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An up-to-date reference on the multi-functional role of cell walls in plant cell patterning, shape, signalling and development. Highlights the multi-functional role of cell walls in plants Goes beyond biosynthesis to look at cell wall impact on patterning, shape, and development Explores the role of cell walls in intercellular signalling.
List of contents
List of contribution
Part l: Factors controlling plant cell wall patterning
1 The biosynthesis and function of polysaccharide components of the plant cell wall
Ryusuke Yokoyama, Naoki Shinohara, Rin Asaoka, Hideki Narukawa and Kazuhiko Nishitani
2 Regulation of cell wall formation by membrane traffic
Clara Sánches-Rodríguez and Staffan Persson
3 A blueprint for cellulose biosynthesis, deposition, and regulation in plants
Ian Wallace and Chris Somerville
4 Cortical microtubule array organization and plant cell morphogenesis
Sidney L. Shaw and Laura Vineyard
5 Actin filament dynamics and their role in plant cell expansion
Jiejie Li, Ruthie Arieti and Christopher J. Staiger
Part 2: Cellular mechanisms underlying various shapes of cells
6 The regulation of cell shape formation by ROP-dependent auxin signalling
Shingo Nagawaand Zhenbiao Yang
7 Xylem cell wall pattern formation regulated by microtubule-associated proteins and ROP GTPases
Yoshihisa Oda and Hiroo Fukuda
8 ROP signaling and the cytoskeleton in pollen tube growth
Lei Zhu and Ying Fu
9 Phosphoinositide signaling in root hair tip growth
Hiroaki Kusano, Rumi Tominaga, Takuji Wada, Mariko Kato, and Takashi Aoyama
10 Arabidopsis trichome morphogenesis and the role of microtubules in controlling trichome branch formation
M. David Marks
11 Transfer Cells - novel cell types with unique wall ingrowth architecture designed for optimized nutrient transport
David W. McCurdy
Part 3: Developmental regulations of cell shape
12 Transcriptional and intercellular signaling regulation of guard cell formation
Chin-Min Kimmy Ho and Dominique C. Bergmann
13 Transcriptional regulation of biosynthesis of cell wall components during xylem differentiation
Ruiqin Zhong and Zheng-Hua Ye
14 Phloem cell development
Raffael Lichtenberger, Kaori Furuta-Miyashima, Eva Hellmann and Ykä Helariutta
About the author
Hiroo Fukuda is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences (Plant Sciences) at the University of Tokyo.
Summary
Plant Cell Wall Patterning and Cell Shape is among the first books to take a holistic look at the cell wall?s complex role in plant growth and development. This study examines how cell walls dictate cell shape, their effects on plant development, and researchers? latest perceptions of cell wall pattering.
