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XIV Contents
8 Nitric Oxide Involvement
in Incompatible Plant–Pathogen Interactions 111
Matteo De Stefano, Alberto Ferrarini, Massimo Delledonne
8.1 Introduction .................................................................. 111
8.2 Activation of the Defense Response ................................... 112
8.3 NO Production During the Hypersensitive Disease
Resistance Response........................................................ 113
8.4 Experimental Approaches for Manipulation
of Endogenous NO Levels................................................. 114
8.5 NO and Cell Death .......................................................... 115
8.6 NO Signaling in the Plant Defense Response ....................... 116
8.7 Systemic Acquired Resistance and NO ............................... 117
8.8 Conclusions and Future Prospects ..................................... 118
References ............................................................................. 119
9 From Cell Division to Organ Shape: Nitric Oxide
Is Involved in Auxin-Mediated Root Development 123
María Luciana Lanteri, Magdalena Graziano,
Natalia Correa-Aragunde, Lorenzo Lamattina
9.1 Introduction .................................................................. 123
9.1.1 Auxins Control Root Development........................... 124
9.1.2 Nitric Oxide Is a New Player in Auxin-Mediated
Root Development: Summary of Its Effects................ 125
9.2 Nitric Oxide Mediates Auxin-Induced
Lateral Root Development................................................ 127
9.3 Nitric Oxide Is Required for Adventitious Root Formation.... 129
9.3.1 Nitric Oxide Acts Downstream of Auxins
to Induce Adventitious Root Formation .................... 130
9.3.2 Nitric Oxide Activates Cyclic GMP Dependent
Pathways During Adventitious Root Formation.......... 130
9.3.3 Nitric Oxide Induces Cyclic GMP Independent
Pathways During Adventitious Root Formation.......... 131
9.4 Conclusions and Future Perspectives ................................. 133
References ............................................................................. 133
10 Neurotransmitters, Neuroregulators and Neurotoxins in Plants 137
Susan J. Murch
10.1 Neurotransmitters: Signaling Molecule in Plants? ................ 137
10.2 Neuroregulators in Plants................................................. 142
10.3 Neurotoxins in Plants ...................................................... 144
10.4 Conclusions and Future Prospects ..................................... 148
References ............................................................................. 148