Ion Channels and Plant Stress Responses
This book aims to provide a range of perspectives on an area that is very topical at present in plant biology: the role of ion channels in plant stress responses. Functions of cation and anion channels in the sensing and encoding of major biotic and abiot
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Series Editors Frantisˇ ek Balusˇ ka Department of Plant Cell Biology, IZMB, University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, D-53115 Bonn, Germany Jorge Vivanco Center for Rhizosphere Biology, Colorado State University, 217 Shepardson Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1173, USA
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Ion Channels and Plant Stress Responses
Editors Dr. Vadim Demidchik University of Essex Dept. Biological Sciences Central Campus Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ Essex United Kingdom [email protected]
Dr. Frans Maathuis Biology Department/Area 9 University of York York YO10 5DD United Kingdom [email protected]
ISSN 1867-9048 e-ISSN 1867-9056 ISBN 978-3-642-10493-0 e-ISBN 978-3-642-10494-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-10494-7 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010923250 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: Spi Publisher Services Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
“This book is dedicated to Vladimir Yurin and Anatoliy Sokolik who pioneered research into plant potassium channels”
Preface
Plants live in a constantly changing environment from which they cannot physically escape. Plants therefore need signalling and response mechanisms to adapt to new local conditions. The efficacy of such mechanisms underlies the plant performance during stress and therefore also impacts greatly on agricultural productivity. Modulation of ion channel activity not only provides a means for rapid signal generation but also allows adjustment of cellular physiology. For example, Ca2+ permeable ion channels can transduce environmental stimuli into Ca2+-encoded messages which can modify the gene expression. Furthermore, ion channel activity is essential to control cellular ion homeostasis that impacts on plant responses to drought, salinity, pathogens, nutrient deficiency, heavy metals, xenobiotics and other stresses. This volume focuses on the crucial roles of different types of ion channel in plant stress responses. Functions of ion channels are discussed in the context of mechanisms to relay external and endogenou
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