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Cell walls are defining feature of plant life. The unique and multi-faceted role they play in plant growth and development has long been of interest to students and researchers. Plant Cell Wall Patterning and Cell Shape>looks at the diverse function of cell walls in plant development, intercellular communication, and defining cell shape. style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;" /> style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;" />Plant Cell Wall Patterning and Cell Shape>is divided into three sections. The first section looks at role cell walls play in defining cell shape. The second section looks more broadly at plant development. While the third and final section looks at new insights into cell wall patterning.

Title Page; Copyright; List of Contributors; Preface; Section 1: Factors Controlling Plant Cell Wall Patterning; Chapter 1: The Biosynthesis and Function of Polysaccharide Components of the Plant Cell Wall; Introduction; Overview of the Plant Cell Wall; Components of the Primary Cell Wall; Biosynthesis and Assembly of the Cell Wall; Function of Xyloglucan and XTH; Function of Pectin and PME; References; Chapter 2: Regulation of Cell Wall Formation by Membrane Traffic; Introduction; Membrane Trafficking in Plant Cells; Membrane Traffic in Cell Wall Metabolism; Concluding Remarks

AcknowledgementsReferences; Chapter 3: A Blueprint for Cellulose Biosynthesis, Deposition, and Regulation in Plants; Introduction; Structure and Deposition of Cellulose; Isolation of Genes Encoding Cellulose Synthase Catalytic Subunits; Structural Insights from the Bacterial Cellulose Synthase Complex; CesAs Involved in Primary Cell Wall Biosynthesis; CesAs Involved in Secondary Cell Wall Biosynthesis; Regulation of the Cellulose Synthase Complex (CSC) by Cytoskeletal Components and Vesicle Trafficking; Other Genes Involved in Cellulose Biosynthesis; Regulation of the CSC by Phosphorylation

Wall Integrity SensingConclusions and Future Perspectives; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4: Cortical Microtubule Array Organization and Plant Cell Morphogenesis; Introduction; Microtubule Polymers; Microtubule Behaviors in Plant Cells; Microtubule Functions in Plant Cells; Organizing Transverse Plant Microtubule Arrays; References; Chapter 5: Actin Filament Dynamics and their Role in Plant Cell Expansion; Introduction; The Actin Cytoskeleton and Cell Morphogenesis; Live-Cell Imaging and New Fluorescent Reporters for Actin Dynamics Studies; A New View of Actin Turnover in Plants

Actin-binding Proteins Modulate Stochastic DynamicsGenetic Evidence for the Stochastic Dynamics Model; Filament Length and Lifetime: Key Parameters Linking Actin Dynamics with Axial Cell Expansion?; Prospects for the Future; Acknowledgements; References; Section 2: Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Various Cell Shapes; Chapter 6: The Regulation of Cell Shape Formation by ROP-dependent Auxin Signaling; Introduction; Leaf PCs as a Model System to Study Cellular Morphogenesis

Cytoskeletal Regulation of PC Morphogenesis: Counteraction between ROP-mediated Cortical Actin Microfilament and MicrotubulesSelf-organizing Mechanism Controls the Localized Auxin Transport Critical for PC Morphogenesis; Coordination of Interdigitative Growth by Auxin; Connecting Signals to Rop GTPases: GEFs as Activators of ROP Signaling; Future Perspectives; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 7: Xylem Cell Wall Pattern Formation Regulated by Microtubule-associated Proteins and ROP GTPases; Introduction; Microtubules and Secondary Wall Development in Xylem Cells