Recent advances in the study of nitric oxide (NO) biology, biochemistry, molecular biology and physiology in plants are presented in this book, providing an overview of current understanding of the NO actions involved in adaptive responses of plant fitness to environmental constraints. The special emphasis is on NO-dependent signalling, molecular adjustments and targets as key elements in plant growth, development and stress physiology.
The first part of the book is devoted to the description of key features related to NO biochemistry, synthesis and metabolism and the modes of action involved. The second part covers the functionality of NO in three central nodes of the plant life cycle: growth, development and stress physiology. Finally, a detailed analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the use of fluorometric detection of NO in plant research brings to light information necessary for understanding the limitations of the method.
Author(s): Werner M. Kaiser, Kapuganti J. Gupta (auth.), Lorenzo Lamattina, Joseph C. Polacco (eds.)
Series: Plant Cell Monographs 5
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 283
Tags: Plant Sciences; Plant Physiology; Plant Biochemistry; Cell Biology; Agriculture; Plant Pathology
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Higher Plant Mitochondria as a Source for NO....Pages 1-14
Nitric Oxide – A Product of Plant Nitrogen Metabolism....Pages 15-34
NO-Based Signaling in Plants....Pages 35-51
S-Nitrosylation in Plants – Spectrum and Selectivity....Pages 53-71
Enzymatic Sources of Nitric Oxide during Seed Germination....Pages 73-90
Seeking the Role of NO in Breaking Seed Dormancy....Pages 91-111
Nitric Oxide Functions as Intermediate in Auxin, Abscisic Acid, and Lipid Signaling Pathways....Pages 113-130
Nitric Oxide in Cytokinin and Polyamine Signaling: Similarities and Potential Crosstalk....Pages 131-152
Nitric Oxide and Plant Ion Channel Control....Pages 153-171
Nitric Oxide in Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiosis....Pages 173-186
Nitrosative Stress in Plants: A New Approach to Understand the Role of NO in Abiotic Stress....Pages 187-205
Nitric Oxide-Mediated Signaling Functions During the Plant Hypersensitive Response....Pages 207-222
Nitric Oxide in Cell-to-Cell Communication Coordinating the Plant Hypersensitive Response....Pages 223-238
Mitochondrial Nitric Oxide Synthesis During Plant–Pathogen Interactions: Role of Nitrate Reductase in Providing Substrates....Pages 239-254
Nitric Oxide as an Alternative Electron Carrier During Oxygen Deprivation....Pages 255-268
Fluorometric Detection of Nitric Oxide with Diaminofluoresceins (DAFs): Applications and Limitations for Plant NO Research....Pages 269-280
Back Matter....Pages 281-283
