Plant Receptors in Cellular Signaling
Key Regulators of Development and Stress Adaptation
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2025
- Editor: Aryadeep Roychoudhury
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 0 2 4 4 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 0 2 4 5 - 9
Plant Receptors in Cellular Signaling provides a comprehensive account of how plants perceive and respond to internal and external cues through receptor-mediated pathways. The… Read more
Plant Receptors in Cellular Signaling provides a comprehensive account of how plants perceive and respond to internal and external cues through receptor-mediated pathways. The volume integrates structural, functional, and mechanistic perspectives to examine the diverse spectrum of plant receptors—including phytohormone receptors, growth regulator receptors, receptor-like kinases, and multiprotein complexes—that orchestrate growth, development, and survival under changing conditions.
The book explains receptor functions in auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene, jasmonate, salicylic acid, brassinosteroid, strigolactone, and karrikin signaling, while also addressing membranebound and cytoplasmic kinases, glutamate-like receptors, and other critical signaling components. By linking structural biology with functional outcomes, it shows how protein conformation and ligand recognition determine specificity and regulatory control.
Emphasizing the interplay and crosstalk among receptor-mediated pathways, the text demonstrates how plants translate complex signals into precise cellular responses that regulate gene expression, coordinate development, and enable adaptation to biotic and abiotic stresses.
Rich in mechanistic detail and conceptual breadth, Plant Receptors in Cellular Signaling is an essential reference for researchers and academics in plant biology, molecular signaling, stress physiology, and related fields seeking to understand how plants transform signals into adaptive strategies.
The book explains receptor functions in auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene, jasmonate, salicylic acid, brassinosteroid, strigolactone, and karrikin signaling, while also addressing membranebound and cytoplasmic kinases, glutamate-like receptors, and other critical signaling components. By linking structural biology with functional outcomes, it shows how protein conformation and ligand recognition determine specificity and regulatory control.
Emphasizing the interplay and crosstalk among receptor-mediated pathways, the text demonstrates how plants translate complex signals into precise cellular responses that regulate gene expression, coordinate development, and enable adaptation to biotic and abiotic stresses.
Rich in mechanistic detail and conceptual breadth, Plant Receptors in Cellular Signaling is an essential reference for researchers and academics in plant biology, molecular signaling, stress physiology, and related fields seeking to understand how plants transform signals into adaptive strategies.
- Provides systematic coverage of the major families of membrane-bound receptors
- Highlights receptor involvement in linking developmental regulation with environmental stress adaptation
- Explains how cytoplasmic relays transmit receptor activation to the nucleus to control gene expression
Primary: Researchers and academics in botany, molecular biology, plant physiology and biochemistry, biotechnology, cell biology and genetics.
Secondary: Plant physiologists, geneticists, and breeders.
Secondary: Plant physiologists, geneticists, and breeders.
1. Introduction to the molecular basis and analysis of ligand-receptor interactions
2. Cell signaling mediated by plasma membrane-bound receptors in plants
3. Receptor-like protein kinases in embryogenesis and floral development
4. Receptor-mediated endocytosis in plants
5. Histidine kinase receptors and two component signaling in driving developmental and environmental responses in plants
6. Regulation and role of somatic embryogenesis receptor kinase (SERK) families in plant development and defense responses
7. CLAVATA signaling pathway receptors and coreceptor complexes in plant development and immunity
8. Leucine rich repeat receptor kinase in mediating signaling and defense response in plants
9. Pattern recognition receptors and cell signaling in hosting plant immunity against microbial pathogens
10. Plant photoreceptors as sensory proteins in driving cell signaling network
11. Auxin receptors as a nodal regulator of plant development
12. Gibberellin receptors in regulating cell signaling in plants
13. Signal transduction pathways mediated by membrane-bound and endoplasmic reticulum-localized cytokinin receptors
14. Regulation and function of multiple ethylene receptors in plant development and stress responses
15. Structure and function of diverse abscisic acid receptors and coreceptors in modulating developmental and stress responses
16. Brassinosteroid receptors as multidimensional regulator in brassinosteroid perception, plant growth and stress adaptation
17. Salicylic acid and jasmonic acid receptors and their regulation in plant cell signaling
18. Glutamate and gamma amino butyric acid receptors in plants
19. Sugar sensing and signaling mediated by sugar sensor receptors in plants
20. Strigolactone and karrikin receptors in plants
21. Crosstalk among plant receptors and diverse signaling pathways in development and stress tolerance
22. Mechanoperception and mechanoreceptors in plant systems
2. Cell signaling mediated by plasma membrane-bound receptors in plants
3. Receptor-like protein kinases in embryogenesis and floral development
4. Receptor-mediated endocytosis in plants
5. Histidine kinase receptors and two component signaling in driving developmental and environmental responses in plants
6. Regulation and role of somatic embryogenesis receptor kinase (SERK) families in plant development and defense responses
7. CLAVATA signaling pathway receptors and coreceptor complexes in plant development and immunity
8. Leucine rich repeat receptor kinase in mediating signaling and defense response in plants
9. Pattern recognition receptors and cell signaling in hosting plant immunity against microbial pathogens
10. Plant photoreceptors as sensory proteins in driving cell signaling network
11. Auxin receptors as a nodal regulator of plant development
12. Gibberellin receptors in regulating cell signaling in plants
13. Signal transduction pathways mediated by membrane-bound and endoplasmic reticulum-localized cytokinin receptors
14. Regulation and function of multiple ethylene receptors in plant development and stress responses
15. Structure and function of diverse abscisic acid receptors and coreceptors in modulating developmental and stress responses
16. Brassinosteroid receptors as multidimensional regulator in brassinosteroid perception, plant growth and stress adaptation
17. Salicylic acid and jasmonic acid receptors and their regulation in plant cell signaling
18. Glutamate and gamma amino butyric acid receptors in plants
19. Sugar sensing and signaling mediated by sugar sensor receptors in plants
20. Strigolactone and karrikin receptors in plants
21. Crosstalk among plant receptors and diverse signaling pathways in development and stress tolerance
22. Mechanoperception and mechanoreceptors in plant systems
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2025
- Language: English
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Aryadeep Roychoudhury
Prof. (Dr.) Aryadeep Roychoudhury is currently serving as Professor in the Discipline of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. Before joining IGNOU, he worked as Assistant Professor at the Post Graduate Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata. Prof. Roychoudhury did B.Sc. (Honours) in Botany from Presidency College, Kolkata, and M.Sc. in Biophysics and Molecular Biology from University of Calcutta. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Science from Bose Institute, Kolkata under Jadavpur University in the area of Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. He has been associated with the molecular regulation of late embryogenesis abundant genes and the basic leucine zipper group of transcription factors, governing salt tolerance in rice. His post doctoral research was based on translational research on transgenic rice with enhanced salt and drought tolerance. His current research interests include physiological and molecular responses and cell signaling of plants during diverse abiotic stresses including fluoride, heavy metals, salinity and drought. He holds 23 years of research experience in the concerned discipline. Prof. Roychoudhury has handled several government-funded projects on abiotic stress responses in rice and supervised five Ph.D. students as sole principal investigator. To date, he has published over 260 articles in peer- reviewed journals and chapters in books of international and national repute. He has already edited 14 books from reputed publishers and has also guest edited special issues in several renowned international journals. Prof. Roychoudhury is the recipient of the Young Scientist Award 2019, conferred by the International Foundation for Environment and Ecology, at the University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. His name is included in the Stanford University’s List of World’s Top 2% Most Influential Scientists
Affiliations and expertise
Discipline of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India