Plasmodesmata provides a state-of-the-art overview of the diverse forms and functions of plasmodesmata covering the structure and evolution of plasmodesmata, their role in plant development and solute transport, and their central function in systemic signaling via the phloem.

Contents

1. Plasmodesmal Structure and Development
2. Evolution of Plasmodesmata
3. Plasmodesmata: Protein Transport Signals and Receptors
4. Comparative Structures of Specialised Monocotyledonous Leaf Blade Plasmodesmata
5. Plasmodesmata and Plant Morphogenesis
6. Transcription Factor Movement Through Plasmodesmata
7. Role of Plasmodesmata in Solute Loading and Unloading
8. Plasmodesmata and the Phloem: Condiuts for Local and Long-Distance Signaling
9. Movement of Viruses to and Through Plasmodesmata
10. Systemic RNA Silencing
11. Techniques for Imaging Intercellular Transport
12. Electrical Signaling via Plasmodesmata
13. Regulation of Plasmodesmal Conductance

Index

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