Plant Microtubules

Development and Flexibility

Plant Microtubules

Development and Flexibility

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Plant microtubules are key elements of cell growth, division and morphogenesis. In addition to their role in plant development and architecture, they have emerged as regulatory elements of signalling and important targets of evolution.

Since the publication of the first edition of Plant Microtubules in 2000, our understanding of microtubules and their manifold functions have advanced substantially. Consisting of the following three parts, this book highlights the morphogenetic potential of plant microtubules from three general viewpoints: Microtubules and Morphogenesis: control of cell axis during division and expansion, cross-talk with actin filaments, mechanical properties of the cell wall. Microtubules and Environment: the role of microtubules during the sensing or response of environmental factors such as pathogens or abiotic stresses. Microtubules and Evolution: complexity and specialization of plant microtubules in the context of plant evolution.

The book is an invaluable source of information for researchers as well as for graduate and advanced students.



Microtubules and Morphogenesis
Control of Cell Axis
Crossed-Wires: Interactions and Cross-Talk Between the Microtubule and Microfilament Networks in Plants
Microtubules and Environment
Microtubules and the Control of Wood Formation
Microtubules and Pathogen Defence
Microtubules and Viral Movement
Microtubules as Sensors for Abiotic Stimuli
Microtubules and Evolution
Plant Tubulin Genes: Regulatory and Evolutionary Aspects
Microtubules and the Evolution of Mitosis.
ISBN 978-3-642-09588-7
Artikelnummer 9783642095887
Medientyp Buch
Auflage 2. Aufl.
Copyrightjahr 2010
Verlag Springer, Berlin
Umfang XIV, 269 Seiten
Abbildungen XIV, 269 p. 39 illus., 1 illus. in color.
Sprache Englisch