Sequencing projects have revealed the presence of at least several hundred receptor kinases in a typical plant genome. Receptor kinases are therefore the largest family of primary signal transducers in plants, and their abundance suggests an immense signaling network that we have only just begun to uncover. Recent research findings indicate that individual receptor kinases fulfill important roles in growth and development, in the recognition of pathogens and symbionts or, in a few examples, in both growth and defense. This volume will focus on the roles of receptor kinases, their signaling pathways, and the ways in which these important signaling proteins are regulated.

From the contents:<br />Origin, Diversity, Expansion History and Functional Evolution of the Plant Receptor-Like Kinase/Pelle Family

Receptor Kinases in Plant Meristem Development
The Social Network: Receptor Kinases and Cell Fate Determination in Plants
Experimental Evidence of a Role for RLKs in Innate Immunity
Cell-Death Control by Receptor Kinases in Arabidopsis thaliana
Receptor Kinases Mediating Early Symbiotic Signaling
The Cell Wall Associated Kinases, WAKs, Regulate Cell Expansion and the Stress Response
The Regulation of Pollen-Pistil Interactions by Receptor-Like Kinases
Receptor Kinase Interactions: Complexity of Signaling
Ligands of RLKs and RLPs Involved in Defense and Symbiosis
Receptor Ligands in Development
Phosphorylation and RLK signaling
Receptor Trafficking in Plants
The Protein Quality Control of Plant Receptor-Like Kinases in the Endoplasmic Reticulum.