THE PLANT PLASMA MEMBRANE by Angus S. Murphy (Editor), Wendy Peer (Editor), Burkhard Schulz (Editor) ( 9783642265297 )

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Title:

THE PLANT PLASMA MEMBRANE

By:

Angus S. Murphy (Editor), Wendy Peer (Editor), Burkhard Schulz (Editor)

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

3642265294

ISBN 13:

9783642265297

Publisher:

SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG

Pub. date:

1 December, 2012

Edition:

2011 ed.

Series:

Plant Cell Monographs 19

Pages:

494

Description:

This is the first book to focus solely on the plant plasma membrane. It describes the basic mechanisms that regulate all plasma membrane functions. It also describes plasma membrane transport activity and the signaling interactions at the plasma membrane.

Synopsis:

In plant cells, the plasma membrane is a highly elaborated structure that functions as the point of exchange with adjoining cells, cell walls and the external environment. Transactions at the plasma membrane include uptake of water and essential mineral nutrients, gas exchange, movement of metabolites, transport and perception of signaling molecules, and initial responses to external biota. Selective transporters control the rates and direction of small molecule movement across the membrane barrier and manipulate the turgor that maintains plant form and drives plant cell expansion. The plasma membrane provides an environment in which molecular and macromolecular interactions are enhanced by the clustering of proteins in oligimeric complexes for more efficient retention of biosynthetic intermediates, and by the anchoring of protein complexes to promote regulatory interactions. The coupling of signal perception at the membrane surface with intracellular second messengers also involves transduction across the plasma membrane. Finally, the generation and ordering of the external cell walls involves processes mediated at the plant cell surface by the plasma membrane.This volume is divided into three sections. The first section describes the basic mechanisms that regulate all plasma membrane functions. The second describes plasma membrane transport activity. The final section of the book describes signaling interactions at the plasma membrane. These topics are given a unique treatment in this volume, as the discussions are restricted to the plasma membrane itself as much as possible. A more complete knowledge of the plasma membrane's structure and function is essential to current efforts to increase the sustainability of agricultural production of food, fiber, and fuel crops.

Illustrations:

12 Tables, black and white; XIV, 494 p.

Publication:

Germany

Imprint:

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K

Returns:

Returnable

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