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Developmental Signaling in Plants

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Contents

Contributors

Preface

Chapter One: Mobile Transcripts and Intercellular Communication in Plants

1. Introduction

2. Identification of Mobile RNAs

2.1. Phloem Exudate Analysis

2.2. Grafting

2.3. Tissue-Specific Gene Activity vs Transcript Presence

3. Classes of Mobile RNAs

3.1. Viral RNAs

3.2. sRNAs: Small Interfering RNAs and microRNAs

3.3. RNAs Involved in Translation: Ribosomal RNAs and Transfer RNAs

3.4. Other RNAs: tRNA Halves, Small Nucleolar RNAs, Spliceosomal RNAs, and Signal Recognition Particle RNA

4. Mobile mRNAs

5. Phloem Proteins-RNP Complexes and Transport

5.1. Phloem Proteomics

5.2. RNA-Binding Proteins

5.3. Chaperones: The 70kDa HSC70

6. Function of mRNA Movement

6.1. RNA Diffusion vs Active Transport Along the Phloem

7. Outlook

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Two: Plant Stress Responses Mediated by CBL-CIPK Phosphorylation Network

1. Introduction

2. CBL: The Calcium Sensor

2.1. Motifs in CBL

2.2. 3D Structure of CBLs

2.3. Lipid Modification Site of CBL

2.4. Similarity of CBLs With Other Ca2+ Binding Proteins

3. CIPK: The Relay Protein

3.1. Motifs in CIPKs

3.2. The Kinase Domain of CIPK

3.3. The Regulatory Domain of CIPK

3.4. Molecular Insight of the Control of CIPK Kinase Activity

3.5. Kinase Activity of CIPKs: Site-Directed Mutagenesis and In Vitro Studies

3.6. Similarity With Other Ser/Thr Kinases of Plants

4. CBL-CIPK Modules and Their Functions

4.1. The CBL-CIPK Module

4.2. The CIPK Activation and CBL Phosphorylation

4.3. CBL-Mediated Targeting of CIPK

5. Target Modulation by CBL-CIPK: What We Know From Arabidopsis

6. Functional Role of CBL-CIPK in Other Plant Species

7. Future Perspective

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Three: Modulation of Host Endocycle During Plant-Biotroph Interactions

1. Introduction

2. The Plant Endocycle Machinery

2.1. Endocycle Onset

2.2. Endocycle Progression and Termination

3. Endoreduplication During Host-Microbe Interactions

3.1. Endoreduplication During Plant-Mutualist Interactions

3.1.1. Legume-Rhizobia Interactions

3.1.2. Plant-Endomycorrhiza Interactions

3.2. Endoreduplication During Plant-Parasite Interactions

3.2.1. Root Nematode-Induced Host Endoreduplication

3.2.2. Powdery Mildew-Induced Host Endoreduplication

4. Future Prospects

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Four: Receptor-Like Kinases and Regulation of Plant Innate Immunity

1. Introduction

2. RLKs and Plant Immunity

2.1. FLS2

2.2. EFR

2.3. CERK1

2.4. PEPRs

2.5. WAK1

3. RLPs and Plant Immunity

4. PRR-Associated RLKs and Plant Immunity

4.1. BAK1

4.2. BAK1 and Cell Death Control

4.3. SOBIR1

5. RLCKs and Plant Immunity

5.1. BIK1

5.2. BSK1

5.3. PBS1

5.4. RIPK

6. Concluding Remarks

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Five: The Plastid Terminal Oxidase Is a Key Factor Balancing the Redox State of Thylakoid Membrane

1. General Introduction of Photosynthetic and Respiratory Electron Transfer Chain

1.1. Chloroplast Photosynthetic Electron Transfer Chain

1.2. Plant Respiratory Electron Transfer Chain

1.3. Concept of Chlororespiration

2. Discovery of the Plastid Terminal Oxidase

2.1. Variegation Mutants

2.2. General Features of Immutans

2.3. Identification of PTOX From Higher Plants

3. Phylogenetics of PTOX

4. Structure of PTOX

5. Enzymic Activity of PTOX

6. Physiological Functions of PTOX

6.1. A Safety Valve to Protect Against Photodamage

6.2. Roles in Carotenoid Biosynthesis

6.3. Roles of PTOX in Chloroplast and Leaf Development

6.4. PTOX and Chlororespiration

7. Concluding Remark

References

Chapter Six: Histone Acetylation and Plant Development

1. Introduction

2. Histone Acetyltransferases

3. Histone Deacetylases

4. Function of Histone Acetylation in Plant Development

4.1. Seed Development, Dormancy, and Germination

4.2. Photomorphogenesis

4.3. Leaf Development

4.4. Root Development

4.5. Regulation of Flowering Time

5. Function of Histone Acetylation in Plant Response to Environmental Stresses

5.1. Abiotic Stresses

5.2. Biotic Stresses

6. Future Perspectives

References

Author Index

Subject Index

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