Phloem – Molecular Cell Biology, Systemic Communication, Biotic Interactions

<p>Contributors vii</p>
<p>Section A Introduction 1</p>
<p>Chapter 1 Phloem, the Integrative Avenue 3<br /> Aart J.E. van Bel and Gary A. Thompson</p>
<p>Chapter 2 Cell Biology of Sieve Element Companion Cell Complexes 8<br /> Rosemary G. White</p>
<p>Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Phloem Transport Physiology 30<br /> John W. Patrick</p>
<p>Section B Functional Aspects of Structural SE Components 61</p>
<p>Chapter 4 Roles of Plasma Membrane Transporters in Phloem Functions 63<br /> Mechthild Tegeder, Yong–Ling Ruan, and John W. Patrick</p>
<p>Chapter 5 Regulation of Sucrose Carrier Activities 102<br /> Christina K&uml;uhn</p>
<p>Chapter 6 Cellular Basis of Electrical Potential Waves along the Phloem and Impact of Coincident Ca2+ Fluxes 122<br /> Jens B. Hafke and Aart J.E. van Bel</p>
<p>Chapter 7 Sieve Element Occlusion 141<br /> Michael Knoblauch and Daniel Mullendore</p>
<p>Section C Long–Distance Signaling 155</p>
<p>Chapter 8 Sieve Elements: Puzzling Activities Deciphered through Proteomics Studies 157<br /> Sylvie Dinant and William J. Lucas</p>
<p>Chapter 9 Endogenous RNA Constituents of the Phloem and Their Possible Roles in Long–Distance Signaling 186<br /> Julia Kehr and Anja Buhtz</p>
<p>Chapter 10 The Effect of Long–Distance Signaling on Development 209<br /> David J. Hannapel</p>
<p>Chapter 11 Plant Defense and Long–Distance Signaling in the Phloem 227<br /> Frank Gaupels and A. Corina Vlot</p>
<p>Section D Biotic Interactions with the Phloem 249</p>
<p>Chapter 12 Role of Phloem Metabolites in Plant Defense 251<br /> Jillian M. Hagel, Akpevwe Onoyovwi, Edward C. Yeung, and Peter J. Facchini</p>
<p>Chapter 13 Viroids and Phloem–Limited Viruses: Unique Molecular Probes of Phloem Biology 271<br /> Lucy R. Stewart, Biao Ding, and Bryce W. Falk</p>
<p>Chapter 14 Phytoplasmas and Spiroplasmas: The Phytopathogenic Mollicutes of the Phloem 293<br /> Allyson M. MacLean and Saskia A. Hogenhout</p>
<p>Chapter 15 Breaching the Sieve Element The Role of Saliva as the Molecular Interface between Aphids and the Phloem 310<br /> Torsten Will, James C. Carolan, and Thomas L. Wilkinson</p>
<p>Chapter 16 Behavioral and Molecular–Genetic Basis of Resistance against Phloem–Feeding Insects 328<br /> Linda L. Walling and Gary A. Thompson</p>
<p>Index 353</p>
<p>A color page section appears between pages 40 and 41</p>