1. Edition - January 2004
209.- Euro
2004. 344 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1-84127-421-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-84127-421-8 - John Wiley & Sons








Detailed description
Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 10


The cytoskeleton is a dynamic filamentous structure composed of at least actin and microtubule networks. Actin and microtubules are no different structurally from their animal and fungal counterparts. However, the strategies of cell differentiation and development in plants require this network to respond appropriately to plant-specific developmental cues and to environmental factors. This book views the cytoskeleton from different perspectives but, on the whole, as a network composed of structural and regulatory proteins controlled by internal and external stimuli that result in different aspects of cell differentiation.





This is a volume for researchers and professionals in plant biochemistry, cell biology and genetics.

From the contents
Microtubules and microtubule-associated proteins; Actin and actin-modulating proteins; Expanding beyond the great divide: the cytoskeleton and axial growth; Re-staging plant mitosis; Organelle movements - transport and positioning; The cell wall - a sensory panel for signal transduction; Development of root hairs; Signaling the cytoskeleton in pollen tube germination and growth; Cytoskeletal requirements during Arabidopsis trichome development; Signaling and the cytoskeleton in guard cells; References; Index.