Redox State as a Central Regulator of Plant-Cell Stress Responses

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Cellular Redox Homeostasis as Central Modulator in Plant Stress Response....Pages 1-23
Plant Cell Redox Homeostasis and Reactive Oxygen Species....Pages 25-50
Redox Balance in Chloroplasts as a Modulator of Environmental Stress Responses: The Role of Ascorbate Peroxidase and Nudix Hydrolase in Arabidopsis ....Pages 51-70
Physiological Processes Contributing to the Synthesis of Ascorbic Acid in Plants....Pages 71-92
Redox State in Plant Mitochondria and its Role in Stress Tolerance....Pages 93-115
Oxidative Stress and its Role in Peroxisome Homeostasis in Plants....Pages 117-136
Glutathione-Related Enzyme System: Glutathione Reductase (GR), Glutathione Transferases (GSTs) and Glutathione Peroxidases (GPXs)....Pages 137-158
Glutathione Metabolism in Plants Under Metal and Metalloid Stress and its Impact on the Cellular Redox Homoeostasis....Pages 159-181
Glutathione and Related Enzymes in Response to Abiotic Stress....Pages 183-211
The Function of Cellular Redox Homeostasis and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in Plants Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses....Pages 213-231
Abiotic Stress-Induced Redox Changes and Programmed Cell Death in Plants—A Path to Survival or Death?....Pages 233-252
The Role of ROS and Redox Signaling During the Initial Cellular Response to Abiotic Stress....Pages 253-273
The Cadmium-Binding Thioredoxin O Acts as an Upstream Regulator of the Redox Plant Homeostasis....Pages 275-296
Arsenic Tolerance in Plants: Cellular Maneuvering Through Sulfur Metabolites....Pages 297-329
Regulation of Stomatal Responses to Abiotic and Biotic Stresses by Redox State....Pages 331-347
The Antioxidant Power of Arginine/Nitric Oxide Attenuates Damage Induced by Methyl Viologen Herbicides in Plant Cells....Pages 349-363
Protein S-Nitrosylation and S-Glutathionylation as Regulators of Redox Homeostasis During Abiotic Stress Response....Pages 365-386