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Phloem: Molecular Cell Biology, Systemic Communication, Biotic Interactions is a timely collection of research on the cellular and molecular biology of this plant vascular tissue. Recent advances in phloem research have revealed the centrality of this plant tissue to whole plant development and physiology. Building on advances made through developments of new analytical technologies, this book will provide readers with a current and comprehensive reference on the role of phloem in plant growth and development. Collecting the work of a global team of leading researchers, Phloem will provide the reader with a valuable synthesis of the latest research in a single volume.
1. Phloem, the integrative avenue
Aart J.E. van Bel and Gary A. Thompson
2. Cell biology of sieve element-companion cell complexes
Rosemary G. White
3. Fundamentals of phloem transport physiology
John W. Patrick
B. Functional aspects of structural SE components
4. Roles of plasma membrane transporters in phloem functions
Mechthild Tegeder, Yong-Ling Ruan, and John W. Patrick
5. Regulation of sucrose carrier activities
Christina Kühn
6. Cellular basis of electrical potential waves along the phloem and impact of coincident Ca2+ fluxes
Jens B. Hafke and Aart J.E. van Bel
7. Sieve element occlusion
Michael Knoblauch and Daniel Mullendore
C. Long-distance signaling
8. Sieve elements: Puzzling activities deciphered through proteomics studies
Sylvie Dinant and William J. Lucas
9. Endogenous RNA constituents of the phloem and their possible roles in long-distance signaling
Julia Kehr and Anja Buhtz
10. The effect of long-distance signaling on development
David J. Hannapel
11. Plant defense and long-distance signaling in the phloem
Frank Gaupels and A. Corina Vlot
D. Biotic interactions with the phloem
12. Role of phloem metabolites in plant defense
Jillian M. Hagel, Akpevwe Onoyovwi, Edward C. Yeung, and Peter J. Facchini
13. Viroids and phloem-limited viruses: Unique molecular probes of phloem biology
Lucy R. Stewart, Biao Ding, and Bryce W. Falk
14. Spiroplasmas and phytoplasmas: the phytopathogenic mollicutes of the phloem
Allyson M. MacLean and Saskia A. Hogenhout
15. Breaching the sieve element: the role of saliva as the molecular interface between aphids and the phloem
Torsten Will, James C. Carolan, and Thomas L. Wilkinson
16. Behavioral and molecular-genetic basis of resistance against phloem feeding insects
Linda Walling and Gary A. Thompson
