Ebook: Plasmodesmata: Structure, Function, Role in Cell Communication

Plasmodesmata are minuscule plasma corridors between plant cells which are of paramount importance for transport, communication and signalling between cells. These nano-channels are responsible for the integrated action of cells within tissues and for the subdivision of the plant body into working symplast units.
This book updates the wealth of new information in this rapidly expanding field. Reputed workers in the field discuss major techniques in plasmodesmatal research and describe recent discoveries on the ultrastructure, the functioning and the role of plasmodesmata in intracellular transport and communication, in cell differentiation, plant development and virus translocation.

---

Plasmodesmata are minuscule plasma corridors between plant cells which are of paramount importance for transport, communication and signalling between cells. These nano-channels are responsible for the integrated action of cells within tissues and for the subdivision of the plant body into working symplast units.
This book updates the wealth of new information in this rapidly expanding field. Reputed workers in the field discuss major techniques in plasmodesmatal research and describe recent discoveries on the ultrastructure, the functioning and the role of plasmodesmata in intracellular transport and communication, in cell differentiation, plant development and virus translocation.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Plasmodesmata, a Maze of Questions....Pages 1-26
Plasmodesmal Imaging—Towards Understanding Structure....Pages 27-36
Tissue Preparation and Substructure of Plasmodesmata....Pages 37-49
Electrical Coupling....Pages 51-65
Use and Limitations of Fluorochromes for Plasmodesmal Research....Pages 67-84
Use of GFP-Tagged Viruses in Plasmodesmal Research....Pages 85-99
Evolution of Plasmodesmata....Pages 101-117
The Perforate Septal Pore Cap of Basidiomycetes....Pages 119-127
Substructure of Plasmodesmata....Pages 129-148
Multimorphology and Nomenclature of Plasmodesmata in Higher Plants....Pages 149-172
Physiological Control of Plasmodesmal Gating....Pages 173-204
Plasmodesmal Cou lin p g and Cell Differentiation in Aigae....Pages 205-224
The Symplasmic Organization of the Shoot Apical Meristern....Pages 225-242
The Physiological and Developmental Consequences of Plasmodesmal Connectivity....Pages 243-260
Plasmodesmata in the Phloem-Loading Pathway....Pages 261-293
P-Protein Trafficking Through Plasmodesmata....Pages 295-313
Plasmodesmata and Long-Distance Virus Movement....Pages 315-339
Back Matter....Pages 341-357

---

Plasmodesmata are minuscule plasma corridors between plant cells which are of paramount importance for transport, communication and signalling between cells. These nano-channels are responsible for the integrated action of cells within tissues and for the subdivision of the plant body into working symplast units.
This book updates the wealth of new information in this rapidly expanding field. Reputed workers in the field discuss major techniques in plasmodesmatal research and describe recent discoveries on the ultrastructure, the functioning and the role of plasmodesmata in intracellular transport and communication, in cell differentiation, plant development and virus translocation.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Plasmodesmata, a Maze of Questions....Pages 1-26
Plasmodesmal Imaging—Towards Understanding Structure....Pages 27-36
Tissue Preparation and Substructure of Plasmodesmata....Pages 37-49
Electrical Coupling....Pages 51-65
Use and Limitations of Fluorochromes for Plasmodesmal Research....Pages 67-84
Use of GFP-Tagged Viruses in Plasmodesmal Research....Pages 85-99
Evolution of Plasmodesmata....Pages 101-117
The Perforate Septal Pore Cap of Basidiomycetes....Pages 119-127
Substructure of Plasmodesmata....Pages 129-148
Multimorphology and Nomenclature of Plasmodesmata in Higher Plants....Pages 149-172
Physiological Control of Plasmodesmal Gating....Pages 173-204
Plasmodesmal Cou lin p g and Cell Differentiation in Aigae....Pages 205-224
The Symplasmic Organization of the Shoot Apical Meristern....Pages 225-242
The Physiological and Developmental Consequences of Plasmodesmal Connectivity....Pages 243-260
Plasmodesmata in the Phloem-Loading Pathway....Pages 261-293
P-Protein Trafficking Through Plasmodesmata....Pages 295-313
Plasmodesmata and Long-Distance Virus Movement....Pages 315-339
Back Matter....Pages 341-357
....