PAMP Signals in Plant Innate Immunity

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)

1. Introduction.- 2. PAMP signaling in Plant Innate Immunity.- 3. G-proteins as Molecular Switches in Signal Transduction.- 4. Calcium Ion Signaling System: Calcium Signatures and Sensors.- 5. Reactive Oxygen Species and Cognate Redox Signaling System in Plant Innate Immunity.- 6. Nitric oxide Signaling System in Plant Innate Immunity.- 7. Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Cascades in Plant Innate Immunity.- 8. Phospholipids Signaling System in Plant Innate Immunity.- 9. Protein Phosphorylation and Dephosphorylation in Plant Immune Signaling Systems.- 10. Ubiquitin-Proteasome System-mediated Protein Degradation in Defense Signaling.