BMC Plant Biology - 12 (May), 2012

Contents:



Balancing of sulfur storage in maize seed

Yongrui Wu, Wenqin Wang, Joachim Messing


Intra-seasonal dynamics in metabolic processes of 13C/12C and 18O/16O in components of Scots pine twigs from southern Siberia interpreted with a conceptual framework based on the Carbon Metabolism Oscillatory Model

Victor Voronin, Alexander A. Ivlev, Vladimir Oskolkov, Tatjana Boettger


Inhibition of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis increases cell wall digestibility, protoplast isolation, and facilitates sustained cell division in American elm (Ulmus americana)

Andrew M.P. Jones, Abhishek Chattopadhyay, Mukund Shukla, Jerzy Zon, Praveen K. Saxena


Effects of yeast trehalose-6-phosphate synthase 1 on gene expression and carbohydrate contents of potato leaves under drought stress conditions

Mihály Kondrák, Ferenc Marincs, Ferenc Antal, Zsófia Juhász, Zsofia Banfalvi


Novel variants of HMW glutenin subunits from Aegilops section Sitopsis species in relation to evolution and wheat breeding

Qian-Tao Jiang, Jian Ma, Yu-Ming Wei, Ya-Xi Liu, Xiu-Jin Lan, Shou-Fen Dai, Zhen-Xiang Lu, Shan Zhao, Quan-Zhi Zhao, You-Liang Zheng


Correlation between spatial (3D) structure of pea and bean thylakoid membranes and arrangement of chlorophyll-protein complexes

Izabela Rumak, Radoslaw Mazur, Katarzyna Gieczewska, Joanna Kozioł-Lipińska (Joanna Koziol-Lipinska), Borys Kierdaszuk, Wojtek P. Michalski, Brian J. Shiell, Jan Henk Venema, Wim J. Vredenberg, Agnieszka Mostowska, Maciej Garstka


Genetic basis of unstable expression of high gamma-tocopherol content in sunflower seeds

Maria J. Garcia-Moreno, Jose M. Fernandez-Martinez, Leonardo Velasco, Begona Perez-Vich


Quantitative analysis of organelle distribution and dynamics in Physcomitrella patens protonemal cells

Fabienne Furt, Kyle Lemoi, Erkan Tüzel, Luis Vidali


Development of high amylose wheat through TILLING

Ann J. Slade, Cate McGuire, Dayna Loeffler, Jessica Mullenberg, Wayne Skinner, Gia Fazio, Aaron Holm, Kali M. Brandt, Michael N. Steine, John F. Goodstal, Vic C. Knauf


miRFANs: an integrated database for Arabidopsis thaliana microRNA function annotations

Hui Liu, Ting Jin, Ruiqi Liao, Linxia Wan, Bin Xu, Shuigeng Zhou, Jihong Guan


A generalized deceptive pollination system of Doritis pulcherrima (Aeridinae: Orchidaceae) with non-reconfigured pollinaria

Jin Xiaohua, Li Dezhu, Ren Zongxin, Xiang Xiaoguo


Nitrate transport in cucumber leaves is an inducible process involving an increase in plasma membrane H+-ATPase activity and abundance

Miroslav Nikolic, Stefano Cesco, Rossella Monte, Nicola Tomasi, Stefano Gottardi, Anita Zamboni, Roberto Pinton, Zeno Varanini


Comparative analyses reveal potential uses of Brachypodium distachyon as a model for cold stress responses in temperate grasses

Chuan Li, Heidi Rudi, Eric J. Stockinger, Hongmei Cheng, Moju Cao, Samuel E. Fox, Todd C. Mockler, Bjorge Westereng, Siri Fjellheim, Odd Arne Rognli, Simen R. Sandve


Chromosome arm-specific BAC end sequences permit comparative analysis of homoeologous chromosomes and genomes of polyploid wheat

Sunish K. Sehgal, Wanlong Li, Pablo D. Rabinowicz, Agnes Chan, Hana Šimková, Jaroslav Doležel, Bikram S. Gill


A novel mesh processing based technique for 3D plant analysis

Anthony Paproki, Xavier Sirault, Scott Berry, Robert Furbank, Jurgen Fripp


The response and recovery of the Arabidopsis thaliana transcriptome to phosphate starvation

Jongchan Woo, Cameron R. MacPherson, Jun Liu, Huan Wang, Takatoshi Kiba, Matthew Hannah, Xiu-Jie Wang, Vladimir B. Bajic, Nam-Hai Chua


De novo assembly of the carrot mitochondrial genome using next generation sequencing of whole genomic DNA provides first evidence of DNA transfer into an angiosperm plastid genome

Massimo Iorizzo, Douglas Senalik, Marek Szklarczyk, Dariusz Grzebelus, David Spooner, Philipp Simon


RNAi-mediated silencing of the HD-Zip gene HD20 in Nicotiana attenuata affects benzyl acetone emission from corollas via ABA levels and the expression of metabolic genes

Delfina A. Ré, Brenda Raud, Raquel L. Chan, Ian T. Baldwin, Gustavo Bonaventure


The mechanism of pollination drop withdrawal in Ginkgo biloba L.

Biao Jin, Lei Zhang, Yan Lu, Di Wang, Xiao X Jiang, Min Zhang, Li Wang

Journal of Experimental Botany - 62 (1-5), 2011

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 62 (1), 2011



Contents:

Bleach it, switch it, bounce it, pull it: using lasers to reveal plant cell dynamics
Sparkes, I. A.; Graumann, K.; Martinire, A.; Schoberer, J.; Wang, P.; Osterrieder, A.

The identification of aluminium-resistance genes provides opportunities for enhancing crop production on acid soils
Ryan, P. R.; Tyerman, S. D.; Sasaki, T.; Furuichi, T.; Yamamoto, Y.; Zhang, W. H.; Delhaize, E.

Root responses to cadmium in the rhizosphere: a review
Lux, Alexander; Martinka, Michal; Vaculk, Marek; White, Philip J.

Ion transport in seminal and adventitious roots of cereals during O2 deficiency
Colmer, Timothy David; Greenway, Hank

Root elongation, water stress, and mechanical impedance: a review of limiting stresses and beneficial root tip traits
Bengough, A. Glyn; McKenzie, B. M.; Hallett, P. D.; Valentine, T. A.

A screening method to identify genetic variation in root growth response to a salinity gradient
Rahnama, Afrasyab; Munns, Rana; Poustini, Kazem; Watt, Michelle

Open and closed inflorescences: more than simple opposites
Bull-Hereu, Kester; Claen-Bockhoff, Regine

Arabidopsis thaliana, a plant model organism for the neuronal microtubule cytoskeleton?
Gardiner, John; Marc, Jan

Seasonal changes of whole root system conductance by a drought-tolerant grape root system
Alsina, Maria Mar; Smart, David R.; Bauerle, Taryn; de Herralde, Felicidad; Biel, Carme; Stockert, Christine; Negron, Claudia; Save, Robert

Plant physiology and proteomics reveals the leaf response to drought in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)
Aranjuelo, Iker; Molero, Gemma; Erice, Gorka; Avice, Jean Christophe; Nogus, Salvador

Root-synthesized cytokinins improve shoot growth and fruit yield in salinized tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plants
Ghanem, Michel Edmond; Albacete, Alfonso; Smigocki, Ann C.; Frbort, Ivo; Pospilov, Hana; Martnez-Andjar, Cristina; Acosta, Manuel; Snchez-Bravo, Jos; Lutts, Stanley; Dodd, Ian C.; Prez-Alfocea, Francisco

Activation of the plant mitochondrial potassium channel by free fatty acids and acyl-CoA esters: a possible defence mechanism in the response to hyperosmotic stress
Laus, Maura N.; Soccio, Mario; Trono, Daniela; Liberatore, Maria T.; Pastore, Donato

Nicotiana attenuata NaHD20 plays a role in leaf ABA accumulation during water stress, benzylacetone emission from flowers, and the timing of bolting and flower transitions
R, Delfina A.; Dezar, Carlos A.; Chan, Raquel L.; Baldwin, Ian T.; Bonaventure, Gustavo

Genetic mapping of natural variation in a shade avoidance response: ELF3 is the candidate gene for a QTL in hypocotyl growth regulation
Coluccio, M. Paula; Sanchez, Sabrina E.; Kasulin, Luciana; Yanovsky, Marcelo J.; Botto, Javier F.

Sodium and chloride exclusion and retention by non-grafted and grafted melon and Cucurbita plants
Edelstein, M.; Plaut, Z.; Ben-Hur, M.

Ionic and osmotic relations in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) plants grown at various salinity levels
Hariadi, Yuda; Marandon, Karl; Tian, Yu; Jacobsen, Sven-Erik; Shabala, Sergey

Augmentation of abscisic acid (ABA) levels by drought does not induce short-term stomatal sensitivity to CO2 in two divergent conifer species
McAdam, Scott A. M.; Brodribb, Timothy J.; Ross, John J.; Jordan, Gregory J.

Expression profiling of cell cycle genes reveals key facilitators of cell production during carpel development, fruit set, and fruit growth in apple (Malusdomestica Borkh.)
Malladi, Anish; Johnson, Lisa Klima

Misregulation of the LOB domain gene DDA1 suggests possible functions in auxin signalling and photomorphogenesis
Mangeon, Amanda; Bell, Elizabeth M.; Lin, Wan-ching; Jablonska, Barbara; Springer, Patricia S.

Haem oxygenase delays programmed cell death in wheat aleurone layers by modulation of hydrogen peroxide metabolism
Wu, Mingzhu; Huang, Jingjing; Xu, Sheng; Ling, Tengfang; Xie, Yanjie; Shen, Wenbiao

Effect of popular genotypes on mycorrhizal infection and secreted enzyme activities in mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal roots
Courty, P. E.; Labb, J.; Kohler, A.; Marais, B.; Bastien, C.; Churin, J. L.; Garbaye, J.; Le Tacon, F.

Differences in enzymic properties of five recombinant xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase (XTH) proteins of Arabidopsis thaliana
Maris, An; Kaewthai, Nomchit; Eklf, Jens M.; Miller, Janice G.; Brumer, Harry; Fry, Stephen C.; Verbelen, Jean-Pierre; Vissenberg, Kris

Megapixel imaging of (micro)nutrients in mature barley grains
Lombi, Enzo; Smith, Euan; Hansen, Thomas H.; Paterson, David; de Jonge, Martin D.; Howard, Daryl L.; Persson, Daniel P.; Husted, Sren; Ryan, Chris; Schjoerring, Jan K.

Crassulacean acid metabolism under severe light limitation: a matter of plasticity in the shadows?
Ceusters, Johan; Borland, Anne M.; Godts, Christof; Londers, Elsje; Croonenborghs, Sarah; Van Goethem, Davina; De Proft, Maurice P.

Functional characterization of the HD-ZIP IV transcription factor OCL1 from maize
Depge-Fargeix, Nathalie; Javelle, Marie; Chambrier, Pierre; Frangne, Nathalie; Gerentes, Denise; Perez, Pascual; Rogowsky, Peter M.; Vernoud, Vanessa

An alternative pathway for ureide usage in legumes: enzymatic formation of a ureidoglycolate adduct in Cicer arietinum and Phaseolus vulgaris
Muoz, Alfonso; Bannenberg, Gerard L.; Montero, Olimpio; Cabello-Daz, Juan Miguel; Piedras, Pedro; Pineda, Manuel

HCC1, the Arabidopsis homologue of the yeast mitochondrial copper chaperone SCO1, is essential for embryonic development
Steinebrunner, Iris; Landschreiber, Marlen; Krause-Buchholz, Udo; Teichmann, Juliane; Rdel, Gerhard

Mechanistic study of mitochondria-dependent programmed cell death induced by aluminium phytotoxicity using fluorescence techniques
Li, Zhe; Xing, Da

Is LEAFY a useful marker gene for the flowerinflorescence boundary in the Euphorbia cyathium?
Prenner, Gerhard; Cacho, N. Ival; Baum, David; Rudall, Paula J.

Analysis of the willow root system by electrical impedance spectroscopy
Cao, Yang; Repo, Tapani; Silvennoinen, Raimo; Lehto, Tarja; Pelkonen, Paavo

Convergence of the 26S proteasome and the REVOLUTA pathways in regulating inflorescence and floral meristem functions in Arabidopsis
Zhang, Zhenzhen; Wang, Hua; Luo, Dexian; Zeng, Minhuan; Huang, Hai; Cui, Xiaofeng

Potato tuber pectin structure is influenced by pectin methyl esterase activity and impacts on cooked potato texture
Ross, Heather A.; Wright, Kathryn M.; McDougall, Gordon J.; Roberts, Alison G.; Chapman, Sean N.; Morris, Wayne L.; Hancock, Robert D.; Stewart, Derek; Tucker, Gregory A.; James, Euan K.; Taylor, Mark A.

Photosynthesis, water use, and root viability under water stress as affected by expression of SAG12-ipt controlling cytokinin synthesis in Agrostis stolonifera
Merewitz, Emily B.; Gianfagna, Thomas; Huang, Bingru

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 62 (2), 2011



Contents:

Using genetic mapping and genomics approaches in understanding and improving drought tolerance in pearl millet
Yadav, Rattan S.; Sehgal, Deepmala; Vadez, Vincent

Association mapping in durum wheat grown across a broad range of water regimes
Maccaferri, Marco; Sanguineti, Maria Corinna; Demontis, Andrea; El-Ahmed, Ahmed; Garcia del Moral, Luis; Maalouf, Fouad; Nachit, Miloudi; Nserallah, Nasserlehaq; Ouabbou, Hassan; Rhouma, Sayar; Royo, Conxita; Villegas, Dolors; Tuberosa, Roberto

Raising yield potential of wheat. I. Overview of a consortium approach and breeding strategies
Reynolds, Matthew; Bonnett, David; Chapman, Scott C.; Furbank, Robert T.; Mans, Yann; Mather, Diane E.; Parry, Martin A. J.

Raising yield potential of wheat. II. Increasing photosynthetic capacity and efficiency
Parry, Martin A. J.; Reynolds, Matthew; Salvucci, Michael E.; Raines, Christine; Andralojc, P. John; Zhu, Xin-Guang; Price, G. Dean; Condon, Anthony G.; Furbank, Robert T.

Raising yield potential of wheat. III. Optimizing partitioning to grain while maintaining lodging resistance
Foulkes, M. John; Slafer, Gustavo A.; Davies, William J.; Berry, Pete. M.; Sylvester-Bradley, Roger; Martre, Pierre; Calderini, Daniel F.; Griffiths, Simon; Reynolds, Matthew P.

Regulation of flowering time and floral patterning by miR172
Zhu, Qian-Hao; Helliwell, Chris A.

A TSPO-related protein localizes to the early secretory pathway in Arabidopsis, but is targeted to mitochondria when expressed in yeast
Vanhee, Celine; Guillon, Stphanie; Masquelier, Danile; Degand, Herv; Deleu, Magali; Morsomme, Pierre; Batoko, Henri

Impact of chlororespiration on non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence and on the regulation of the diadinoxanthin cycle in the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana
Cruz, Sonia; Goss, Reimund; Wilhelm, Christian; Leegood, Richard; Horton, Peter; Jakob, Torsten

The olive DGAT2 gene is developmentally regulated and shares overlapping but distinct expression patterns with DGAT1
Banilas, Georgios; Karampelias, Michael; Makariti, Ifigenia; Kourti, Anna; Hatzopoulos, Polydefkis

Testing the IMEter on rice introns and other aspects of intron-mediated enhancement of gene expression
Morello, Laura; Gian, Silvia; Troina, Filippo; Breviario, Diego

Thioredoxin-regulated -amylase (BAM1) triggers diurnal starch degradation in guard cells, and in mesophyll cells under osmotic stress
Valerio, Concetta; Costa, Alex; Marri, Lucia; Issakidis-Bourguet, Emmanuelle; Pupillo, Paolo; Trost, Paolo; Sparla, Francesca

A novel chloroplast protein, CEST induces tolerance to multiple environmental stresses and reduces photooxidative damage in transgenic Arabidopsis
Yokotani, Naoki; Higuchi, Mieko; Kondou, Youichi; Ichikawa, Takanari; Iwabuchi, Masaki; Hirochika, Hirohiko; Matsui, Minami; Oda, Kenji

The N-glycan processing enzymes -mannosidase and -D-N-acetylhexosaminidase are involved in ripening-associated softening in the non-climacteric fruits of capsicum
Ghosh, Sumit; Meli, Vijaykumar S.; Kumar, Anil; Thakur, Archana; Chakraborty, Niranjan; Chakraborty, Subhra; Datta, Asis

Specification of reproductive meristems requires the combined function of SHOOT MERISTEMLESS and floral integrators FLOWERING LOCUS T and FD during Arabidopsis inflorescence development
Smith, Harley M. S.; Ung, Nolan; Lal, Shruti; Courtier, Jennifer

Comparative analysis of defence responses induced by the endophytic plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Burkholderia phytofirmans strain PsJN and the non-host bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi in grapevine cell suspensions
Bordiec, Sophie; Paquis, Sandra; Lacroix, Hlne; Dhondt, Sandrine; Ait Barka, Essad; Kauffmann, Serge; Jeandet, Philippe; Mazeyrat-Gourbeyre, Florence; Clment, Christophe; Baillieul, Fabienne; Dorey, Stphan

Nitrogen metabolism responses to water deficit act through both abscisic acid (ABA)-dependent and independent pathways in Medicago truncatula during post-germination
Planchet, Elisabeth; Rannou, Olivier; Ricoult, Claudie; Boutet-Mercey, Stphanie; Maia-Grondard, Alessandra; Limami, Anis M.

The Solanum lycopersicum AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 7 (SlARF7) mediates cross-talk between auxin and gibberellin signalling during tomato fruit set and development
de Jong, Maaike; Wolters-Arts, Mieke; Garca-Martnez, Jos L.; Mariani, Celestina; Vriezen, Wim H.

Role of relative humidity, temperature, and water status in dormancy alleviation of sunflower seeds during dry after-ripening
Bazin, J.; Batlla, D.; Dussert, S.; El-Maarouf-Bouteau, H.; Bailly, C.

BAK1 regulates the accumulation of jasmonic acid and the levels of trypsin proteinase inhibitors in Nicotiana attenuata's responses to herbivory
Yang, Da-Hai; Hettenhausen, Christian; Baldwin, Ian T.; Wu, Jianqiang

Rubisco activity in Mediterranean species is regulated by the chloroplastic CO2 concentration under water stress
Galms, Jeroni; Ribas-Carb, Miquel; Medrano, Hiplito; Flexas, Jaume

Ethylene is involved in the regulation of iron homeostasis by regulating the expression of iron-acquisition-related genes in Oryza sativa
Wu, Jiaojiao; Wang, Chuang; Zheng, Luqing; Wang, Lu; Chen, Yunlong; Whelan, James; Shou, Huixia

Sex-related differences in morphological, physiological, and ultrastructural responses of Populus cathayana to chilling
Zhang, Sheng; Jiang, Hao; Peng, Shuming; Korpelainen, Helena; Li, Chunyang

Dorsoventral variations in dark chilling effects on photosynthesis and stomatal function in Paspalum dilatatum leaves
Soares-Cordeiro, Ana Sofia; Driscoll, Simon P.; Arrabaa, Maria Celeste; Foyer, Christine H.

Genetic association mapping identifies single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes that affect abscisic acid levels in maize floral tissues during drought
Setter, Tim L.; Yan, Jianbing; Warburton, Marilyn; Ribaut, Jean-Marcel; Xu, Yunbi; Sawkins, Mark; Buckler, Edward S.; Zhang, Zhiwu; Gore, Michael A.

Water uptake by seminal and adventitious roots in relation to whole-plant water flow in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
Knipfer, Thorsten; Fricke, Wieland

Endosperm development in Brachypodium distachyon
Opanowicz, Magdalena; Hands, Philip; Betts, Donna; Parker, Mary L.; Toole, Geraldine A.; Mills, E. N. Clare; Doonan, John H.; Drea, Sinad

The lipoxygenase-dependent oxygenation of lipid body membranes is promoted by a patatin-type phospholipase in cucumber cotyledons
Rudolph, Maike; Schlereth, Armin; Krner, Martina; Feussner, Kirstin; Berndt, Ekkehardt; Melzer, Michael; Hornung, Ellen; Feussner, Ivo

miR396-targeted AtGRF transcription factors are required for coordination of cell division and differentiation during leaf development in Arabidopsis
Wang, Li; Gu, Xiaolu; Xu, Deyang; Wang, Wei; Wang, Hua; Zeng, Minhuan; Chang, Zhaoyang; Huang, Hai; Cui, Xiaofeng

C-terminal armadillo repeats are essential and sufficient for association of the plant U-box armadillo E3 ubiquitin ligase SAUL1 with the plasma membrane
Drechsel, Gabriele; Bergler, Johannes; Wippel, Kathrin; Sauer, Norbert; Vogelmann, Katja; Hoth, Stefan

In planta function of compatible solute transporters of the AtProT family
Lehmann, Silke; Gumy, Christophe; Blatter, Eva; Boeffel, Silke; Fricke, Wieland; Rentsch, Doris

Sugar signalling is involved in the sex expression response of monoecious cucumber to low temperature
Miao, Minmin; Yang, Xiaguang; Han, Xiaoshuang; Wang, Kuishan

Compensatory expression and substrate inducibility of -glutamyl transferase GGT2 isoform in Arabidopsis thaliana
Destro, Tiziana; Prasad, Dinesh; Martignago, Damiano; Lliso Bernet, Ignacio; Trentin, Anna Rita; Renu, Indu Kumari; Ferretti, Massimo; Masi, Antonio

Cloning, characterization, and expression of xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase and expansin genes associated with petal growth and development during carnation flower opening
Harada, Taro; Torii, Yuka; Morita, Shigeto; Onodera, Reiko; Hara, Yoshinao; Yokoyama, Ryusuke; Nishitani, Kazuhiko; Satoh, Shigeru

Identification and expression analysis of ERF transcription factor genes in petunia during flower senescence and in response to hormone treatments
Liu, Juanxu; Li, Jingyu; Wang, Huinan; Fu, Zhaodi; Liu, Juan; Yu, Yixun

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 62 (3), 2011



Contents:

Composition differences between epicuticular and intracuticular wax substructures: How do plants seal their epidermal surfaces?
Buschhaus, Christopher; Jetter, Reinhard

Yieldtrait performance landscapes: from theory to application in breeding maize for drought tolerance
Messina, Carlos D.; Podlich, Dean; Dong, Zhanshan; Samples, Mitch; Cooper, Mark

Photosynthesis and drought: can we make metabolic connections from available data?
Pinheiro, C.; Chaves, M. M.

The sucrose non-fermenting-1-related (SnRK) family of protein kinases: potential for manipulation to improve stress tolerance and increase yield
Coello, Patricia; Hey, Sandra J.; Halford, Nigel G.

Restoration of photosystem II photochemistry and carbon assimilation and related changes in chlorophyll and protein contents during the rehydration of desiccated Xerophyta scabrida leaves
Prez, P.; Rabnecz, G.; Laufer, Z.; Gutirrez, D.; Tuba, Z.; Martnez-Carrasco, R.

Combining ecophysiological modelling and quantitative trait locus analysis to identify key elementary processes underlying tomato fruit sugar concentration
Prudent, Marion; Lecomte, Alain; Bouchet, Jean-Paul; Bertin, Nadia; Causse, Mathilde; Gnard, Michel

Early cytokinin response proteins and phosphoproteins of Arabidopsis thaliana identified by proteome and phosphoproteome profiling
Kern, Martin; Dyka, Filip; Boblov, Janette; Brzobohat, Betislav

MtNOA1/RIF1 modulates Medicago truncatulaSinorhizobium meliloti nodule development without affecting its nitric oxide content
Pauly, Nicolas; Ferrari, Cline; Andrio, Emilie; Marino, Daniel; Piardi, Stphanie; Brouquisse, Renaud; Baudouin, Emmanuel; Puppo, Alain

Arabidopsis and Tobacco SUPERMAN regulate hormone signalling and mediate cell proliferation and differentiation
Nibau, Candida; Di Stilio, Vernica S.; Wu, Hen-ming; Cheung, Alice Y.

The tomato xylem sap protein XSP10 is required for full susceptibility to Fusarium wilt disease
Krasikov, Vladimir; Dekker, Henk L.; Rep, Martijn; Takken, Frank L.W.

Characterization of a common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) TaSnRK2.7 gene involved in abiotic stress responses
Zhang, Hongying; Mao, Xinguo; Jing, Ruilian; Chang, Xiaoping; Xie, Huimin

Contrast in chloride exclusion between two grapevine genotypes and its variation in their hybrid progeny
Gong, Haijun; Blackmore, Deidre; Clingeleffer, Peter; Sykes, Steve; Jha, Deepa; Tester, Mark; Walker, Rob

Brachypodium distachyon grain: characterization of endosperm cell walls
Guillon, Fabienne; Bouchet, Brigitte; Jamme, Frdric; Robert, Paul; Qumner, Bernard; Barron, Ccile; Larr, Colette; Dumas, Paul; Saulnier, Luc

Interplay of light and temperature during the in planta modulation of C4 phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase from the leaves of Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.: diurnal and seasonal effects manifested at molecular levels
Avasthi, Uday K.; Izui, Katsura; Raghavendra, Agepati S.

Existing branches correlatively inhibit further branching in Trifolium repens: possible mechanisms
Thomas, R. G.; Hay, M. J. M.

Selection for low or high primary dormancy in Lolium rigidum Gaud seeds results in constitutive differences in stress protein expression and peroxidase activity
Goggin, Danica E.; Powles, Stephen B.; Steadman, Kathryn J.

The regulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis by phosphate in pea involves early and systemic signalling events
Balzergue, Coline; Puech-Pags, Virginie; Bcard, Guillaume; Rochange, Soizic F.

HAHB10, a sunflower HD-Zip II transcription factor, participates in the induction of flowering and in the control of phytohormone-mediated responses to biotic stress
Dezar, Carlos A.; Giacomelli, Jorge I.; Manavella, Pablo A.; R, Delfina A.; Alves-Ferreira, Marcio; Baldwin, Ian T.; Bonaventure, Gustavo; Chan, Raquel L.

EFO1 and EFO2, encoding putative WD-domain proteins, have overlapping and distinct roles in the regulation of vegetative development and flowering of Arabidopsis
Wang, Wuyi; Yang, Dennis; Feldmann, Kenneth A.

Characterization of expression dynamics of WOX homeodomain transcription factors during somatic embryogenesis in Vitis vinifera
Gambino, Giorgio; Minuto, Martina; Boccacci, Paolo; Perrone, Irene; Vallania, Rosalina; Gribaudo, Ivana

Metabolic profiling of strawberry (Fragariaananassa Duch.) during fruit development and maturation
Zhang, Juanjuan; Wang, Xin; Yu, Oliver; Tang, Juanjuan; Gu, Xungang; Wan, Xiaochun; Fang, Congbing

Mind the bubbles: achieving stable measurements of maximum hydraulic conductivity through woody plant samples
Espino, Susana; Schenk, H. Jochen

PhMYB4 fine-tunes the floral volatile signature of Petuniahybrida through PhC4H
Colquhoun, Thomas A.; Kim, Joo Young; Wedde, Ashlyn E.; Levin, Laura A.; Schmitt, Kyle C.; Schuurink, Robert C.; Clark, David G.

Loss of rachis cell viability is associated with ripening disorders in grapes
Hall, Geoffrey E.; Bondada, Bhaskar R.; Keller, Markus

Functional diversity inside the Arabidopsis polyamine oxidase gene family
Fincato, Paola; Moschou, Panagiotis N.; Spedaletti, Valentina; Tavazza, Raffaela; Angelini, Riccardo; Federico, Rodolfo; Roubelakis-Angelakis, Kalliopi A.; Tavladoraki, Paraskevi

Evidence for phenotypic plasticity in the Antarctic extremophile Chlamydomonas raudensis Ettl. UWO 241
Pocock, Tessa; Vetterli, Adrien; Falk, Stefan

A SEPALLATA gene is involved in the development and ripening of strawberry (Fragariaananassa Duch.) fruit, a non-climacteric tissue
Seymour, Graham B.; Ryder, Carol D.; Cevik, Volkan; Hammond, John P.; Popovich, Alexandra; King, Graham J.; Vrebalov, Julia; Giovannoni, James J.; Manning, Kenneth

The strawberry transcription factor FaMYB1 inhibits the biosynthesis of proanthocyanidins in Lotus corniculatus leaves
Paolocci, Francesco; Robbins, Mark P.; Passeri, Valentina; Hauck, Barbara; Morris, Phil; Rubini, Andrea; Arcioni, Sergio; Damiani, Francesco

A SOS3 homologue maps to HvNax4, a barley locus controlling an environmentally sensitive Na+ exclusion trait
Rivandi, J.; Miyazaki, J.; Hrmova, M.; Pallotta, M.; Tester, M.; Collins, N. C.

Development of maternal seed tissue in barley is mediated by regulated cell expansion and cell disintegration and coordinated with endosperm growth
Radchuk, Volodymyr; Weier, Diana; Radchuk, Ruslana; Weschke, Winfriede; Weber, Hans

Arabidopsis plants deficient in plastidial glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase show alterations in abscisic acid (ABA) signal transduction: interaction between ABA and primary metabolism
Muoz-Bertomeu, Jess; Bermdez, Mara Angeles; Segura, Juan; Ros, Roc

The plant apoplasm is an important recipient compartment for nematode secreted proteins
Vieira, Paulo; Danchin, Etienne G. J.; Neveu, Cdric; Crozat, Carine; Jaubert, Stphanie; Hussey, Richard S.; Engler, Gilbert; Abad, Pierre; de Almeida-Engler, Janice; Castagnone-Sereno, Philippe; Rosso, Marie-Nolle

Nuclear activity of sperm cells during Hyacinthus orientalis L. in vitro pollen tube growth
Zienkiewicz, Krzysztof; Suwiska, Anna; Niedojado, Katarzyna; Zienkiewicz, Agnieszka; Bednarska, Elżbieta

RCD1 and SRO1 are necessary to maintain meristematic fate in Arabidopsis thaliana
Teotia, Sachin; Lamb, Rebecca S.

Proteome analysis of the Albugo candidaBrassica juncea pathosystem reveals that the timing of the expression of defence-related genes is a crucial determinant of pathogenesis
Kaur, Parwinder; Jost, Ricarda; Sivasithamparam, Krishnapillai; Barbetti, Martin John

TaABC1, a member of the activity of bc1 complex protein kinase family from common wheat, confers enhanced tolerance to abiotic stresses in Arabidopsis
Wang, Caixiang; Jing, Ruilian; Mao, Xinguo; Chang, Xiaoping; Li, Ang

An oxygenase inhibitor study in Solanum lycopersicum combined with metabolite profiling analysis revealed a potent peroxygenase inactivator
Aghofack-Nguemezi, Jean; Fuchs, Christopher; Yeh, Su-Ying; Huang, Fong-Chin; Hoffmann, Thomas; Schwab, Wilfried

Environmental stress enhances biosynthesis of flavor precursors, S-3-(hexan-1-ol)-glutathione and S-3-(hexan-1-ol)-L-cysteine, in grapevine through glutathione S-transferase activation
Kobayashi, Hironori; Takase, Hideki; Suzuki, Yumiko; Tanzawa, Fumiko; Takata, Ryoji; Fujita, Keiko; Kohno, Minako; Mochizuki, Mai; Suzuki, Shunji; Konno, Tomonori

Cellular and subcellular localization of flavin-monooxygenases involved in glucosinolate biosynthesis
Li, Jing; Kristiansen, Kim A.; Hansen, Bjarne G.; Halkier, Barbara A.

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 62 (4), 2011



Contents:

Preface
Yamaya, Tomoyuki; Sakakibara, Hitoshi; Hase, Toshiharu

From the soil to the seeds: the long journey of nitrate in plants
Dechorgnat, Julie; Nguyen, Chi Tam; Armengaud, Patrick; Jossier, Mathieu; Diatloff, Eugene; Filleur, Sophie; Daniel-Vedele, Franoise

N-terminal cysteines affect oligomer stability of the allosterically regulated ammonium transporter LeAMT1;1
Graff, Lucile; Obrdlik, Petr; Yuan, Lixing; Loqu, Dominique; Frommer, Wolf B.; von Wirn, Nicolaus

The cytosolic glutamine synthetase GLN1;2 plays a role in the control of plant growth and ammonium homeostasis in Arabidopsis rosettes when nitrate supply is not limiting
Lothier, Jrmy; Gaufichon, Laure; Sormani, Rodnay; Lematre, Thomas; Azzopardi, Marianne; Morin, Halima; Chardon, Fabien; Reisdorf-Cren, Michle; Avice, Jean-Christophe; Masclaux-Daubresse, Cline

Nitrogen signalling in Arabidopsis: how to obtain insights into a complex signalling network
Castaings, Loren; Marchive, Chlo; Meyer, Christian; Krapp, Anne

Hormonal control of nitrogen acquisition: roles of auxin, abscisic acid, and cytokinin
Kiba, Takatoshi; Kudo, Toru; Kojima, Mikiko; Sakakibara, Hitoshi

Regulation of nitrate assimilation in cyanobacteria
Ohashi, Yoshitake; Shi, Wei; Takatani, Nobuyuki; Aichi, Makiko; Maeda, Shin-ichi; Watanabe, Satoru; Yoshikawa, Hirofumi; Omata, Tatsuo

Transcriptional regulation of CDP1 and CYG56 is required for proper NH4+ sensing in Chlamydomonas
de Montaigu, Amaury; Sanz-Luque, Emanuel; Macias, Maria Isabel; Galvan, Aurora; Fernandez, Emilio

Metabolomic approaches toward understanding nitrogen metabolism in plants
Kusano, Miyako; Fukushima, Atsushi; Redestig, Henning; Saito, Kazuki

A holistic view of nitrogen acquisition in plants
Kraiser, Tatiana; Gras, Diana E.; Gutirrez, Alvaro G.; Gonzlez, Bernardo; Gutirrez, Rodrigo A.

Respiration and nitrogen assimilation: targeting mitochondria-associated metabolism as a means to enhance nitrogen use efficiency
Foyer, Christine H.; Noctor, Graham; Hodges, Michael

Effects of molybdenum deficiency and defects in molybdate transporter MOT1 on transcript accumulation and nitrogen/sulphur metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana
Ide, Yoko; Kusano, Miyako; Oikawa, Akira; Fukushima, Atsushi; Tomatsu, Hajime; Saito, Kazuki; Hirai, Masami Yokota; Fujiwara, Toru

Understanding plant response to nitrogen limitation for the improvement of crop nitrogen use efficiency
Kant, Surya; Bi, Yong-Mei; Rothstein, Steven J.

New perspectives on glutamine synthetase in grasses
Swarbreck, Stphanie M.; Defoin-Platel, M.; Hindle, M.; Saqi, M.; Habash, Dimah Z.

Effects of elevated CO2 concentration on seed production in C3 annual plants
Hikosaka, Kouki; Kinugasa, Toshihiko; Oikawa, Shimpei; Onoda, Yusuke; Hirose, Tadaki

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 62 (5), 2011



Contents:

Preface
Dickinson, Hugh; Noni, Franklin-Tong

Maize meiotic mutants with improper or non-homologous synapsis due to problems in pairing or synaptonemal complex formation
Golubovskaya, Inna N.; Wang, C. J. Rachel; Timofejeva, Ljudmilla; Cande, W. Zacheus

Have a break: determinants of meiotic DNA double strand break (DSB) formation and processing in plants
Edlinger, Bernd; Schlgelhofer, Peter

The role of DNA helicases and their interaction partners in genome stability and meiotic recombination in plants
Knoll, Alexander; Puchta, Holger

The walls have ears: the role of plant CrRLK1Ls in sensing and transducing extracellular signals
Boisson-Dernier, Aurlien; Kessler, Sharon A.; Grossniklaus, Ueli

Identification of genes expressed in the angiosperm female gametophyte
Drews, Gary N.; Wang, Dongfang; Steffen, Joshua G.; Schumaker, Karen S.; Yadegari, Ramin

Small RNA activity and function in angiosperm gametophytes
Le Trionnaire, G.; Grant-Downton, R. T.; Kourmpetli, S.; Dickinson, H. G.; Twell, D.

MicroRNA activity in the Arabidopsis male germline
Borges, Filipe; Pereira, Patrcia A.; Slotkin, R. Keith; Martienssen, Robert A.; Becker, Jrg D.

Cytoplasmic connection of sperm cells to the pollen vegetative cell nucleus: potential roles of the male germ unit revisited
McCue, Andrea D.; Cresti, Mauro; Feij, Jos A.; Slotkin, R. Keith

The final split: the regulation of anther dehiscence
Wilson, Zoe A.; Song, Jie; Taylor, Benjamin; Yang, Caiyun

Imaging fertilization in flowering plants, not so abominable after all
Berger, Frdric

Unreduced gamete formation in plants: mechanisms and prospects
Brownfield, Lynette; Khler, Claudia

Regulation of aleurone development in cereal grains
Becraft, Philip W.; Yi, Gibum

Cysteine-Rich Peptides (CRPs) mediate diverse aspects of cellcell communication in plant reproduction and development
Marshall, Eleanor; Costa, Liliana M.; Gutierrez-Marcos, Jose

Taking the very first steps: from polarity to axial domains in the early Arabidopsis embryo
Jeong, Sangho; Bayer, Martin; Lukowitz, Wolfgang

Apomixis in hawkweed: Mendel's experimental nemesis
Koltunow, Anna M. G.; Johnson, Susan D.; Okada, Takashi




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