Intercellular Communication In Plants

Description: Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 16 Many biological phenomena are controlled by intracellular signalling systems, initiated by messenger molecules. For example, intercellular communication channels are thought to be associated with a plant's growth and dormancy development - an important adaptive strategy for the survival and regrowth of temperate perennials. Our understanding of this area has been advanced dramatically over the last decade, and international conferences are beginning to appear which focus on this topic. The time is now right for an overview of these signalling systems, capitalising on the results of contemporary molecular biology. Table of Contents: 1. Auxin as an intercellular signal.Jiri Friml and Justyna Wisniewska, Department of Developmental Genetics, University of Tubingen, Germany.2. Peptides as signals.Yiji Xia, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St Louis, Missouri, USA.3. RNA as a signalling molecule.Patrice Dunoyer and Olivier Voinnet, Institut de Biologie Moleculaire des Plantes, CNRS, Strasbourg, France.4. The plant extracellular matrix and signalling.Andrew Fleming, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK.5. Plasmodesmata - gateways for intercellular communication in plants.Trudie Gillespie and Karl Oparka, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, UK.6. Lessons from the vegetative shoot apex.John Golz, School of Biological Sciences, University of Victoria, Australia.7. Intercellular communication during floral initiation and development.George Coupland, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding, Cologne, Germany.8. Lessons from the root apex.Martin Bonke, Sari Tahtiharju and Yka Helariutta, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland.9. Lessons from leaf epidermal patterning in plants.Bhylahalli Purushottam and Martin Hulskamp, Botanical Institute, University of Cologne, Germany.10. Lessons on signalling in plant self-incompatibility systems.Andrew G. McCubbin, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullmann, USA.References.Index