Biology and Biotechnology of the Plant Hormone Ethylene II

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms of Ethylene Synthesis

   1. ACC Oxidase in the Biosynthesis of Ethylene

      • P. John, E. A. Reynolds, A. G. Prescott, A.-D. Bauchot

      Pages 1-6

   2. Analysis of ACC Oxidase Activity by Site-Directed Mutagenesis of Conserved Amino Acid Residues

      • D. Kadyrzhanova, T. J. McCully, T. Warner, K. Vlachonasios, Z. Wang, D. R. Dilley

      Pages 7-12

   3. Evaluation of Novel Inhibitors of ACC Oxidase Possessing Cyclopropyl Moiety

      • V. Dourtoglou, E. Koussissi, K. Petritis

      Pages 13-20

   4. Characterization of the Promoter of the Mung Bean Auxin-Inducible ACC Synthase Gene, Vr-ACS6

      • I. S. Yoon, D. H. Park, H. Mori, B. G. Kang, H. Imaseki

      Pages 21-27

   5. Searching for the Role of Ethylene in Non-Climacteric Fruits

      • C. I. Cazzonelli, A. S. Cavallaro, J. R. Botella

      Pages 29-30

   6. Organization and Structure of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate Oxidase Gene Family from Peach

      • C. Bonghi, B. Ruperti, A. Rasori, P. Tonutti, A. Ramina

      Pages 31-32

   7. Metabolism of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid by Penicillium Citrinum

      • M. Honma, Y. J. Jia, Y. Kakuta, H. Matsui

      Pages 33-34

   8. Structural Modifications of ACC Oxidase during Catalytic Inactivation

      • S. Ramassamy, S. Bidonde, L. Stella, J. C. Pech, A. Latche

      Pages 35-36

3. Perception and Signal Transduction Pathways

   1. Characterizatlon of Arabidopsis Ethylene-Overproducing Mutants

      • K. E. Woeste, J. J. Kieber

      Pages 37-43

   2. Control of Ethylene Responses at the Receptor Level

      • E. C. Sisler, M. Serek

      Pages 45-50

   3. The Ethylene Signal Transduction Pathway

      • A. B. Bleecker, A. E. Hall, F. I. Rodriguez, J. J. Esch, B. Binder

      Pages 51-57

   4. The Role of Two-Component Systems in Ethylene Perception

      • R. L. Gamble, M. L. Coonfield, M. D. Randlett, G. E. Schaller

      Pages 59-64

   5. Protein-Protein Interactions in Ethylene Signal Transduction in Arabidopsis

      • C. Chang, P. B. Larsen, K. L. Clark, C.-K. Wen, W. Ding, J. A. Shockey et al.

      Pages 65-70

   6. Ethylene Signaling: More Players in the Game

      • D. Van Der Straeten, J. Smalle, S. Bertrand, A. De Paepe, I. De Pauw, F. Vandenbussche et al.

      Pages 71-75

   7. The Effect of Ethylene and Cytokinin on GTP Binding and Map Kinase Activity in Arabidopsis thaliana

      • A. R. Smith, I. E. Moshkov, G. V. Novikova, M. A. Hall

      Pages 77-83

   8. Ethylene and Methyl Jasmonate Interaction and Binding Models For Elicited Biosynthetic Steps of Paclitaxel in Suspension Cultures of Taxus Canadensis

      • M. Phisalaphong, J. C. Linden

      Pages 85-94

   9. Barren Mutants in Maize-A Case Study in Plant Signaling

      • P. A. Peterson

      Pages 95-101

   10. Ethylene Signal Transduction Pathway in Cell Death During Aerenchyma Formation in Maize Root Cells: Role of Phospholipases

       • C. J. He, P. W. Morgan, B. G. Cobb, W. R. Jordan, M. C. Drew

       Pages 103-104

4. Growth and Development and Fruit Ripening

   1. Ethylene-Dependent and Ethylene-Independent Pathways in a Climacteric Fruit, the Melon

      • J. C. Pech, M. Guis, R. Botondi, R. Ayub, M. Bouzayen, J. M. Lelievre et al.

      Pages 105-110

The inflorescence of the monoecious maize plant is unique among the Gramineae in the sharp separation of the male and female structures. The male tassel at the terminus of the plant most often sheds pollen before the visual appearance of the receptive silks of th the female ear at a lateral bud, normally at the 10 leaf [I]. Earlier studies examined the ontogeny of the growing tissues beginning with the embryo in the kernel through to the obvious protuberances of the growing point as the kernel germinates. The differentiated developing soon-to-become tassel and the lateral bulges that develop into the ears on the lateral buds become apparent very early in the germinating kernel [2, 3, 46]. A certain number of cells are destined for tassel and ear development [8]. As the plant develops, there is a phase transition [\3, 16] from the vegetative lateral buds to the reproductive lateral buds. This change in phase has been ascribed to genotypic control as evidenced in the differences among different genotypes in the initiation of the reproductive [I]. The genetic control of tassel and ear initiation has been gleaned from anatomical observations. Lejeune and Bernier [I2] found that maize plants terminate the initiation of additional axillary meristems at the time of tassel initiation. This would indicate that the top-most ear shoot is initiated on the same day as the initiation of tassel development and this event signals the end of the undifferentiated growing point.

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`...contains several excellent contributions... of high interest primarily to all persons interested in ethylene research and the function and biology of ehtylene. It can also be recommended to graduate students and scientists in plant biology, plant biochemistry and molecular biology as well as biotechnology and food science.' Journal of Plant Physiology, 157:2

• Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

  A. K. Kanellis

• Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

  C. Chang

• Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

  H. Klee

• Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA

  A. B. Bleecker

• ENSAT, Castanet Tolosan cedex, France

  J. C. Pech

• BBSRC Research Group in Plant Gene Regulation, Department of Physiology and Environmental Science, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, UK

  D. Grierson

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