BMC Plant Biology - 12 (August), 2012

Contents:



Identification of white campion (Silene latifolia) guaiacol O-methyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of veratrole, a key volatile for pollinator attraction

Alok K. Gupta, Tariq A. Akhtar, Alex Widmer, Eran Pichersky, Florian P. Schiestl 


DNA binding specificity of ATAF2, a NAC domain transcription factor targeted for degradation by Tobacco mosaic virus

Xiao Wang, James N Culver 


Production of engineered long-life and male sterile Pelargonium plants

Begona García-Sogo, Benito Pineda, Edelín M Roque, Teresa Antón, Alejandro Atarés, Marisé Borja, José P. Beltrán, Vicente Moreno, Luis A. Canas 


Intraspecific sequence comparisons reveal similar rates of non-collinear gene insertion in the B and D genomes of bread wheat

Jan Bartoš, Čestmír Vlček, Frédéric Choulet, Mária Džunková, Kateřina Cviková, Jan Šafář, Hana Šimková, Jan Pačes, Hynek Strnad, Pierre Sourdille, Hélene Berges, Federica Cattonaro, Catherine Feuillet, Jaroslav Doležel 


A putative role for amino acid permeases in sink-source communication of barley tissues uncovered by RNA-seq

Stefan Kohl, Julien Hollmann, Frank R Blattner, Volodymyr Radchuk, Franka Andersch, Burkhard Steuernagel, Thomas Schmutzer, Uwe Scholz, Karin Krupinska, Hans Weber, Winfriede Weschke 


Comparative mapping in the Fagaceae and beyond with EST-SSRs

Catherine Bodénes, Emilie Chancerel, Oliver Gailing, Giovanni G. Vendramin, Francesca Bagnoli, Jerome Durand, Pablo G. Goicoechea, Carolina Soliani, Fiorella Villani, Claudia Mattioni, Hans Peter Koelewijn, Florent Murat, Jerome Salse, Guy Roussel, Christophe Boury, Florian Alberto, Antoine Kremer, Christophe Plomion


CYP98A22, a phenolic ester 3'-hydroxylase specialized in the synthesis of chlorogenic acid, as a new tool for enhancing the furanocoumarin concentration in Ruta graveolens

Fazeelat Karamat, Alexandre Olry, Sebastien Doerper, Guilhem Vialart, Frederic Bourgaud, Alain Hehn 


A naturally occurring InDel variation in BraA.FLC.b (BrFLC2) associated with flowering time variation in Brassica rapa

Jian Wu, Keyun Wei, Feng Cheng, Shikai Li, Qian Wang, Jianjun Zhao, Guusje Bonnema, Xiaowu Wang 


Temporal and spatial expression of polygalacturonase gene family members reveals divergent regulation during fleshy fruit ripening and abscission in the monocot species oil palm

Peerapat Roongsattham, Fabienne Morcillo, Chatchawan Jantasuriyarat, Maxime Pizot, Steven Moussu, Dasuni Jayaweera, Myriam Collin, Zinnia Gonzalez-Carranza, Philippe Amblard, James W Tregear, Somvong Tragoonrung, Jean-Luc Verdeil, Timothy J. Tranbarger


Unique expression, processing regulation, and regulatory network of peach (Prunus persica) miRNAs

Hong Zhu, Rui Xia, Bingyu Zhao, Yong-qiang An, Chris D. Dardick, Ann M. Callahan, Zongrang Liu 


Construction of a high-density genetic map for grape using next generation restriction-site associated DNA sequencing

Nian Wang, Linchuan Fang, Haiping Xin, Lijun Wang, Shaohua Li 


Proteome characterization of developing grains in bread wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.)

Guangfang Guo, Dongwen Lv, Xing Yan, Saminathan Subburaj, Pei Ge, Xiaohui Li, Yingkao Hu Hu, Yueming Yan 


Identification and characterization of small non-coding RNAs from Chinese fir by high throughput sequencing

Li-Chuan Wan, Feng Wang, Xiangqian Guo, Shanfa Lu, Zongbo Qiu, Yuanyuan Zhao, Haiyan Zhang, Jinxing Lin 


Histone acetyltransferases in rice (Oryza sativa L.): phylogenetic analysis, subcellular localization and expression

Xia Liu, Ming Luo, Wei Zhang, Jinhui Zhao, Jianxia Zhang, Keqiang Wu, Lining Tian, Jun Duan 


GhWRKY15, a member of the WRKY transcription factor family identified from cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), is involved in disease resistance and plant development

Feifei Yu, Yifeng Huaxia, Wenjing Lu, Changai Wu, Xuecheng Cao, Xingqi Guo 


Loss of compatibility might explain resistance of the Arabidopsis thaliana accession Te-0 to Golovinomyces cichoracearum

Georgina Fabro, Maria E Alvarez BMC Plant Biology 2012, 12:143 


Non-canonical peroxisome targeting signals: identification of novel PTS1 tripeptides and characterization of enhancer elements by computational permutation analysis

Gopal Chowdhary, Amr RA Kataya, Thomas Lingner, Sigrun Reumann 


Virus-Induced Gene-Silencing in Wheat Spikes and Grains and Its Application in Functional Analysis of HMW-GS-encoding Genes

Meng Ma, Yan Yan, Li Huang, Mingshun Chen, Huixian Zhao 


Identification of the dehydrin gene family from grapevine species and analysis of their responsiveness to various forms of abiotic and biotic stress

Yazhou Yang, Mingyang He, Ziguo Zhu, Shuxiu Li, Yan Xu, Chaohong Zhang, Stacy D. Singer, Yuejin Wang 


Genome-wide mapping of NBS-LRR genes and their association with disease resistance in soybean

Yang Jae Kang, Kil Hyun Kim, Sangrea Shim, Min Young Yoon, Suli Sun, Moon Young Kim, Kyujung Van, Suk-Ha Lee 


Genome-scale identification of cell-wall related genes in Arabidopsis based on co-expression network analysis

Shan Wang, Yanbin Yin, Qin Ma, Xiaojia Tang, Dongyun Hao, Ying Xu 


QTL analysis of novel genomic regions associated with yield and yield related traits in new plant type based recombinant inbred lines of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Balram Marathi, Smriti Guleria, Trilochan Mohapatra, Rajender Parsad, Nagarajan Mariappan, Vinod Kurungara, Salwandir Atwal, Kumble Prabhu, Nagendra Singh, Ashok Singh


Marker-based linkage map of Andean common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and mapping of QTLs underlying popping ability traits

Fernando J Yuste-Lisbona, Marta Santalla, Carmen Capel, Manuel García-Alcázar, María De la Fuente, Juan Capel, Antonio M. De Ron, Rafael Lozano 


CCS52A2/FZR1, a cell cycle regulator, is an essential factor for shoot apical meristem maintenance in Arabidopsis thaliana

Yajie Liu, Wei Ye, Beibei Li, XiaoJing Zhou, Yuhai Cui, Mark P. Running, Kede Liu 


CrMPK3, a mitogen activated protein kinase from Catharanthus roseus and its possible role in stress induced biosynthesis of monoterpenoid indole alkaloids

Susheel K. Raina, Dhammaprakash P. Wankhede, Monika Jaggi, Pallavi Singh, Sidhhi K. Jalmi, Badmi Raghiram, Arsheed H. Sheikh, Alok K. Sinha 


Evidence of cryptic introgression in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) based on wild tomato species alleles

Joanne A. Labate, Larry D. Robertson 


High throughput sequencing reveals novel and abiotic stress-regulated microRNAs in the inflorescences of rice

Blanca E Barrera-Figueroa, Lei Gao, Zhigang Wu, Xuefeng Zhou, Jianhua Zhu, Hailing Jin, Renyi Liu, Jian-Kang Zhu


Comparison of freezing tolerance, compatible solutes and polyamines in geographically diverse collections of Thellungiella sp. and Arabidopsis thaliana accessions

Yang Lee, Alexei Babakov, Bert de Boer, Ellen Zuther, Dirk K. Hincha 


Genome-wide analysis of the grapevine stilbene synthase multigenic family: genomic organization and expression profiles upon biotic and abiotic stresses

Alessandro Vannozzi, Ian B Dry, Marianna Fasoli, Sara Zenoni, Margherita Lucchin 


Down-regulation of POLYGALACTURONASE 1 alters firmness, tensile strength and water loss in apple (Malus x domestica) fruit

Ross G. Atkinson, Paul W. Sutherland, Sarah L. Johnston, Kularajathevan Gunaseelan, Ian C. Hallett, Deepali Mitra, David A .Brummell, Roswitha Schroder, Jason W. Johnston, Robert J. Schaffer 


Jasmonic acid is involved in the signaling pathway for fungal endophyte-induced volatile oil accumulation of Atractylodes lancea plantlets

Cheng-Gang Ren, Chuan-Chao Dai

A new microspore embryogenesis system under low temperature which mimics zygotic embryogenesis initials, expresses auxin and efficiently regenerates doubled-haploid plants in Brassica napus

Deepak Prem, María-Teresa Solís, Ivett Bárány, Héctor Rodríguez-Sanz, María C. Risueno, Pilar S. Testillano 


The cytological changes of tobacco zygote and proembryo cells induced by beta-glucosyl Yariv reagent suggest the involvement of arabinogalactan proteins in cell division and cell plate formation

Miao Yu, Jie Zhao 


Bioinformatic cis-element analyses performed in Arabidopsis and rice disclose bZIP- and MYB-related binding sites as potential AuxRE-coupling elements in auxin-mediated transcription

Kenneth W Berendzen, Christoph Weiste, Dierk Wanke, Joachim Kilian, Klaus Harter, Wolfgang Dröge-Laser 


Phenotypic and histochemical traits of the interaction between Plasmopara viticola and resistant or susceptible grapevine varieties

Silvia Laura Toffolatti, Giovanni Venturini, Dario Maffi, Annamaria Vercesi 


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American Journal of Botany 99 (2), 2012
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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (58-59), 2011

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (58), 2011


Contents:

 
Workshop on Social Impact of Biotechnology, Bangi, Malaysia, 5th to 7th April, 2011
Special Issue

 
Introduction


Latifah Amin


Review

 
Zinatul A. Zainol, Latifah Amin, Kamaruzaman Jusoff, Anowar Zahid and Frank Akpoviri

Pharmaceutical patents and access to essential medicines in sub-Saharan Africa


Zinatul A. Zainol, Latifah Amin, Noor Sharizad Rusly, Hasrizul Hashim, Nik Marzuki Sidik, Frank Akpoviri and Rosli Ramli

The need for biosafety regulation in developing countries: Benefits and controversies


Zinatul A. Zainol, Latifah Amin, Frank Akpoviri and Rosli Ramli

Biopiracy and states’ sovereignty over their biological resources


Latifah Amin, Hasrizul Hashim, Nik Marzuki Sidik, Zinatul A. Zainol and Nurina Anuar

Public attitude towards modern biotechnology


Latifah Amin, Zinatul Ashiqin Zainol, Noor Sharizad Rusly, Frank Akpoviri and Nik Marzuki Sidik

Risk assessment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Latifah Amin, Zinatul A. Zainol, Jamaluddin Md. Jahi, Abd. Rahim Md Nor, Mohamad Osman and Nor Muhammad Mahadi

Effect of demographic variables on public attitudes towards genetically modified insulin


Latifah Amin, Noor Ayuni Ahmad Azlan, Hasrizul Hashim and Jamil Ahmad

Ethical perception of modern biotechnology


Latifah Amin, Noor Ayuni Ahmad Azlan, Mohd Fadhli Hamdan, Abdul Latif Samian and Mohamad Sabri Haron

Awareness and knowledge on modern biotechnology


Latifah Amin, Noor Ayuni Ahmad Azlan and Hasrizul Hashim

Ethical perception of cross-species gene transfer in plant


Latifah Amin, Noor Ayuni Ahmad Azlan, Jamil Ahmad, Hasrizul Hashim, Abdul Latif Samian and Mohamad Sabri Haron

Ethical perception of synthetic biology

 
Latifah Amin, Fadhli Hamdan, Roosfa Hashim, Mus Chairil Samani, Nurina Anuar, Zinatul A. Zainol and Kamaruzzaman Jusoff

Risks and benefits of genetically modified foods


Latifah Amin, Noor Ayuni Ahmad Azlan and Jamil Ahmad

Ethical perception of human gene in transgenic banana


Mus Chairil Samani, Nurul Ilyana Rezali, Latifah Amin and Zaharah Hassan

Biotechnology issues in four Malaysian mainstream newspapers

   

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (59), 2011


Contents:


Markers


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Haeyoung Na, Guiyoung Hwang, Jung-Ho Kwak, Moo Koung Yoon and Changhoo Chun

Microspore derived embryo formation and doubled haploid plant production in broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var italica) according to nutritional and environmental conditions


Wu, H. C. and du Toit, E. S.

Role and significance of total phenols during rooting of Protea cynaroides L. cuttings


Cai Hong-Guang, Gao Qiang, Mi Guo-Hua and Chen Fan-Jun

Effect of environmental conditions on the genotypic difference in nitrogen use efficiency in maize


Cervenski Janko, Gvozdanovic-Varga Jelica, Glogovac Svetlana and Dragin Sasa

Variability of characteristics in new experimental hybrids of early cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.)


Huifang Yu, Zhenqing Zhao, Xiaoguang Sheng, Jiansheng Wang and Honghui Gu

Evaluation of genetic diversity in self-incompatible broccoli DH lines assessed by SRAP markers


Jong Myung Choi, Ahmed Latigui and Chiwon W. Lee

Growth and nutrient uptake responses of ‘Seolhyang’ strawberry to various ratios of ammonium to nitrate nitrogen in nutrient solution culture using inert media


Cetin Karademir, Emine Karademir, Remzi Ekinci and Kudret Berekatoglu

Yield and fiber quality properties of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under water stress and non-stress conditions


Quanzhen Wang, Tianming Hu, Jian Cui, Xianguo Wang, He Zhou, Jianguo Han and Tiejun Zhang

Modelling of seed yield and its components in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) based on a large sample


Sharif, M., Matiullah, K., Tanvir, B., Shah, A. H. and Wahid, F.

Response of fed dung composted with rock phosphate on yield and phosphorus and nitrogen uptake of maize crop


S. N. Emrani, A. Arzani and G. Saeidi

Seed viability, germination and seedling growth of canola (Brassica napus L.) as influenced by chemical mutagens


Lin Yang, Feng-Ling Fu, Zhi-Yong Zhang, Shu-Feng Zhou, Yue-Hui She and Wan-Chen Li

T-DNA integration patterns in transgenic maize lines mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens


Hasan Hüseyin Dogan and Ilgaz Akata

Ecological features of Tricholoma anatolicum in Turkey


Asia Nosheen, Asghari Bano, Faizan Ullah, Uzma Farooq, Humaira Yasmin and Ishtiaq Hussain

Effect of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on root morphology of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)


Lili Geng, Lihong Niu, Changlong Shu, Fuping Song, Dafang Huang and Jie Zhang

High-efficiency regeneration of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) plants from leaf discs


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Prakash Nathan, Xavier Rathinam, Marimuthu Kasi, Zuraida Abdul Rahman and Sreeramanan Subramaniam

A pilot study on the isolation and biochemical characterization of Pseudomonas from chemical intensive rice ecosystem


Shanooba Palamthodi, Dhiraj Patil2 and Yatin Patil

Microbial degradation of textile industrial effluents


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Awole, S., Woldetsadik, K. and Workneh, T. S.

Yield and storability of green fruits from hot pepper cultivars (Capsicum spp.)


Nomasonto M. Xazela, Voster Muchenje and Upenyu Marume

Effects of different cooking methods on the consumer acceptability of chevon


Tomislav Jurendić and Branko Tripalo

Biot number - lag factor (Bi-G) correlation for tunnel drying of baby food


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Zhonghai Tang, Shiyin Guo, Liqun Rao, Jingping Qin, Xiaona Xu and Yizeng Liang

Optimization of the technology of extracting water-soluble polysaccharides from Morus alba L. leaves


Ali Salehzadeh, Hamideh Ofoghi, Farzin Roohvand, Mohammad Reza Aghasadeghi and Kazem Parivar

Intracellular expression of human calcitonin (hCT) gene in the methylotrophic yeast, Pichia pastoris


Mohammad Esmaeel Ebrahimi Chaharom, Mehdi Abed Kahnamoii, Soodabeh Kimyai and Mohammadreza Hajirahiminejad Moghaddam

Effect of sodium hypochlorite on the shear bond strength of fifth- and seventh-generation adhesives to coronal dentin


Maysoon Mohammad Najeeb Mohammad Saleem, Arieg Abdul Whab Mohammad, Jazaer Abdulla Al-Tameemi and Ghassan Mohammad Sulaiman

Biological study of the effect of licorice roots extract on serum lipid profile, liver enzymes and kidney function tests in albino mice


Ashok, G., Rajendran, P., Jayam, S., Karthika, R., Kanthesh, B. M., Vikram, Reddy, E., and Kulkarni, P. S.

Assessment of immune response and safety of two recombinant hepatitis B vaccines in healthy infants in India


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Givemore Munhenga and Lizette L. Koekemoer

Differential expression of cytochrome P450 genes in a laboratory selected Anopheles arabiensis colony


FISHERY SCIENCE


Farzad Ghiasi

Predominant lactic acid bacteria isolated from the intestines of silver carp in low water temperature


Shan-Hu Lai, Yao-Horng Wang, Kuo-Tai Yang, Chia-Hsuan Chen and Mu-Chiou Huang

Novel family- and genus-specific DNA markers in Mugilidae


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Shuang Zhong, Yingdui He, Huicai Zeng, Yiwei Mo, ZhaoXi Zhou, XiaoPing Zang and Zhiqiang Jin

Effects of banana wilt disease on soil nematode community structure and diversity


Aafia Aslam, Aamir Ali, Naima Huma Naveed, Asif Saleem and Javed Iqbal

Effect of interaction of 6-benzyl aminopurine (BA) and sucrose for efficient microtuberization of two elite potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars, Desiree and Cardinal


Kian Mau Goh, Charles Voon, Yen Yen Chai and Rosli Md. Illias

Meiothermus sp. SK3-2: A potential source for the production of trehalose from maltose


Yin-Chun Chao, Shuenn-Kung Su, Ya-Wun Lin, Wan-Ting Hsu and Kuo-Shien Huang

Synthesis and application of polyethylene glycol/vinyltriethoxy silane (PEG/VTES) copolymers


Abbas Doosti, Pejman Abbasi and Sadegh Ghorbani-Dalini

Fraud identification in fishmeal using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
G. Q. Lan, N. Abdullah, S. Jalaludin and Y. W. Ho

Purification and characterization of a phytase from Mitsuokella jalaludinii, a bovine rumen bacterium


Hamid Reza Ebadi Azar, Kambiz Nazer Adl, Yahya Ebrahim Nezhad and Mohammad Moghaddam

Effect of different levels and particle sizes of perlite on carcass characteristics and tibia ash of broiler chicks


Mehrdad Irani, Shahabodin Gharahveysi, Mona Zamani and Reza Rahmatian

The effect of butyric acid glycerides on performance and some bone parameters of broiler chickens


RunJun Yang , Meng Huang, JunYa Li , ZhiHui Zhao, ShangZhong Xu

Construction of a mammalian cell expression vector pAcGFP-FasL and its expression in bovine follicular granulosa cells


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