Plant Hormones: Biosynthesis and Mechanisms of Action is based on research funded by the Chinese government’s National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). This book brings a fresh understanding of hormone biology, particularly molecular mechanisms driving plant hormone actions. With growing understanding of hormone biology comes new outlooks on how mankind values and utilizes the built-in potential of plants for improvement of crops in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner.
This book is a comprehensive description of all major plant hormones: how they are synthesized and catabolized; how they are perceived by plant cells; how they trigger signal transduction; how they regulate gene expression; how they regulate plant growth, development and defense responses; and how we measure plant hormones.
This is an exciting time for researchers interested in plant hormones. Plants rely on a diverse set of small molecule hormones to regulate every aspect of their biological processes including development, growth, and adaptation. Since the discovery of the first plant hormone auxin, hormones have always been the frontiers of plant biology.
Although the physiological functions of most plant hormones have been studied for decades, the last 15 to 20 years have seen a dramatic progress in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of hormone actions. The publication of the whole genome sequences of the model systems of Arabidopsis and rice, together with the advent of multidisciplinary approaches has opened the door to successful experimentation on plant hormone actions.
1. 11.1. Introduction - p. 361 2. 11.2. The identification of peptide hormones - p. 361 3. 11.3. The cleavage and modifications of peptide hormones - p. 372 4. 11.4. The function of peptide hormones - p. 376 5. 11.5. Summary points - p. 392 6. 11.6. Future issues - p. 393 7. Abbreviations - p. 394 8. 12. Plant hormones and stem cells - p. 405 9. 13. Phytohormonal quantification based on biological principles - p. 431 10. 13.1. Phytohormones and their quantification - p. 431 11. 13.2. Sample preparation for phytohormonal assay - p. 433 12. 13.3. Biological methods for phytohormonal quantification - p. 441 13. 13.4. Biological methods for phytohormonal localization and profiling - p. 454 14. 13.5. Summary points - p. 457 15. 13.6. Future perspectives - p. 457 16. Abbreviations - p. 458 17. 14. Quantitative analysis of plant hormones based on LC-MS/MS - p. 471 18. 14.1. Introduction to the history of plant hormone analysis - p. 471 19. 14.2. The analytical principle and problems - p. 473 20. 14.3. Indole-3-acetic acid, abscisic acid, jasmonic acid and salicylic acid - p. 476 21. 14.4. Gibberellins - p. 488 22. 14.5. Cytokinins - p. 492 23. 14.6. Brassinosteroids - p. 504 24. 14.7. Strigolactones - p. 511 25. 14.8. Multiple plant hormones - p. 517 26. 14.9. Summary points - p. 523 27. 14.10. Future perspectives - p. 524 28. Abbreviations - p. 524 29. Author Index - p. 539 30. Subject Index - p. 587
Plant Hormones: Biosynthesis and Mechanisms of Action is based on research funded by the Chinese government’s National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). This book brings a fresh understanding of hormone biology, particularly molecular mechanisms driving plant hormone actions. With growing understanding of hormone biology comes new outlooks on how mankind values and utilizes the built-in potential of plants for improvement of crops in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner.
This book is a comprehensive description of all major plant hormones: how they are synthesized and catabolized; how they are perceived by plant cells; how they trigger signal transduction; how they regulate gene expression; how they regulate plant growth, development and defense responses; and how we measure plant hormones.
This is an exciting time for researchers interested in plant hormones. Plants rely on a diverse set of small molecule hormones to regulate every aspect of their biological processes including development, growth, and adaptation. Since the discovery of the first plant hormone auxin, hormones have always been the frontiers of plant biology.
Although the physiological functions of most plant hormones have been studied for decades, the last 15 to 20 years have seen a dramatic progress in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of hormone actions. The publication of the whole genome sequences of the model systems of Arabidopsis and rice, together with the advent of multidisciplinary approaches has opened the door to successful experimentation on plant hormone actions.
1. 11.1. Introduction - p. 361 2. 11.2. The identification of peptide hormones - p. 361 3. 11.3. The cleavage and modifications of peptide hormones - p. 372 4. 11.4. The function of peptide hormones - p. 376 5. 11.5. Summary points - p. 392 6. 11.6. Future issues - p. 393 7. Abbreviations - p. 394 8. 12. Plant hormones and stem cells - p. 405 9. 13. Phytohormonal quantification based on biological principles - p. 431 10. 13.1. Phytohormones and their quantification - p. 431 11. 13.2. Sample preparation for phytohormonal assay - p. 433 12. 13.3. Biological methods for phytohormonal quantification - p. 441 13. 13.4. Biological methods for phytohormonal localization and profiling - p. 454 14. 13.5. Summary points - p. 457 15. 13.6. Future perspectives - p. 457 16. Abbreviations - p. 458 17. 14. Quantitative analysis of plant hormones based on LC-MS/MS - p. 471 18. 14.1. Introduction to the history of plant hormone analysis - p. 471 19. 14.2. The analytical principle and problems - p. 473 20. 14.3. Indole-3-acetic acid, abscisic acid, jasmonic acid and salicylic acid - p. 476 21. 14.4. Gibberellins - p. 488 22. 14.5. Cytokinins - p. 492 23. 14.6. Brassinosteroids - p. 504 24. 14.7. Strigolactones - p. 511 25. 14.8. Multiple plant hormones - p. 517 26. 14.9. Summary points - p. 523 27. 14.10. Future perspectives - p. 524 28. Abbreviations - p. 524 29. Author Index - p. 539 30. Subject Index - p. 587
