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Hormone metabolism and signaling in plants /
"Plant Hormones: Biosynthesis and Mechanisms of Action is based on research funded by the Chinese government's National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). This book brings a fresh understanding of hormone biology, particularly molecular mechanisms driving plant hormone actions. Wi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Academic Press,
�2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Hormone Metabolism and Signaling in Plants; Hormone Metabolismand Signaling in Plants; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; About the editors; Foreword; 1
- Hormone function in plants; 1.1 The nature of hormones; 1.1.1 Hormones and signals; 1.1.2 Discovering and uncovering; 1.1.2.1 The process of discovery; 1.1.2.2 Uncovering new hormones; 1.1.3 Making and breaking; 1.1.3.1 Biosynthetic pathways; 1.1.3.2 Structural diversity; 1.1.3.3 Degradation of hormones; 1.1.4 Measuring and visualizing; 1.1.4.1 Identification and quantification; 1.1.4.2 Visualizing hormone action.
- 1.1.5 Transport and communication1.1.5.1 Functions of transporters; 1.1.5.2 Long-distance transport; 1.2 Mechanisms of hormone action; 1.2.1 Perception and transduction; 1.2.1.1 Receptors and co-receptors; 1.2.1.2 Protein phosphorylation; 1.2.1.3 Proteasomal degradation of transcriptional regulators; 1.2.2 Homeostasis and fail-safe; 1.3 Biological functions of hormones; 1.3.1 Cell growth and differentiation; 1.3.2 Size and form; 1.3.3 Flowering and reproduction; 1.3.4 Biotic and abiotic interactions; 1.4 Integration of hormonal activities; 1.4.1 Synergy and antagonism; 1.4.2 Nodes and hubs.
- 1.5 Hormones and cropsAbbreviations; Acknowledgments; References; 2
- Auxins; 2.1 Discovery and functions of auxins; 2.2 Auxin metabolism; 2.2.1 Structures of natural and synthetic auxins; 2.2.2 Pathways for de novo auxin biosynthesis; 2.2.2.1 The precursor role of Trp; 2.2.2.2 The IAOx pathway; 2.2.2.3 The IPA pathway; 2.2.2.4 The IAM pathway; 2.2.2.5 The Trp-independent pathway; 2.2.3 IAA conjugation; 2.2.3.1 Functions and types of conjugation; 2.2.3.2 Amide-linked conjugates of IAA; 2.2.3.3 Indole butyric acid; 2.2.3.4 Carboxyl methyl IAA; 2.2.4 Transcriptional control of auxin metabolism.
- 2.3 Auxin transport2.3.1 The key role of auxin transport in plant development; 2.3.2 PIN proteins; 2.3.3 The ABC subfamily B transporters; 2.3.4 Auxin influx carriers; 2.3.5 Other auxin transporters; 2.3.6 Inhibitors of auxin transport; 2.4 Auxin signaling; 2.4.1 Auxin gradients and perception; 2.4.2 Regulation of TIR1/AFB stability; 2.4.3 Control of the 26S proteasome; 2.4.4 Recognition of auxin-responsive DNA elements; 2.4.5 Auxin-binding protein ABP1; 2.4.6 Other progress in understanding auxin signaling; 2.5 Summary points; 2.6 Future perspectives; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments.