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Plasmodesmata

Methods and Protocols

  • Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols involving plasmodesmata research in plant science
  • Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results
  • Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 1217)

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Table of contents (21 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Plasmodesmata: Channels for Intercellular Signaling During Plant Growth and Development

      • Iris Sevilem, Shri Ram Yadav, Ykä Helariutta
      Pages 3-24
  3. Imaging of Plasmodesmata

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
    2. Imaging Plasmodesmata with High-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy

      • Deborah A. Barton, Robyn L. Overall
      Pages 55-65
  4. Structural Analysis of Plasmodesmata

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
    2. Isolation of Plasmodesmata from Arabidopsis Suspension Culture Cells

      • Magali S. Grison, Lourdes Fernandez-Calvino, Sébastien Mongrand, Emmanuelle M. F. Bayer
      Pages 83-93
    3. Localization of Fluorescently Tagged Protein to Plasmodesmata by Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy

      • Shannon Modla, Jeffrey L. Caplan, Kirk J. Czymmek, Jung-Youn Lee
      Pages 121-133
  5. Analysis of Plasmodesmata Conductivity and Regulation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
    2. Quantification of Plant Cell Coupling with Live-Cell Microscopy

      • Johannes Liesche, Alexander Schulz
      Pages 137-148
    3. Investigating Plasmodesmata Genetics with Virus-Induced Gene Silencing and an Agrobacterium-Mediated GFP Movement Assay

      • Jacob O. Brunkard, Tessa M. Burch-Smith, Anne M. Runkel, Patricia Zambryski
      Pages 185-198
  6. Studying Macromolecular Trafficking

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229

About this book

Plasmodesmata: Methods and Protocols provides a unique compendium of currently applied methods to explore plasmodesmata (PD). Opening with overviews of PD structure and their function during development as well as the role of viruses as models for addressing cellular mechanisms in macromolecular trafficking and movement through PD, the book continues with detailed experimental protocols for imaging PD, the isolation and structural analysis of PD, the analysis of PD conductivity and regulation, and for studying cellular mechanisms by which macromolecules are targeted to PD and transported through the channel. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

Practical and easy to use, Plasmodesmata: Methods and Protocols delivers detailed information about specific practical procedures in order to enable their reproduction and application in PD-related research in laboratories around the world.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes (IBMP-CNRS), Strasbourg, France

    Manfred Heinlein

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Plasmodesmata

  • Book Subtitle: Methods and Protocols

  • Editors: Manfred Heinlein

  • Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1523-1

  • Publisher: Humana New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-1522-4Published: 07 October 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4643-3Published: 30 April 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-1523-1Published: 06 October 2014

  • Series ISSN: 1064-3745

  • Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 346

  • Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 39 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Sciences

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 139.00
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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