Auxin Signaling: From Synthesis to System Biology

by Estelle, Mark; Weijers, Dolf; Ljung, Karin

• ISBN13: 9780879698980
• ISBN10: 0879698985
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-12-08
• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

Summary

Auxin (indole-3-acetic acid, IAA) is a critical hormone in plants, controlling numerous aspects of their development and physiology, including responses to light, root patterning, and organogenesis. The study of auxin biosynthesis, auxin transport, IAA-binding proteins, and the mechanisms of action of auxin represents an important area of research in plant biology. The book reviews all these aspects of auxin biology.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Historical Perspective
Odyssey of Auxin	p. 1
Auxin Synthesis and Transport
Approaching Cellular and Molecular Resolution of Auxin Biosynthesis and Metabolism	p. 15
Auxin Transporters-Why So Many?	p. 33
Auxin Perception and Cellular Responses
Auxin Perception-Structural Insights	p. 47
Cellular Responses to Auxin: Division versus Expansion	p. 63
Auxin in Development
Modeling Auxin-regulated Development	p. 79
Auxin Control of Embryo Patterning	p. 93
Auxin at the Shoot Apical Meristem	p. 107
Auxin Control of Root Development	p. 121
Control of Leaf and Vein Development by Auxin	p. 137
Distinct and Dynamic Auxin Activities During Reproductive Development	p. 155
Auxin and Monocot Development	p. 169
Signal Integration
Do Trees Grow on Money? Auxin as the Currency of the Cellular Economy	p. 187
Context, Specificity, and Self-Organization in Auxin Response	p. 201
Integration of Light and Auxin Signaling	p. 221
Auxin and Plant-Microbe Interactions	p. 233
Index	p. 247
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