This book focuses on the significance and implications of Calcium (Ca2+) transport machinery in the plant cell in generating alternating Ca2+ levels and impacting the cell's physiological, biochemical and developmental processes. In the following sections, the concept of Ca2+ homeostasis, Ca2+ signature, various Ca2+ transport protein families and conductance systems would be discussed in detail- elucidation of their functional characterization, structure, mechanism, sub-cellular localization and specific physiological roles in ensuring Ca2+ homeostasis. Also, the aspect of Ca2+ as a "signaling hub" -transducing distinct plant responses to diverse environmental stimuli, Ca2+ binding proteins, and the tools used in studying these proteins are explained in brief to paint a holistic picture of Ca2+ transport in plant systems. This has resulted in an elaborative literature account to serve as a staple by providing recent insights and advance knowledge surrounding genetic and molecular dissection of Ca2+homeostasis maintenance mechanisms and extant Ca2+ transport systems in plants.

Preface

1. Introduction to cellular calcium
2. Cellular calcium homeostasis
3. Significance of calcium signatures
4. Cellular calcium transport machinery
5. Calcium conductance across plasma membrane
6. Identification of other influx channels based on cellular localization- 7. Endomembrane and vascular ion channel
8. Other non-selective calcium conductances Ca2+
9. Calcium extrusion systems and efflux transporters
10. Cellular Ca2+ hubs
11. Recent advances in biotechnological tools and approaches
12. Conclusions and future perspectives
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