Nick Plant Microtubules

Development and Flexibility
2. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-540-77178-4
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 11, 269 Seiten

Reihe: Plant Cell Monographs

Since the publication of the first edition of Plant Microtubules in 2000, our understanding of microtubules and their manifold functions have advanced substantially. This revised edition highlights the morphogenetic potential of plant microtubules from three general viewpoints: Microtubules and Morphogenesis, Microtubules and Environment, Microtubules and Evolution. The book is an invaluable source of information for researchers as well as for graduate and advanced students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nick, Peter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;13
2;Part A Microtubules and Morphogenesis;14
2.1;Control of Cell Axis;15
2.1.1;1 Cell Axis and Plant Development;15
2.1.2;2 Control of Cell Division;19
2.1.3;3 Control of Cell Expansion;27
2.1.4;4 Signal-Triggered Reorientation of Microtubules;35
2.1.5;5 How Do Microtubules Change Direction?;39
2.1.6;6 Mechanisms for the Control of Cell Axis;45
2.2;Crossed-Wires: Interactions and Cross-Talk Between theMicrotubule andMicrofilament Networks in Plants;59
2.2.1;1 Microfilament Organization, Function, and Colocalization with Microtubules;60
2.2.2;2 Evidence for Microtubule–Microfilament Cross-Talk;65
2.2.3;3 Proteins That Might Mediate Direct Microtubule–Microfilament Interactions;70
2.2.4;4 Microtubules and Microfilament-Based Cytoplasmic Streaming;76
2.2.5;5 Rop-Based Signalling to Both Microtubules and Microfilaments;79
2.2.6;6 Conclusions;82
3;Part B Microtubules and Environment;92
3.1;Microtubules and the Control ofWood Formation;93
3.1.1;1 Significance of Cell-wall Texture for Wood Quality;93
3.1.2;2 Cellular Mechanisms of Wood Formation;94
3.1.3;3 The Interaction of Cortical Microtubules and Cellulose Microfibrils in the Primary Wall;98
3.1.4;4 The Interaction of Cortical Microtubules and Cellulose Microfibrils in the Secondary Wall;104
3.1.5;5 The Influence of Cortical Microtubules on Heterogeneous Cell Wall Structure;112
3.1.6;6 Potential Approaches to the Control of Cell-wall Texture;118
3.2;Microtubules and Pathogen Defence;130
3.2.1;1 Dynamic Reorganization of the Cytoskeleton During Pathogen Attack;130
3.2.2;2 Possible Roles of the Cytoskeleton in Pathogen Defence;132
3.2.3;3 The Cytoskeleton as a Possible Target of Pathogenicity and Symbiosis;138
3.2.4;4 Prospects – Potential of the Cytoskeleton for Molecular Breeding of Pathogen-Resistant Plants;141
3.3;Microtubules and Viral Movement;150
3.3.1;1 Introduction;150
3.3.2;2 Studies to Localize the MP in Infected Cells;151
3.3.3;3 Role of MT in Other RNA and Viral Transport Systems;169
3.3.4;4 Concluding Remarks;171
3.4;Microtubules as Sensors for Abiotic Stimuli;183
3.4.1;1 Microtubules as Sensors: Physiological Mechanisms;183
3.4.2;2 Microtubules as Sensors: Molecular Mechanisms;186
3.4.3;3 Plant Microtubules as Mechanosensors;189
3.4.4;4 Plant Microtubules as Gravisensors;192
3.4.5;5 Microtubules as Thermometers;197
3.4.6;6 Outlook;202
4;Part C Microtubules and Evolution;212
4.1;Plant Tubulin Genes: Regulatory and Evolutionary Aspects;213
4.1.1;1 All Aboard – Tubulin Genes at the Nuclear Station;213
4.1.2;2 Next: Post-Transcriptional and Post-Translational Check Points;218
4.1.3;3 Tubulin Isotypes and Stochiometry;221
4.1.4;4 Microtubule Construction: MAPs and Deviant Tubulins;226
4.1.5;5 Concluding Remarks: Novel Approaches and Open Questions;230
4.2;Microtubules and the Evolution of Mitosis;239
4.2.1;1 The Cytoskeleton as Target of Evolution;240
4.2.2;2 The Starting Point – Prokaryotic Mitosis;243
4.2.3;3 Mitosis in Lower Eukaryotes;246
4.2.4;4 Milestones Towards Acentriolar Plant Mitosis;255
4.2.5;5 Evolutionary Footprints 1: Division of Plastids and Mitochondria;262
4.2.6;6 Evolutionary Footprints 2: The Plant Nucleus Revisited;264
5;Subject Index;273