Defense-related Proteins in Plants presents detailed information on these important mechanisms in plants, including their identification, characterization, mechanism of action, and application in crop improvement programs in a single, cohesive, and comprehensive volume. The foundational information included enables understanding of these proteins and their application in crop improvement programs. The book is a complete guide about defense-related proteins in plants for various categories of readers that will inspire future research into the unexplored areas of molecular aspects of these proteins to understand their role and action mechanism in plants and living organisms as a whole. Defense-related proteins have drawn the attention of various plant and agricultural scientists and industries because they provide generalized direct stress tolerance in crop plants. These proteins including lectins, chitinases, thaumatin, and osmotin, among others, have been used for the development of transgenic plants to provide protection against various abiotic and biotic stresses. While there is a breadth of research and application information available, it has not, until now, been compiled into a single volume for ease of comparison and translational work.
1. Chapter 1 : An introduction to the defense-related proteins in plants - p. Page xii 2. Chapter 2 : Origin and evolutionary history of defense-related proteins in plants - p. Page 18 3. Chapter 3 : Pathogenesis-related proteins and plant defense response - p. Page 46 4. Chapter 4 : Plant thaumatin-like protein family: Genome-wide diversification, evolution, and functional adaptation - p. Page 80 5. Chapter 5 : Plants chitinases: Role in biotic stress response - p. Page 129 6. Chapter 6 : Structural and functional diversity of plant lectins - p. Page 162 7. Chapter 7 : Plant protease inhibitors: Biological roles and applications in plant stress tolerance - p. Page 193 8. Chapter 8 : Osmotin in stress response and signaling in plants - p. Page 214 9. Chapter 9 : Functional divergence in plant cyclotides and their role in plant defense - p. Page 233 10. Chapter 10 : Defensins in plants: Diversity and role in plant defense - p. Page 256 11. Chapter 11 : Significance of RLKs and RLCKs in plant defense response - p. Page 275 12. Chapter 12 : Role of heat shock proteins in abiotic and biotic stress response in plants - p. Page 291 13. Chapter 13 : Ribosome-inactivating proteins from edible plants: Isolation, characterization and possible biotechnological applications - p. Page 326 14. Chapter 14 : Pectin methylesterase (PME) and PME inhibitors (PMEIs): Exploration of their role in stress response in plants - p. Page 357 15. Chapter 15 : Role of vicilin in plant defense - p. Page 374 16. Chapter 16 : NBS-LRRs: Role in defense signaling - p. Page 391 17. Chapter 17 : Roles of enzymatic antioxidants in stress response and signaling in plants - p. Page 407 18. Chapter 18 : Divulging the role of calcium-binding proteins as defense signaling molecule against biotic stress in plants - p. Page 446 19. Index - p. Page 476
Defense-related Proteins in Plants presents detailed information on these important mechanisms in plants, including their identification, characterization, mechanism of action, and application in crop improvement programs in a single, cohesive, and comprehensive volume. The foundational information included enables understanding of these proteins and their application in crop improvement programs. The book is a complete guide about defense-related proteins in plants for various categories of readers that will inspire future research into the unexplored areas of molecular aspects of these proteins to understand their role and action mechanism in plants and living organisms as a whole. Defense-related proteins have drawn the attention of various plant and agricultural scientists and industries because they provide generalized direct stress tolerance in crop plants. These proteins including lectins, chitinases, thaumatin, and osmotin, among others, have been used for the development of transgenic plants to provide protection against various abiotic and biotic stresses. While there is a breadth of research and application information available, it has not, until now, been compiled into a single volume for ease of comparison and translational work.
1. Chapter 1 : An introduction to the defense-related proteins in plants - p. Page xii 2. Chapter 2 : Origin and evolutionary history of defense-related proteins in plants - p. Page 18 3. Chapter 3 : Pathogenesis-related proteins and plant defense response - p. Page 46 4. Chapter 4 : Plant thaumatin-like protein family: Genome-wide diversification, evolution, and functional adaptation - p. Page 80 5. Chapter 5 : Plants chitinases: Role in biotic stress response - p. Page 129 6. Chapter 6 : Structural and functional diversity of plant lectins - p. Page 162 7. Chapter 7 : Plant protease inhibitors: Biological roles and applications in plant stress tolerance - p. Page 193 8. Chapter 8 : Osmotin in stress response and signaling in plants - p. Page 214 9. Chapter 9 : Functional divergence in plant cyclotides and their role in plant defense - p. Page 233 10. Chapter 10 : Defensins in plants: Diversity and role in plant defense - p. Page 256 11. Chapter 11 : Significance of RLKs and RLCKs in plant defense response - p. Page 275 12. Chapter 12 : Role of heat shock proteins in abiotic and biotic stress response in plants - p. Page 291 13. Chapter 13 : Ribosome-inactivating proteins from edible plants: Isolation, characterization and possible biotechnological applications - p. Page 326 14. Chapter 14 : Pectin methylesterase (PME) and PME inhibitors (PMEIs): Exploration of their role in stress response in plants - p. Page 357 15. Chapter 15 : Role of vicilin in plant defense - p. Page 374 16. Chapter 16 : NBS-LRRs: Role in defense signaling - p. Page 391 17. Chapter 17 : Roles of enzymatic antioxidants in stress response and signaling in plants - p. Page 407 18. Chapter 18 : Divulging the role of calcium-binding proteins as defense signaling molecule against biotic stress in plants - p. Page 446 19. Index - p. Page 476
