Genomic and Gentic Analysis of Plant Parasitism and Defence

hardcover  c316 pp, 55 b+w illus  ISBN 0890543232      £55.00

Please note: this title will be available from November 2004

Summarizing the 9th Japan-U.S. seminar on plant-pathogen interactions this book presents cutting-edge research on the application of genomics to the investigation of plant-microbe interactions. Genomic and Genetic Analysis of Plant Parasitism and Defense features papers containing original research on the use of genomics and genome-associated technologies in a variety of pathosystems to explore topics such as mechanisms of pathogen compatibility and incompatibility, host-pathogen signaling and mechanisms of plant disease resistance. Focus is placed on genome-wide analyses and the use of large-scale, high throughput genomic tools in combination with classic genetic tools and resources to decipher the molecular basis of plant-microbe interactions.

The wide range of pathogens covered as well as examples of exciting new technologies are sure to be of interest to Plant Pathologists, Microbiologists, Agronomists, Plant Biologists, or anyone interested in plant-microbe interactions.

Contents

Global Analysis of Agrobacterium-Plant Interactions; Functional Genomic Analysis of Pseudomonas syringae - Plant Interactions; Bacterial Genes Involved in Interactions with Plants; Molecular Basis of Virulence in Ustilago maydis; Conditionally Dispensable Chromosomes Controlling Pathogenicity of Alternaria alternata; Genetic Analysis of Fungal Pathogenesis: Penetration and Establishment; Bacterial Virulence Factors: Strategies for Disrupting Plant Defense; Bacterial Flagellins as Elicitors of the Defense Response; Molecular Genetic Analysis of AvrRpt2 Activity in Promoting Virulence of Pseudomonas syringae; Recognition of the Bacterial Effector Protein AvrPto in Soybean - A Case of HR-Independent Resistance; Defense Signaling and the Plant Cell Wall - A New Signaling Pathway Dependent upon Inorganic Phosphate; Use of Expression Profiling in Studies of Gene-for-Gene Resistance; Evolution of Disease Resistance Genes; The Extracellular Matrix of Conidia of Powdery Mildew Fungi: Its Functions and Involvement in Information Exchange with Host Cells; Dissection of Durable Resistance in Rice; Analysis of Rice-Blast Interactions Focused on Chitinolytic Enzyme and Chitin Elicitor; Signal Transduction Pathways Governing Resistance to Cucumber mosaic virus; The Superoxide Generating NADPH Oxidase in Plants: Its Molecular Basis and Role in Induction of Local and Systemic Induced Resistance Against Pathogens; Programmed Cell Death in the Disease Response; Telomerase Functions in Plant Pathogenesis; Apoptotic Response During Pathogen Attack in Oats; Use of Expression Profiling to Explore Disease Resistance Signaling in Plants; Signal Transduction in TMV-Infected and Wounded Tobacco Plants; Role of a Mitochondrial Gene in Controlling Specificity in Plant Disease; Effects of Deoxynivalenol on Barley Leaf Tissue; Abstracts; Synopsis