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Ion Channels and Plant Stress Responses

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  • © 2010

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Editors:
  1. Vadim Demidchik

    1. Dept. Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom

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  2. Frans Maathuis

    1. University of York, Biology Department/Area 9, York, United Kingdom

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  • This book reviews the molecular and physiological properties of ion channels in relation to their functional role in plant stress responses and presents novel hypotheses on mechanisms underlying the encoding and transduction of stress stimuli in plants.
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Signaling and Communication in Plants (SIGCOMM)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-X
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  2. Ion Channels and Plant Stress: Past, Present, and Future

    • Nobuyuki Uozumi, Julian I. Schroeder
    Pages 1-22

  3. The Role of Ion Channels in Plant Salt Tolerance

    • Anna Amtmann, Mary J. Beilby
    Pages 23-46

  4. Cation Channels and the Uptake of Radiocaesium by Plants

    • Philip J. White, Lea Wiesel, Martin R. Broadley
    Pages 47-67

  5. Ion Channels in Plant Development

    • Anuphon Laohavisit, Julia M. Davies
    Pages 69-86

  6. Potassium and Potassium-Permeable Channels in Plant Salt Tolerance

    • Sergey Shabala, Igor I. Pottosin
    Pages 87-110

  7. Regulation of Ion Channels by the Calcium Signaling Network in Plant Cells

    • Weihua Wu, Yi Wang, Sung Chul Lee, Wenzhi Lan, Sheng Luan
    Pages 111-135

  8. The Role of Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels in Cation Nutrition and Abiotic Stress

    • Christen Y. L. Yuen, David A. Christopher
    Pages 137-157

  9. The Function of Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels in Biotic Stress

    • Wei Ma, Keiko Yoshioka, Chris Gehring, Gerald A. Berkowitz
    Pages 159-174

  10. New Approaches to Study the Role of Ion Channels in Stress-Induced Signalling: Measuring Calcium Permeation in Plant Cells and Organelles Using Optical and Electrophysiological Techniques

    • Armando Carpaneto, Paul Vijay Kanth Gutla, Franco Gambale
    Pages 175-190

  11. Vacuolar Ion Channels: Roles as Signalling Mechanisms and in Plant Nutrition

    • Frans J. M. Maathuis
    Pages 191-206

  12. Reactive Oxygen Species, Oxidative Stress and Plant Ion Channels

    • Vadim Demidchik
    Pages 207-232

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 233-237
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Plants live in a constantly changing environment from which they cannot physically escape. Plants therefore need signalling and response mechanisms to adapt to new local conditions. The ef?cacy of such mechanisms underlies the plant performance during stress and therefore also impacts greatly on agricultural productivity. M- ulation of ion channel activity not only provides a means for rapid signal generation 2+ but also allows adjustment of cellular physiology. For example, Ca permeable ion 2+ channels can transduce environmental stimuli into Ca -encoded messages which can modify the gene expression. Furthermore, ion channel activity is essential to control cellular ion homeostasis that impacts on plant responses to drought, salinity, pathogens, nutrient de?ciency, heavy metals, xenobiotics and other stresses. This volume focuses on the crucial roles of different types of ion channel in plant stress responses. Functions of ion channels are discussed in the context of mechanisms to relay external and endogenous signals during stress and as mechanisms to regulate cellular ion homeostasis and enzymatic activities in the context of biotic and abiotic stress. The chapters presented cover cation and anion channels located in various cellular compartments and tissues.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom

    Vadim Demidchik

  • University of York, Biology Department/Area 9, York, United Kingdom

    Frans Maathuis

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