Symplasmic Transport in Vascular Plants

✍ Scribed by Paweł Sowiński Ph.D., D.Sc. (auth.), Katarzyna Sokołowska, Paweł Sowiński (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 265
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Concentrates on symplasmic transport of small molecules, although the cell-to-cell transport of macromolecules will also be discussed. This book characterize the efficiency of symplasmic transport, mechanisms of molecule passage via plasmodesmata, and the external and internal factors that regulate plasmodesmatal conductivity. In this context, the book focused on the role of symplasmic domains in plant development, as well as the influence of environmental stresses on the plasmodesmata. Besides cell-to-cell symplasmic transport, the significance of long-distance symplasmic transport of solutes in phloem elements is also reviewed. Symplasmic Transport in Vascular Plants presents the mechanism of phloem transport, the processes of symplasmic loading and unloading, as well as the role of pre- and post-phloem transport, with special attention paid to symplasmic transport in wood. Finally, the relevance of the spread of both macromolecules and viruses, via plasmodesmata, is presented.​

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Characteristics of Symplasmic Transport....Pages 1-39
Developmental Control of Plasmodesmata Frequency, Structure, and Function....Pages 41-82
Regulation of Intercellular Transport Through Plasmodesmata Under Abiotic Stresses....Pages 83-100
Symplasmic Transport in Wood: The Importance of Living Xylem Cells....Pages 101-132
Symplasmic Transport in Phloem Loading and Unloading....Pages 133-163
Mechanism of Long-Distance Solute Transport in Phloem Elements....Pages 165-181
Plasmodesmata and Phloem-Based Trafficking of Macromolecules....Pages 183-216
Plasmodesmata: New Perspectives on Old Questions....Pages 217-244
Back Matter....Pages 245-257

✦ Subjects

Plant Sciences; Plant Genetics & Genomics; Plant Physiology