The Pollen Tube: A Cellular and Molecular Perspective (Plant Cell Monographs) (Plant Cell Monographs)

(publisher-supplied Data) The Enormous Amount Of Data Now Available About The Pollen Tube Clearly Reflects Its Qualities As A Biological Model That Go Much Beyond That Of A Carrier Of Sperm Cells Essential For Plant Reproduction. The Diversity Of Techniques And Methodologies Currently Used To Study Pollen And Pollen Tube Growth Is Reflected In This Book Written By Biochemists, Cell Biologists, Molecular Biologists And Geneticists. Their Different Perspectives Demonstrate That Pollen Tubes Are Excellent Models For Plant Cell Research, Particularly Suitable For Investigations On Cell Tip Growth And Polarization, Signal Transduction, Channel And Ion Flux Activity, Gene Expression, Cytoskeleton And Wall Structure, Membrane Dynamics And Even Cell/cell Communication. Volume Editor, Rui Malhó. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web. The Pollen Tube: A Model System for Cell and Molecular Biology Studies....Pages 1-13 Pollen Development, a Genetic and Transcriptomic View....Pages 15-45 Ions and Pollen Tube Growth....Pages 47-69 Genomic and Molecular Analyses of Transporters in the Male Gametophyte....Pages 71-93 Small GTPases and Spatiotemporal Regulation of Pollen Tube Growth....Pages 95-116 Lipid Metabolism, Compartmentalization and Signalling in the Regulation of Pollen Tube Growth....Pages 117-138 The Actin Cytoskeleton in Pollen Tubes; Actin and Actin Binding Proteins....Pages 139-155 The Microtubular Cytoskeleton in Pollen Tubes: Structure and Role in Organelle Trafficking....Pages 157-175 The Architecture and Properties of the Pollen Tube Cell Wall....Pages 177-200 Cellular Mechanisms for Pollen Tube Growth Inhibition in Gametophytic Self-incompatibility....Pages 201-221 Extracellular Guidance Cues and Intracellular Signaling Pathways that Direct Pollen Tube Growth....Pages 223-242 Screening and Analysis of Pollen Tube Mutations....Pages 243-263 Comparative Analysis of Biological Models used in the Study of Pollen Tube Growth....Pages 265-286 New data on the pollen tube reflects its qualities as a biological model beyond its function as a carrier of sperm cells in plant reproduction.