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Defense-Related Proteins in Plants
Santosh Kumar Upadhyay, Santosh Kumar Upadhyay
- 550 pages
- English
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Defense-Related Proteins in Plants
Santosh Kumar Upadhyay, Santosh Kumar Upadhyay
About This Book
Defense-related Proteins in Plants presents detailed information on the identification, characterization, mechanism of action, and application in crop improvement programs of these mechanisms in a single, cohesive volume. It includes foundational information to enable the understanding of these proteins and their applications in crop improvement programs.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 previously been compiled into a single volume for the ease of comparison and translational work. This book is a complete guide to defense-related proteins in plants for various categories of readers. Also, it will inspire future research into the unexplored areas of the molecular aspects of these proteins to understand their role and action mechanism in plants and living organisms as a whole. Additionally agricultural scientists and industry professionals will find the application part of this book helpful in future crop design strategies.
- Presents comprehensive information on defense-related proteins in plants
- Highlights practical application of defense-related proteins in crops
- Structured for ease of comparison and translational work
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- About the editor
- Preface
- Chapter 1. An introduction to the defense-related proteins in plants
- Chapter 2. Origin and evolutionary history of defense-related proteins in plants
- Chapter 3. Pathogenesis-related proteins and plant defense response
- Chapter 4. Plant thaumatin-like protein family: Genome-wide diversification, evolution, and functional adaptation
- Chapter 5. Plants chitinases: Role in biotic stress response
- Chapter 6. Structural and functional diversity of plant lectins
- Chapter 7. Plant protease inhibitors: Biological roles and applications in plant stress tolerance
- Chapter 8. Osmotin in stress response and signaling in plants
- Chapter 9. Functional divergence in plant cyclotides and their role in plant defense
- Chapter 10. Defensins in plants: Diversity and role in plant defense
- Chapter 11. Significance of RLKs and RLCKs in plant defense response
- Chapter 12. Role of heat shock proteins in abiotic and biotic stress response in plants
- Chapter 13. Ribosome-inactivating proteins from edible plants: Isolation, characterization and possible biotechnological applications
- Chapter 14. Pectin methylesterase (PME) and PME inhibitors (PMEIs): Exploration of their role in stress response in plants
- Chapter 15. Role of vicilin in plant defense
- Chapter 16. NBS-LRRs: Role in defense signaling
- Chapter 17. Roles of enzymatic antioxidants in stress response and signaling in plants
- Chapter 18. Divulging the role of calcium-binding proteins as defense signaling molecule against biotic stress in plants
- Index