Ethylene in Plants

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Ethylene Biosynthesis and Regulation in Plants

   • Juan Xu, Shuqun Zhang

   Pages 1-25

3. Isolation of Components Involved in Ethylene Signaling

   • Jian Hua

   Pages 27-44

4. Ethylene Receptors—Biochemical Events

   • Rebecca L. Wilson, Randy F. Lacey, Brad M. Binder

   Pages 45-59

5. The Role of Protein–Protein Interactions in Signaling by the Ethylene Receptors

   • Brad M. Binder, G. Eric Schaller

   Pages 61-72

6. Regulatory Components of Ethylene Signal Transduction

   • Chi-Kuang Wen, Wenyang Li, Hongwei Guo

   Pages 73-92

7. Ethylene Signaling from the Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane to the Nucleus

   • Bram Van de Poel, Caren Chang

   Pages 93-108

8. An Evolutionary Perspective on the Plant Hormone Ethylene

   • Bram Van de Poel, Endymion D. Cooper, Charles F. Delwiche, Caren Chang

   Pages 109-134

9. Interactions of Ethylene and Other Signals

   • Ziqiang Zhu, Hongwei Guo

   Pages 135-152

10. Integration of Ethylene and Gibberellin Signaling

    • Xiangdong Fu, Xiuhua Gao, Xueying Liu

    Pages 153-173

11. Integration of Ethylene and Auxin Signaling and the Developmental Consequences of Their Crosstalk

    • Gloria K. Muday, Gregory S. Maloney, Daniel R. Lewis

    Pages 175-204

12. Ethylene and Plant Immunity

    • Shajahan Anver, Kenichi Tsuda

    Pages 205-221

13. Research Tools: Biochemical and Biophysical Techniques for Studying Ethylene Signaling

    • Melanie M. A. Bisson, Georg Groth

    Pages 223-244

14. Research Tool: Ethylene Preparation: Treatment with Ethylene and Its Replacements

    • Mark Tucker, Chi-Kuang Wen

    Pages 245-261

15. Research Tools: Ethylene Detection

    • Simona M. Cristescu, Ernst Woltering, Christian Hermans, Frans J.M. Harren, Sacco te Lintel Hekkert

    Pages 263-286

This book focuses on recent advances in our understanding of the signal transduction pathway of ethylene, its interaction with other hormones and its roles in biological processes. It discusses at which point plants could have acquired ethylene signaling from an evolutionary perspective. Ethylene was the first gaseous hormone to be identified and triggers various responses in higher plants. Our grasp of ethylene signaling has rapidly expanded over the past two decades, due in part to the isolation of the components involved in the signal transduction pathway. The book offers a helpful guide for plant scientists and graduate students in related areas.

• Ethylene biosynthesis
• Ethylene receptor
• Ethylene signaling
• Hormone interaction
• Plant immune response

• Inst. of Plant Physiology and Ecology, National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Inst. for Biological Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China

  Chi-Kuang Wen

Dr. Chi-Kuang Wen is a professor from the Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests focus on the dissection of ethylene signal transduction in Arabidopsis and the investigation of the roles of ethylene in the regulation of growth and development in the rice.

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