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Summary
Summary
Phloem: Molecular Cell Biology, Systemic Communication, Biotic Interactions is a timely collection of research on the cellular and molecular biology of this plant vascular tissue. Recent advances in phloem research have revealed the centrality of this plant tissue to whole plant development and physiology. Building on advances made through developments of new analytical technologies, this book will provide readers with a current and comprehensive reference on the role of phloem in plant growth and development. Collecting the work of a global team of leading researchers, Phloem will provide the reader with a valuable synthesis of the latest research in a single volume.
Author Notes
Gary A. Thompson is the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, Director of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station, and Professor of Plant Sciences in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Pennsylvania State University.
Aart J. E. van Bel is Emeritus Professor and Head of the Department of General Botany and former Director of the Botanical Garden at Justus-Liebig-University.
Table of Contents
Contributors | p. vii |
Section A Introduction | p. 1 |
Chapter 1 Phloem, the Integrative Avenue | p. 3 |
Chapter 2 Cell Biology of Sieve Element-Companion Cell Complexes | p. 8 |
Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Phloem Transport Physiology | p. 30 |
Section B Functional Aspects of Structural SE Components | p. 61 |
Chapter 4 Roles of Plasma Membrane Transporters in Phloem Functions | p. 63 |
Chapter 5 Regulation of Sucrose Carrier Activities | p. 102 |
Chapter 6 Cellular Basis of Electrical Potential Waves along the Phloem and Impact of Coincident Ca 2+ Fluxes | p. 122 |
Chapter 7 Sieve Element Occlusion | p. 141 |
Section C Long-Distance Signaling | p. 155 |
Chapter 8 Sieve Elements: Puzzling Activities Deciphered through Proteomics Studies | p. 157 |
Chapter 9 Endogenous RNA Constituents of the Phloem and Their Possible Roles in Long-Distance Signaling | p. 186 |
Chapter 10 The Effect of Long-Distance Signaling on Development | p. 209 |
Chapter 11 Plant Defense and Long-Distance Signaling in the Phloem | p. 227 |
Section D Biotic Interactions with the Phloem | p. 249 |
Chapter 12 Role of Phloem Metabolites in Plant Defense | p. 251 |
Chapter 13 Viroids and Phloem-Limited Viruses: Unique Molecular Probes of Phloem Biology | p. 271 |
Chapter 14 Phytoplasmas and Spiroplasmas: The Phytopathogenic Mollicutes of the Phloem | p. 293 |
Chapter 15 Breaching the Sieve Element-The Role of Saliva as the Molecular Interface between Aphids and the Phloem | p. 310 |
Chapter 16 Behavioral and Molecular-Genetic Basis of Resistance against Phloem-Feeding Insects | p. 328 |
Index | p. 353 |