：Pandey, Girdhar K./Sanyal, Sibaji K.

Springer（2020/12/02発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9783030585013
• eISBN：9783030585020

Description

This book focuses on the significance and implications of Calcium (Ca2+) transport machinery in the plant cell in generating alternating Ca2+ levels and impacting the cell’s physiological, biochemical and developmental processes. In the following sections, the concept of Ca2+ homeostasis, Ca2+ signature, various Ca2+ transport protein families and conductance systems would be discussed in detail- elucidation of their functional characterization, structure, mechanism, sub-cellular localization and specific physiological roles in ensuring Ca2+ homeostasis. Also, the aspect of Ca2+ as a “signaling hub” –transducing distinct plant responses to diverse environmental stimuli, Ca2+ binding proteins, and the tools used in studying these proteins are explained in brief to paint a holistic picture of Ca2+ transport in plant systems. This has resulted in an elaborative literature account to serve as a staple by providing recent insights and advance knowledge surrounding genetic and molecular dissection of Ca2+homeostasis maintenance mechanisms and extant Ca2+ transport systems in plants.

Table of Contents

Preface.- 1. Introduction to cellular calcium.- 2. Cellular calcium homeostasis.- 3. Significance of calcium signatures.- 4. Cellular calcium transport machinery.- 5. Calcium conductance across plasma membrane.- 6. Identification of other influx channels based on cellular localization- 7. Endomembrane and vascular ion channel.- 8. Other non-selective calcium conductances Ca2+.- 9. Calcium extrusion systems and efflux transporters.- 10. Cellular Ca2+ hubs.- 11. Recent advances in biotechnological tools and approaches.- 12. Conclusions and future perspectives.- References.- Abbreviations.- Index.-