1 Introduction
1.1 Plant Innate Immunity
1.2 Salicylic Acid Signaling
1.3 Jasmonate Signaling
1.4 Ethylene Signaling
1.5 Abscisic Acid Signaling
1.6 Auxin Signaling
1.7 Cytokinins
1.8 Gibberellins
1.9 Brassinosteroids
1.10 Plant Hormone Signaling Network
1.11 Can Molecular Manipulation of Plant Hormone Signaling Network Help the
Plant to Win the War Against Pathogens?
2 Salicylic acid Signaling in Plant Innate Immunity
2.1 Salicylic Acid as an Endogenous Immune Signal in Plants
2.2 Biosynthesis of Salicylic Acid in Plants
2.3 Upstream of Salicylic Acid Signaling System
2.4 Downstream Events in Salicylic acid Signaling
2.5 SA Signaling Induces Increased Expression of Transcription Factors to Activate SA-Responsive Defense-Related Genes
2.6 NPR1 Is Master Regulator of SA Signaling
2.7 Role of SUMO in SA Signaling System
2.8 SA Induces Transcription of Various Defense Genes
2.9 Role of SA Signaling in Stomatal Closure-Related Immune Responses Against Bacterial Pathogens
2.10 SA-Induces Resistance Against Viruses By Modulating AOX-Mediated Alternative Respiratory Pathway
2.11 SA Triggers Small RNA-Directed RNA Silencing system
2.12 Enhancement of Small RNA-Directed RNA Silencing by Salicylate Signaling System
2.13 Interplay Between SA-Induced AOX-Mediated Redox Signaling and SA-Induced Small RNA-Directed RNA Silencing
2.14 Salicylic Acid Signaling is Involved in Induction of Systemic Acquired Resistance
2.15 Mobile Long-distance Signals for Induction of Systemic Acquired Resistance
2.16 Role of Mediator Complex in SA-mediated Systemic Acquired Resistance
2.17 Salicylic Acid Triggers Priming and Induces Systemic Acquired Resistance
2.18 Next Generation Systemic Acquired Resistance
2.19 Cross-Talk between Salicylate and Jasmonate Signaling Systems
2.20 Cross-Talk between SA and ET Signaling Systems
2.21 Cross-Talk between SA and ABA Signaling Systems
2.22 Cross-Talk between SA and Auxin Signaling Systems
2.23 Negative Regulation of Salicylate-mediated Immunity by Brassinosteroid Signaling
2.24 SA Signaling System May Induce Resistance Against Wide Range of Pathogens
2.25 Pathogens May Suppress SA Signaling System to Cause Disease
3 Jasmonate Signaling System in Plant Innate Immunity 3.1 Jasmonate Signaling System is a Key Component in PAMP-Triggered Innate
Immunity
3.2 Biosynthesis of Jasmonates
3.3 Jasmonate Biosynthesis Intermediate OPDA in Defense Signaling
3.4 JA Metabolites Involved in Defense Signaling
3.5 Upstream of JA Biosynthesis
3.6 Jasmonate Receptor Complex in JA Signal Perception
3.7 JA Signaling Pathway
3.8 Mediator Complex Regulates Transcription of JA-Responsive Genes by Interacting
With Transcription Factors
3.9 MAP Kinases May Regulate the Downstream Events in JA Signaling Pathway
3.10 Histone Acetylation May Regulate JA- Mediated Signaling Systems
3.11 JA-Induced Pep1 Peptide Amplifies JA Downstream Signaling to Induce JA-
Responsive Genes
3.12 Transcription Factors Acting Downstream of JA in Defense Signaling System
3.13 JA Signaling System-Activated Defense Genes
3.14 JA-Signaling System Triggers Immune Responses Against Necrotrophic Pathogens
3.15 JA and Ethylene Signaling Pathways May Operate Concomitantly in Plant Innate
Immune System
3.16 JA Signaling May Suppress SA signaling System
3.17 Suppression of JA Signaling by SA Signaling System
3.18 Interplay between JA and Abscisic Acid Signaling Systems in Plant Immune Responses
3.19 Crosstalk between JA Signaling and Small RNA Signaling Systems
3.20 JA Signaling in Induced Systemic Immunity
4 Ethylene Signaling System in Plant I
About the Author:
Professor Dr. P. Vidhyasekaran, Ph.D., F.N.A., is the Former Director, Center for Plant Protection Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. "I have published more than 400 research papers in almost all International Journals with high impact factor (to be precise- 32 journals). I have published 12 books so far and my book publishers include CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A (3 books), Marcel Dekker, New York (1), The Haworth Press, New York (3 books) and Taylor-Francis --CRC Press, USA. My books have received very enthusiastic reviews and second editions, in addition the regional editions and e-Book format of my books have also appeared. My latest book published by CRC Press as second edition is recommended by American Phytopathological Society (APS) and included in the APS Press Store. I have won several national awards and I am a Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and in several other scientific societies. I have served as President of Indian Society of Plant Pathologists. I have served in editorial boards of several journals and also served as Visiting Scientist in USA, Philippines and Denmark. ZB: selection of books published: * Handbook of Molecular Technologies in Crop Disease Management (The Haworth Press, 2007) * Concise Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology (The Haworth Press, 2004) * Bacterial Disease Resistance in Plants, Molecular Biology and Biotechnological Applications (The Haworth Press, 2002) * Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops: Molecular Biology and Host Defence Mechanisms, 1st & 2nd ed. (CRC Press, 2nd ed. 2007).
