Plant Receptors in Cellular Signaling
Key Regulators of Development and Stress Adaptation
- 1st Edition - November 17, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editor: Aryadeep Roychoudhury
- Language: English
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
Description
Description
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.
Key features
Key features
- 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
Readership
Readership
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.
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction to the molecular basis and analysis of ligand-receptor interactions
2. Cell signaling mediated by plasma membrane-bound receptors in plants
3. Histidine kinase receptors and two-component signaling in driving developmental and environmental stress responses in plants
4. Auxin receptors: Pivotal regulators of plant development
5. Gibberellin receptors regulating cell signaling in plants
6. Signal transduction pathways mediated by membrane-bound and endoplasmic reticulum-localized cytokinin receptors
7. Membrane-bound and endoplasmic reticulum-mediated cytokinin signaling: An update on abiotic stress responses
8. Regulations and functions of multiple ethylene receptors in plant development and stress response
9. Structure and function of diverse abscisic acid receptors and coreceptors in modulating developmental and stress responses
10. Jasmonic acid receptors: Gatekeepers of plant defense and development
11. Receptor dynamics of salicylic acid and jasmonic acid in plant signal transduction
12. Brassinosteroid receptors as multidimensional regulators in brassinosteroid perception, plant growth, and stress adaptation
13. The dual role of karrikin and strigolactone receptors in plant growth
14. Glutamate receptors in plants: Roles in cell signaling, growth, and differentiation
15. CLAVATA signaling pathway receptors and co-receptor complexes in plant development and immunity
16. Regulation and role of somatic embryogenesis receptor kinase (SERK) families in plant development and defense responses
17. Decoding receptor-like protein kinases: Insights into embryogenesis and floral morphogenesis
18. Plant photoreceptors as sensory proteins in driving cell signaling network
19. Regulation of receptors and receptor-like kinases in nitrogen fixation by plants
20. Calcium-sensing receptors and signaling cascades in plants
21. Decoding abiotic stress in plants: Signal reception and transduction pathways
22. Pattern recognition receptors and cell signaling in plant immunity against microbial pathogens
23. Leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase in mediating signaling and defense responses in plants
24. Receptor-mediated endocytosis and autophagy in plants
25. Crosstalk among plant receptors and diverse signaling pathways in development and stress tolerance
26. Mechanoperception and mechanoreceptors in plant systems
2. Cell signaling mediated by plasma membrane-bound receptors in plants
3. Histidine kinase receptors and two-component signaling in driving developmental and environmental stress responses in plants
4. Auxin receptors: Pivotal regulators of plant development
5. Gibberellin receptors regulating cell signaling in plants
6. Signal transduction pathways mediated by membrane-bound and endoplasmic reticulum-localized cytokinin receptors
7. Membrane-bound and endoplasmic reticulum-mediated cytokinin signaling: An update on abiotic stress responses
8. Regulations and functions of multiple ethylene receptors in plant development and stress response
9. Structure and function of diverse abscisic acid receptors and coreceptors in modulating developmental and stress responses
10. Jasmonic acid receptors: Gatekeepers of plant defense and development
11. Receptor dynamics of salicylic acid and jasmonic acid in plant signal transduction
12. Brassinosteroid receptors as multidimensional regulators in brassinosteroid perception, plant growth, and stress adaptation
13. The dual role of karrikin and strigolactone receptors in plant growth
14. Glutamate receptors in plants: Roles in cell signaling, growth, and differentiation
15. CLAVATA signaling pathway receptors and co-receptor complexes in plant development and immunity
16. Regulation and role of somatic embryogenesis receptor kinase (SERK) families in plant development and defense responses
17. Decoding receptor-like protein kinases: Insights into embryogenesis and floral morphogenesis
18. Plant photoreceptors as sensory proteins in driving cell signaling network
19. Regulation of receptors and receptor-like kinases in nitrogen fixation by plants
20. Calcium-sensing receptors and signaling cascades in plants
21. Decoding abiotic stress in plants: Signal reception and transduction pathways
22. Pattern recognition receptors and cell signaling in plant immunity against microbial pathogens
23. Leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase in mediating signaling and defense responses in plants
24. Receptor-mediated endocytosis and autophagy in plants
25. Crosstalk among plant receptors and diverse signaling pathways in development and stress tolerance
26. Mechanoperception and mechanoreceptors in plant systems
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: November 19, 2025
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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Aryadeep Roychoudhury
Aryadeep Roychoudhury is currently serving as Professor in the Discipline of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. Prior to joining IGNOU, he worked as Assistant Professor in the Postgraduate Department of Biotechnology at St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata. Prof. Roychoudhury completed his BSc (Honours) in Botany from Presidency College, Kolkata, and his MSc in Biophysics and Molecular Biology from the University of Calcutta. He obtained his PhD in Life Sciences from Bose Institute, Kolkata, under Jadavpur University, specializing in Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. With over 25 years of research experience, his current work focuses on the physiological and molecular responses of plants under diverse abiotic stresses, including fluoride toxicity, heavy metals, salinity, and drought, with particular emphasis on cell signaling pathways, signaling molecules, and elicitors. In recognition of his scientific contributions, Prof. Roychoudhury received the Young Scientist Award (2019) from the International Foundation for Environment and Ecology at the University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India. He was also awarded the Distinguished Scientist Award (2024) by the Institute of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Sciences, India. His name has been included in the Stanford–Elsevier’s World’s Top 2% Scientists list.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, IndiaView book on ScienceDirect
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