Signal Perception and Transduction in Higher Plants

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-IX

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2. The Sensitivity of Plant Protoplasts to Auxin is Likely Modulated by the Number of Receptors at the Plasmalemma

   • H. Barbier-Brygoo, G. Ephritikhine, D. Klämbt, J. Guern

   Pages 1-11

3. Antibodies to the Maize Membrane Auxin Receptor

   • Michael A. Venis, Richard M. Napier

   Pages 13-25

4. Ethylene, First or Second Messenger?

   • M. A. Hall, M. H. Bell, C. P. K. Connern, N. V. J. Harpham, I. Raskin, I. O. Sanders et al.

   Pages 27-41

5. Fusicoccin Receptors in Plants — How Much do We Know for Sure ?

   • C. Meyer, R. Adams, E. Oelgemöller, A. Hopstock, C. Oecking, A. Sprenger et al.

   Pages 43-54

6. Modulation of ATPases Activity by Different Signals

   • G. Zocchi

   Pages 55-68

7. Phospholipid-Activated Protein Kinase in Plants: Coupled to Phospholipase A2?

   • Günther Scherer

   Pages 69-82

8. Functional Reconstitution of Solubilised Receptors

   • P. Aducci

   Pages 83-87

9. Signal Transduction in Plant Cells and the Calcium Message

   • M. D. Fricker, S. G. Gilroy, A. J. Trewavas

   Pages 89-102

10. Function of Ion Channels and Cytosolic Ca2+ in the Mediation of Higher Plant Cell Ion Transport

    • Julian I. Schroeder

    Pages 103-116

11. Ca2+ as a Signal in the Induction of Callose Synthesis

    • H. Kauss, T. Waldmann, H. Quader

    Pages 117-131

12. Inorganic Ions in Morphogenetic Responses of Plants

    • M. Thellier, M. O. Desbiez, C. Ripoll, M. Demarty, A. Monnier

    Pages 133-147

13. The in-Vivo Approach: Cell Imaging

    • J. Teissie, B. Gabriel, M. H. Montane, D. Rouan

    Pages 149-160

14. Phospholipid Derived Messengers

    • Wendy F. Boss, Abdul R. Memon, Qiuyun Chen

    Pages 161-184

15. Regulation of Free Cytoplasmic Calcium: A Role for Phosphatidylinositol Metabolism and G-Proteins

    • Dieter Marmé

    Pages 185-194

16. Transgenic systems as a tool to probe essential components in physiological processes

    • Ramon Serrano, A. Spena, E. Weiler, J. Morré

    Pages 195-200

17. Control of Glycogen Metabolism and Phosphorylase Kinase. A Model System for Studying Signal Transduction Mechanisms Mediated by Protein Phosphorylation and Ca2+

    • T. G. Sotiroudis, V. G. Zevgolis, L. G. Baltas, S. M. Kyriakidis

    Pages 201-212

18. Molecular Cloning of Plant Protein Kinases

    • Mark S. Dixon, Shaohui Zhang, Robert T. Yamamoto, Christopher J. Lamb, Michael A. Lawton

    Pages 213-227

19. Signal Transduction Mechanisms in Phytochrome Action

    • C. B. Johnson

    Pages 229-247

20. Light Modulation of Chloroplastic Enzymes by the Ferredoxin-Thioredoxin System: The Case of Nadp-Malate Dehydrogenase

    • P. Gadal, J. P. Jacquot, M. Miginiac-Maslow, M. Droux, P. Decottignies, C. Crétin

    Pages 249-264

In contrast to animals, plants are immobile and, thus, cannot leave a drastically changed environment. Therefore, plants have developped specific strategies involving particular signal and transduction systems as well as a form of cellular organization that allow them to buffer against sudden changes in external conditions. This state-of-the-art summary written by leading scientists deals with: - the most recent data available on the molecular mechanism involved in the response of plant cells to different stimuli; - the critical domaine of ignorance such as the signifi cance of site occupancy of receptors for growth substances; - the estimation of the applicability of new techniques such as electrophysiology, cell imaging and DNA recombinant technology; - directions for future work.

• Botenstoffe
• Messengers
• Receptor
• Reizantwort
• Rezeptor
• Stimulus-response
• cells
• imaging
• physiology

• Centre de Physiologie Végétale, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cédex, France

  Raoul Ranjeva, Alain M. Boudet

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