New Insights into Plant Development and Signal Transduction

Dear Colleagues,

Signal transduction is essential for almost all aspects of plant cell function and differentiation processes. In this special issue we propose to discuss the role of signalling cascades controlling both plant developmental processes, and plant response to biotic and abiotic external cues. Understanding how extracellular stimuli and intracellular signals are transmitted in an effective and proper manner inside a cell or between neighbouring cells, is vital to our understanding of such important biological processes in plants as cell expansion and proliferation, tissue differentiation, and organ function. Such responses include changes in the transcription or translation of genes, and post-translational and conformational changes in proteins, as well as changes in their localization which interplay in fine-tuning of plant growth and development. It is really difficult to include all relevant areas in a single issue. Indeed signal transduction is essential in many developmental processes like flower morphogenesis, gametogenesis, root development, seed germination, photomorphogenesis, as well as developmental plant responses to face biotic and abiotic stress. We welcome suggestions for research articles and submissions of reviews that provide good coverage of significant development in these and other areas within this exciting field. 

Dr. Ignacio Ezquer
Prof. Paola Vittorioso
Prof. Stefan de Folter

Guest Editors

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