The expanding cell

Jean-Pierre Verbelen, Kris Vissenberg (auth.), Jean-Pierre Verbelen, Kris Vissenberg (eds.)3-540-39114-2, 978-3-540-39114-2

After division, plant cells are able to increase their volume enormously by cell expansion, making the expanding cell a crucial player in the production of biomass. The study of plant cell expansion involves many different disciplines and technical approaches, and this book is the first attempt to bring this diversity together to present a multifaceted view of the most up-to-date knowledge. Included are data ranging from biophysical measurements and chemical analysis to molecular biological approaches and microscopy.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages I-X
Cell Expansion: Past, Present and Perspectives….Pages 1-6
Solute and Water Relations of Growing Plant Cells….Pages 7-31
Cellulose and Cell Elongation….Pages 33-56
Hemicelluloses and Cell Expansion….Pages 57-88
Roles of the XTH Protein Family in the Expanding Cell….Pages 89-116
Expansins….Pages 117-138
Pectic Polysaccharides and Expanding Cell Walls….Pages 139-158
Redox and Wall-Restructuring….Pages 159-190
Mechanics of the Expanding Cell Wall….Pages 191-215
The Cytoskeleton and Co-Ordination of Directional Expansion in a Multicellular Context….Pages 217-248
The Control of Cell Size and Rate of Elongation in the Arabidopsis Root….Pages 249-269
Signal Crosstalk in the Control of Hypocotyl Elongation in Arabidopsis ….Pages 271-293
Back Matter….Pages 295-297