Cloning and characterization of a phospholipase C from the C(4) plant Digitaria sanguinalis.

abstract：:Stomatal responses to closing stimuli are disturbed after long-term exposure of plants to low vapour pressure deficit (VPD). The mechanism behind this disturbance is not fully understood. Genetic variation between naturally occurring ecotypes can be helpful to elucidate the mechanism controlling stomatal movements in ...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Aliniaeifard S,van Meeteren U

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functions of two genes whose expression provides tolerance to aluminium (Al) stress were investigated using plants and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast): the Arabidopsis thaliana blue copper binding gene (AtBCB) and Nicotiana tabacum guanosine diphosphate (GDP) dissociation inhibitor gene (NtGDI1). To determine the...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Ezaki B,Sasaki K,Matsumoto H,Nakashima S

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the hydraulic properties of xylem vessels have been limited to measurements of whole plant or whole stem segments. This approach allows the longitudinal transport properties of the ensemble of vessels within a stem to be determined, but provides little information on radial transport. Here the xylem of Frax...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Zwieniecki MA,Melcher PJ,Holbrook NM

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aim of increasing the cysteine level in rice (Oryza sativa L.) and thus improving its nutritional quality, transgenic rice plants were generated expressing an Escherichia coli serine acetyltransferase isoform (EcSAT), the enzyme synthesizing O-acetylserine, the precursor of cysteine. The gene was fused to the...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Nguyen HC,Hoefgen R,Hesse H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plant family Cactaceae is considered among the most threatened groups of organisms on the planet. The threatened status of the cacti family has created a renewed interest in the highly evolved physiological and morphological traits that underpin their persistence in some of the harshest subtropical environments in...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Hultine KR,Dettman DL,English NB,Williams DG

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Ergosterol (a fungal membrane component) was shown to induce transient influx of protons and membrane hyperpolarization in cotyledonary cells of Mimosa pudica L. By contrast, chitosan (a fungal wall component with known elicitor properties) triggered membrane depolarization. In the processes induced by ergosterol, a s...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Rossard S,Luini E,Pérault JM,Bonmort J,Roblin G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of ionically bound peroxidases from an asparagus spear increased from 5-24 h post-harvest. Isoelectric focusing showed that the post-harvest increase of the total peroxidase activity was due to the increase of several distinct isoperoxidases. Concomitantly, a decrease in the activity of two anionic peroxi...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Holm KB,Andreasen PH,Eckloff RM,Kristensen BK,Rasmussen SK

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In angiosperms, fertilization and subsequent zygotic development occur in embryo sacs deeply embedded in the ovaries; therefore, these processes are poorly elucidated. In this study, microarray-based transcriptome analyses were conducted on rice sperm cells, egg cells, and zygotes isolated from flowers to identify can...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Abiko M,Maeda H,Tamura K,Hara-Nishimura I,Okamoto T

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disruption of K(+) transport and accumulation is symptomatic of NH(4)(+) toxicity in plants. In this study, the influence of K(+) supply (0.02-40 mM) and nitrogen source (10 mM NH(4)(+) or NO(3)(-)) on root plasma membrane K(+) fluxes and cytosolic K(+) pools, plant growth, and whole-plant K(+) distribution in the...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Szczerba MW,Britto DT,Ali SA,Balkos KD,Kronzucker HJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcriptional studies in relation to fruit ripening generally aim to identify the transcriptional states associated with physiological ripening stages and the transcriptional changes between stages within the ripening programme. In non-climacteric fruits such as grape, all ripening-related genes involved in this pro...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Gouthu S,O'Neil ST,Di Y,Ansarolia M,Megraw M,Deluc LG

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The secretory cavity is a typical structure in Citrus fruit and is formed by schizolysigeny. Previous reports have indicated that programmed cell death (PCD) is involved in the degradation of secretory cavity cells in the fruit, and that the spatio-temporal location of calcium is closely related to nuclear DNA degrada...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Bai M,Liang M,Huai B,Gao H,Tong P,Shen R,He H,Wu H

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage dependence of ionic currents and ion fluxes in a walled, turgor-regulating cell were measured in Neurospora crassa. The hyphal morphology of the model organism Neurospora simplifies cable analysis of ionic currents to determine current density for quantitative comparisons with ion fluxes. The ion fluxes were m...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Lew RR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The three primary tissue systems of the funiculus each undergo unique developmental programs to support the growth and development of the filial seed. To understand the underlying transcriptional mechanisms that orchestrate development of the funiculus at the globular embryonic stage of seed development, we used laser...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Chan AC,Khan D,Girard IJ,Becker MG,Millar JL,Sytnik D,Belmonte MF

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seed size is an important component of grain yield and a key determinant trait for crop domestication. The Krug Yellow Dent long-term selection experiment for large and small seed provides a valuable resource to dissect genetic and phenotypic changes affecting seed size within a common genetic background. In this stud...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Zhang X,Hirsch CN,Sekhon RS,de Leon N,Kaeppler SM

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several kinds of signal may be generated when roots are exposed to an environmental stress. Some, but not all, are conveyed to shoots in the transpiration stream. Principles are summarized that may help establish experimentally the presence or intensity of root signals transported by transpiration. In many dryland spe...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Jackson MB

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are powerful modulators of several animal ion channels. It is shown here that PUFAs strongly affect the activity of the Slow Vacuolar (SV) channel encoded by the plant TPC1 gene. The patch-clamp technique was applied to isolated vacuoles from carrot taproots and Arabidopsis thaliana...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Gutla PV,Boccaccio A,De Angeli A,Gambale F,Carpaneto A

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cDNA clone encoding a 64-amino acid type 3 metallothionein protein, designated GhMT3a, was isolated from cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) by cDNA library screening. Northern blot analysis indicated that mRNA accumulation of GhMT3a was up-regulated not only by high salinity, drought, and low temperature stresses, but also...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Xue T,Li X,Zhu W,Wu C,Yang G,Zheng C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) are an important crop of the semi-arid tropics where they are often exposed to maximum temperatures of > 40 degrees C for short periods during the growing season. The objectives of this study were to determine: (i) the effects of short periods of exposure to high temperature on flower ...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Prasad PV,Craufurd PQ,Summerfield RJ,Wheeler TR

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the Orchidaceae, one of the largest families of flowering plants, evolved the crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis strategy. It is thought that CAM triggers adaptive radiation into new niche spaces, yet very little is known about its origin and diversification on different continents. Here, we ...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Li MH,Liu DK,Zhang GQ,Deng H,Tu XD,Wang Y,Lan SR,Liu ZJ

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of nitrate reduction to produce nitric oxide (NO) and its subsequent oxidation by oxyhaemoglobin as a mechanism to maintain plant cell energetics during hypoxia is examined. Nitrate reduction in hypoxic conditions can be considered as an alternative respiratory pathway, with nitrate as an intermediate electro...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Igamberdiev AU,Hill RD

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the historical development of cytology and cytogenetics in Arabidopsis, and summarizes recent developments in molecular cytogenetics, with special emphasis on meiotic studies. Despite the small genome and small chromosomes of Arabidopsis, considerable progress has been made in developing appropria...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Armstrong SJ,Jones GH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyacetylene (PA) compounds from Bidens pilosa are known to have several pharmacological activities. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the major genes encoding enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of PA in B. pilosa. Seven PA metabolites present in B. pilosa leaves were found to be induced by methyl jasmonate (MeJ...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Chung HH,Ting HM,Wang WH,Chao YT,Hsieh CH,Apaya MK,Sung YC,Lin SS,Hwu FY,Shyur LF

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Images taken at different spectral bands are increasingly used for characterizing plants and their health status. In contrast to conventional point measurements, imaging detects the distribution and quantity of signals and thus improves the interpretation of fluorescence and reflectance signatures. In multispectral fl...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Lenk S,Chaerle L,Pfündel EE,Langsdorf G,Hagenbeek D,Lichtenthaler HK,Van Der Straeten D,Buschmann C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca(2+) acts as an important cellular second messenger in eukaryotes. In both plants and animals, a wide variety of environmental and developmental stimuli trigger Ca(2+) transients of a specific signature that can modulate gene expression and metabolism. In animals, mitochondrial energy metabolism has long been consid...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Wagner S,De Bortoli S,Schwarzländer M,Szabò I

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All members of the sulphotransferase (SOT, EC 2.8.2.-) protein family use 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulphate (PAPS) as the sulphuryl donor and transfer the sulphonate group to an appropriate hydroxyl group of several classes of substrates. These enzymes have highly conserved domains and can be found in eubacteria ...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Klein M,Papenbrock J

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transgenic traits associated with the majority of commercial genetically modified crops are focused on improving herbicide and insecticide management practices. The use of the transgenic technology in these crops and the associated chemistry has been the basis of studies that provide evidence for occasional improv...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Knox OG,Walker RL,Booth EJ,Hall C,Crossan AN,Gupta VV

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sugars regulate the expression of many genes at the transcriptional level. In Arabidopsis thaliana, sugars induce or repress the expression of >1800 genes, including the STP1 (SUGAR TRANSPORTER PROTEIN 1) gene, which encodes an H(+)/monosaccharide cotransporter. STP1 transcript levels decrease more rapidly after the a...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Cordoba E,Aceves-Zamudio DL,Hernández-Bernal AF,Ramos-Vega M,León P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polarized growth of pollen tubes is a critical step for successful reproduction in angiosperms and is controlled by ROP GTPases. Spatiotemporal activation of ROP (Rho GTPases of plants) necessitates a complex and sophisticated regulatory system, in which guanine nucleotide exchange factors (RopGEFs) are key components...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Zhao XY,Wang Q,Li S,Ge FR,Zhou LZ,McCormick S,Zhang Y

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are plant metabolic and signaling molecules involved in responses to various external stresses, but the existence of ROS receptors and how plants respond to ROS remain largely unknown. Here we report that the plasma membrane-localized phospholipase D δ (PLDδ) protein is crucial for sensin...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Song P,Jia Q,Chen L,Jin X,Xiao X,Li L,Chen H,Qu Y,Su Y,Zhang W,Zhang Q

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Among three AO isoforms detected in pea plants, the activity of PAO-1 was dominant in leaves of seedlings and young leaves of mature plants, while PAO-3 revealed the highest band intensity in old leaves and roots. PAO-1 and PAO-3 are homodimers consisting of 145 kDa and 140 kDa subunits, respectively, while PAO-2 is a...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Zdunek-Zastocka E,Omarov RT,Koshiba T,Lips HS

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00