Symplasmic Transport in Vascular Plants

1. Front Matter

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2. Characteristics of Symplasmic Transport

   • Paweł Sowiński

   Pages 1-39

3. Developmental Control of Plasmodesmata Frequency, Structure, and Function

   • Katrin Ehlers, Maike Große Westerloh

   Pages 41-82

4. Regulation of Intercellular Transport Through Plasmodesmata Under Abiotic Stresses

   • Anna Bilska

   Pages 83-100

5. Symplasmic Transport in Wood: The Importance of Living Xylem Cells

   • Katarzyna Sokołowska

   Pages 101-132

6. Symplasmic Transport in Phloem Loading and Unloading

   • Johannes Liesche, Alexander Schulz

   Pages 133-163

7. Mechanism of Long-Distance Solute Transport in Phloem Elements

   • Craig A. Atkins

   Pages 165-181

8. Plasmodesmata and Phloem-Based Trafficking of Macromolecules

   • Dhinesh Kumar, Ritesh Kumar, Tae Kyung Hyun, Jae-Yean Kim

   Pages 183-216

9. Plasmodesmata: New Perspectives on Old Questions

   • Robyn L. Overall, Danny Y. T. Liu, Deborah A. Barton

   Pages 217-244

10. Back Matter

    Pages 245-257

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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.​

• Plasmodesmata
• Symplasmic Transport
• Vascular Plants

• Dept. Plant Morphology and Development, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland

  Katarzyna Sokołowska

• Dept. of Plant Molecular Ecophysiology Faculty of Botany, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

  Paweł Sowiński

Dr. Katarzyna Sokolowska Associate Professor Department of Plant Morphology and Development University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland Dr. Pawel Sowinski Director, Faculty of Biology Institute of Experimental Plant Biology Department of Plant Molecular Ecophysiology University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

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