The sensitivity of plant protoplasts to auxin is likely modulated by the number of receptors at the plasmalemma.- Antibodies to the maize membrane auxin receptor.- Ethylene, first or second messenger ?.- Fussicoccin receptors in plants — How much do we know for sure ?.- Modulation of ATPases activity by different signals.- Phospholipid-activated protein kinase in plants: coupled to Phospholipase A2 ?.- Functional reconstitution of solubilised receptors.- Signal transduction in plant cells and the calcium message.- Function of ion channels and cytosolic Ca2+ in the mediation of higher plant cell ion transport.- Ca2+ as a signal in the induction of callose synthesis.- Inorganic ions in morphogenetic responses of plants.- The in-vivo approach: cell imaging.- Phospholipid derived messengers.- Regulation of free cytoplasmic calcium: a role for phosphatidylinositol metabolism and proteins.- Transgenic systems as a tool to probe essential components in physiological processes.- Control of glycogen metabolism and phosphorylase kinase A model system for studying signal transduction mechanisms mediated by protein phosphorylation and Ca2+.- Molecular cloning of plant protein kinases.- Signal transduction mechanisms in phytochrome action.- Light modulation of chloroplastic enzymes by the ferredoxin-thioredoxyn system: the case of NADP-Malate dehydrogenase.- Protein phosphorylation and the control of photosynthetic CO2 assimilation in C4 and CAM plants.- Cellular and molecular approaches of defense in plants.- Elicitors and defense gene activation in cultured cells.- Transduction of the gravity signal in plants.- Comparison of plant and animal signal transducing systems.- Chemical Communication between the plant and the environment.- Signal perception and transduction in higherplants: now and then.
