Ebook: Cell to Cell Signals in Plant, Animal and Microbial Symbiosis

In symbiosis, different organisms have to recognize each other and exchange material and information. While the functional morphology of symbiont cells has extensively been studied little attention has been paid to mutual interactions and cell-to-cell signals. The main topic of the book is the comparison and discussion of the short-distance signals triggering mutualism in animal and plant cells. Thus it provides a) the basis for a better understanding of various aspects of cell compatibility; b) standardisation of a common vocabulary for animal and plant symbiotic biology; c) optimization of experimental techniques for studying signals in symbiosis. The results show the differences and the general principles in the signalling processes of plant, animal and bacterial cells.

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In symbiosis, different organisms have to recognize each other and exchange material and information. While the functional morphology of symbiont cells has extensively been studied little attention has been paid to mutual interactions and cell-to-cell signals. The main topic of the book is the comparison and discussion of the short-distance signals triggering mutualism in animal and plant cells. Thus it provides a) the basis for a better understanding of various aspects of cell compatibility; b) standardisation of a common vocabulary for animal and plant symbiotic biology; c) optimization of experimental techniques for studying signals in symbiosis. The results show the differences and the general principles in the signalling processes of plant, animal and bacterial cells.

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In symbiosis, different organisms have to recognize each other and exchange material and information. While the functional morphology of symbiont cells has extensively been studied little attention has been paid to mutual interactions and cell-to-cell signals. The main topic of the book is the comparison and discussion of the short-distance signals triggering mutualism in animal and plant cells. Thus it provides a) the basis for a better understanding of various aspects of cell compatibility; b) standardisation of a common vocabulary for animal and plant symbiotic biology; c) optimization of experimental techniques for studying signals in symbiosis. The results show the differences and the general principles in the signalling processes of plant, animal and bacterial cells.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Cellular Interactions between Host and Endosymbiont in Dinitrogen-Fixing Root Nodules of Woody Plants....Pages 1-25
Recognition Mechanisms in the Azolla-Anabaena Symbiosis....Pages 27-38
The Functional Morphology of Cell-to-Cell Interactions in Lichens....Pages 39-53
Host — fungus interactions in ectomycorrhizae....Pages 55-71
Morphological Integration and Functional Compatibility Between Symbionts in Vesicular Arbuscular Endomycorrhizal Associations....Pages 73-84
Cell to Cell Interactions in Insect Endocytobiosis....Pages 85-100
Luminescent Bacteria: Symbionts of Nematodes Am) Pathogens of Insects....Pages 101-113
Cell-to-cell interactions during the establishment of the Hydra-Chlorella symbiosis....Pages 115-129
Specificity in the Convoluta Roscoffensis/Tetraselmis Symbiosis....Pages 131-142
The Cell Structures of Plant, Animal and Microbial Symbionts, Their Differences and Similarities....Pages 143-157
Symbiosis and Evolution: A Brief Guide to Recent Literature....Pages 159-165
Molecular Signals in Plant Cell Recognition....Pages 167-182
Early Recognition Signals in the Rhizobium Trifolii-White Clover Symbiosis....Pages 183-187
Flavonoid Compounds as Molecular Signals in Rhizobium — Legume Symbiosis....Pages 189-205
Soredia Formation of Compatible and Incompatible Lichen Symbionts....Pages 207-217
The Role of the Cell Wall as A Signal In Mycorrhizal Associations....Pages 219-235
Peptide and Carbohydrate Moieties as Molecular Signals in Animal Cell Recognition....Pages 237-254
Genetical and Biochemical Interactions between the Host and Its Endocytobiotes in the Weevils Sitophilus (Coleoptere, Curculionidae) and Other Related Species....Pages 255-270
Signals in the Paramecium Bursaria — Chlorella Sp. — Association....Pages 271-282
Nutritional Interactions as Signals in the Green Hydra Symbiosis....Pages 283-296
The Establishment of Algal/Hydra Symbioses — a Case of Recognition or Preadaptation ?....Pages 297-310
Factors Produced by Symbiotic Marine Invertebrates which Affect Translocation between the Symbionts....Pages 311-324
Specificity in dinomastigote-marine invertebrate symbioses: An evaluation of hypotheses of mechanisms involved in producing specificity....Pages 325-346
Applications of Genetic Engineering to “Symbiontology” in Agriculture....Pages 347-359
The Application of Monoclonal Antibody Technology to the Study of Cell-Cell Interactions....Pages 361-371
Immunocytochemical Studies of Symbiotic Development and Metabolism in Nitrogen-Fixing Root Nodules....Pages 373-383
Concepts Leading to an Understanding of Recognition and Signalling Between Hosts and Symbionts....Pages 385-396
Back Matter....Pages 397-407
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