Bookstore

This book focuses on the significance and implications of Calcium (Ca2 ) transport machinery in the plant cell in generating alternating Ca2 levels and impacting the cell’s physiological, biochemical and developmental processes. In the following sections, the concept of Ca2 homeostasis, Ca2 signature, various Ca2 transport protein families and conductance systems would be discussed in detail- elucidation of their functional characterization, structure, mechanism, sub-cellular localization and specific physiological roles in ensuring Ca2 homeostasis. Also, the aspect of Ca2 as a “signaling hub” –transducing distinct plant responses to diverse environmental stimuli, Ca2 binding proteins, and the tools used in studying these proteins are explained in brief to paint a holistic picture of Ca2 transport in plant systems. This has resulted in an elaborative literature account to serve as a staple by providing recent insights and advance knowledge surrounding genetic and molecular dissection of Ca2 homeostasis maintenance mechanisms and extant Ca2 transport systems in plants.

Functional Dissection of Calcium Homeostasis and Transport Machinery in Plants