Plant Signaling Peptides

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Irving, Helen R. (Editor), Gehring, Christoph (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Signaling and Communication in Plants, 16
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant biochemistry.; Proteins.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Biochemistry.; Plant Physiology.; Protein-Ligand Interactions.; Plant Anatomy/Development.; Protein Science.

Plants have evolved with a complex array of signaling molecules to facilitate their growth and development and their interactions with the environment.  A vast number of different peptide molecules form an important but until recently often overlooked component amongst these signaling molecules.  Pl...

Table of Contents:

• Overview of Signalling Peptides in Plants Focussing on Evolutionary Adaptations
• Peptides Regulating Apical Meristem Development
• Peptides Regulating Root Growth
• Peptides Regulating Vessel Development
• Peptides Involved in Self Incompatibility
• Peptides Modulating Development of Specialised Cells
• Anti-microbial Peptides
• The Role of Plant Peptides in Symbiotic Interactions
• Danger Signals Relayed by Peptidic MAMPs and DAMPs
• Peptides Regulating Plant Homeostasis
• Processing of Peptides
• Methods to Isolate and Identify New Plant Signalling Peptides
• Methods to Identify New Partners of Plant Signalling Peptides
• Data Base Screens to Identify Peptide Functions.