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Defense-Related Proteins in Plants
- 1st Edition - June 4, 2024
- Editor: Santosh Kumar Upadhyay
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 2 3 6 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 2 3 5 - 3
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Request a sales quoteDefense-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.
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
Researchers and academics, advanced level students in plant and agricultural sciences, Agricultural-related industry
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- About the editor
- Preface
- Chapter 1. An introduction to the defense-related proteins in plants
- Introduction
- Different types of defense-related proteins in plants
- Exploration of defense-related proteins in crop improvement strategies
- Conclusions
- Chapter 2. Origin and evolutionary history of defense-related proteins in plants
- Introduction
- The complex plant–microbe relationship: Evolutionary adaptations and symbiotic associations
- Defense protein's structure and characteristics
- Decoding the plant immune system evolution
- Conclusions
- Chapter 3. Pathogenesis-related proteins and plant defense response
- Introduction
- PR proteins: General properties and classification
- Biochemical defense pathways
- Signalization and regulation pathways of PR proteins
- PR proteins: Mode of action in plant defense
- Functional characterization of PR in defense response
- Relationship between PR proteins
- PR proteins: Connection between biotic and abiotic stresses
- Conclusions
- Chapter 4. Plant thaumatin-like protein family: Genome-wide diversification, evolution, and functional adaptation
- Introduction
- Genome-wide identification of the TLP genes in plant kingdom
- Phylogenetic evolution and genome-wide localization
- TLP biological functions
- Chapter 5. Plants chitinases: Role in biotic stress response
- Introduction
- Overview of defense-related proteins in plants and glycosyl hydrolases
- Structure and classification of chitinases
- Chitinases from plants
- Mechanism of action and growth inhibition of fungi and insects
- Biochemical characterization
- Plant chitinase applications in crop improvement
- Conclusions and perspectives
- Chapter 6. Structural and functional diversity of plant lectins
- Plant lectins—What are they?
- Lectin groups—The many attempts for a classification
- Plant lectin families—Structural and carbohydrate-binding aspects
- Plant lectins—What roles do they play?
- Lectins—Biotechnological powerhouses
- Closing remarks
- Chapter 7. Plant protease inhibitors: Biological roles and applications in plant stress tolerance
- Introduction
- Applications
- Chapter 8. Osmotin in stress response and signaling in plants
- Introduction
- Structure of osmotin
- Role of osmotin in stress responses
- Mechanism of osmotin in stress resistance
- Conclusions
- Chapter 9. Functional divergence in plant cyclotides and their role in plant defense
- Introduction
- Sequence and structure analysis
- How do plants produce cyclotides—biosynthetic pathways
- Functional divergence and applications in agriculture
- Mechanism of action
- Conclusions and future prospects
- Chapter 10. Defensins in plants: Diversity and role in plant defense
- Introduction
- Conclusion
- Chapter 11. Significance of RLKs and RLCKs in plant defense response
- Introduction
- Significance of RLKs and RLCKs in defense response against bacterial diseases
- Significance of RLKs and RLCKs in defense response against fungal diseases
- Significance of RLKs and RLCKs in defense response against herbivore
- Chapter 12. Role of heat shock proteins in abiotic and biotic stress response in plants
- Introduction
- The importance of HSPs in plant stress response
- Structure and function of HSPs
- HSP classification and families
- Response of HSPs to abiotic stress
- Response to biological stress and HSPs
- HSPs' regulatory mechanisms
- Engineering and manipulation of HSPs for stress tolerance
- Future directions and the outcome
- Conclusion
- Chapter 13. Ribosome-inactivating proteins from edible plants: Isolation, characterization and possible biotechnological applications
- Introduction
- Ribosome-inactivating proteins
- Ribosome-inactivating proteins from edible plants
- Possible applications of RIPs isolated from edible plants
- Conclusions
- Chapter 14. Pectin methylesterase (PME) and PME inhibitors (PMEIs): Exploration of their role in stress response in plants
- Pectin methylesterase: A ubiquitous enzyme
- Three-dimensional structure of PME
- Enzymatic mechanism of PME
- PME and PMEI interaction
- Application of PME under biotic stress
- Application of PME under abiotic stress
- Industrial application
- Conclusions
- Chapter 15. Role of vicilin in plant defense
- Introduction: Definition and terminology
- Physiological role of vicilins
- Evidence for vicilin’s role in plant defense
- Antibacterial activity of vicilin
- Direct action mechanisms of vicilins
- Biotechnological perspectives
- Conclusion
- Chapter 16. NBS-LRRs: Role in defense signaling
- Introduction
- Different types of pathogens and plant interaction (direct and indirect)
- Classes of NBS-LRR proteins
- Regulation in NB-LRR defense signaling
- NBS-LRR role in signal transduction
- NBS-LRR defense role in crop plants
- NBS-LRR defense role in insects
- NBS-LRR defense role in fungus
- Future perspective of NBS-LRR proteins
- Chapter 17. Roles of enzymatic antioxidants in stress response and signaling in plants
- Introduction
- Enzymatic antioxidant defense systems in plants
- Cross-talk between antioxidant system and phytohormones in plant response to abiotic stress
- Conclusion
- Chapter 18. Divulging the role of calcium-binding proteins as defense signaling molecule against biotic stress in plants
- Introduction
- Types of CaBPs
- CaBPs response in various biotic stresses
- Conclusion and future perspectives
- Index
- No. of pages: 550
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 4, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443132360
- eBook ISBN: 9780443132353
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Santosh Kumar Upadhyay
Dr. Upadhyay is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. He has been working in the field of Plant Biotechnology for more than 16 years. He is currently working in functional genomics. His research group at PU has characterized numerous important defence-related protein families such as receptor-like kinases, antioxidant enzymes, calcium transporters, chitinases, lectins, etc. They are also characterizing long non-coding RNAs related to the abiotic and biotic stress response. He has authored more than 130 publications including research papers in leading journals of international repute, national and international patents, book chapters and books. He has been awarded the NAAS Young scientist award (2017-18) and NAAS-Associate (2018) from the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India, INSA Medal for Young Scientist (2013) from the Indian National Science Academy, India, NASI- Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award (2012) from the National Academy of Sciences, India, and Altech Young Scientist Award (2011).
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Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, IndiaRead Defense-Related Proteins in Plants on ScienceDirect