A defence-related Olea europaea β-glucosidase hydrolyses and activates oleuropein into a potent protein cross-linking agent.

abstract：:Flowering is a critical period in the life cycle of flowering plant species, resulting in an irreversible commitment of significant resources. Wheat is photoperiod sensitive, flowering only when daylength surpasses a critical length; however, photoperiod insensitivity (PI) has been selected by plant breeders for >40 y...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Bentley AR,Horsnell R,Werner CP,Turner AS,Rose GA,Bedard C,Howell P,Wilhelm EP,Mackay IJ,Howells RM,Greenland A,Laurie DA,Gosman N

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seed germination is often induced by a pulse of red light perceived by phytochrome and cancelled by a subsequent pulse of far-red light. When the pulse of red light is followed by several hours of darkness, a pulse of far-red light is no longer effective and prolonged far-red is necessary to block germination. The aim...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： de Miguel L,Burgin MJ,Casal JJ,Sánchez RA

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation was carried out to assess the effect of nitrate supply on the root plasma membrane (PM) H+-ATPase of etiolated maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings grown in hydroponics. The treatment induced higher uptake rates of the anion and the expression of a putative high-affinity nitrate transporter gene (ZmNRT2.1), ...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Santi S,Locci G,Monte R,Pinton R,Varanini Z

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dormancy of hazel (Corylus avellana L.) seeds is alleviated by a chilling treatment during which cytological, hormonal, and biochemical changes occur. Phytic acid and phosphate mobilization have been examined during this treatment. Phytic acid accounted for 0.7% and up to 3.2% of dry weight in axiferous and cotyledona...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Andriotis VM,Smith SB,Ross JD

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloroplasts and mitochondria are indispensable for plant development. They not only provide energy and carbon sources to cells, but also have evolved to become major players in a variety of processes such as amino acid metabolism, hormone biosynthesis and cellular signalling. As semi-autonomous organelles, they conta...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Van Dingenen J,Blomme J,Gonzalez N,Inzé D

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfate transporters are integral membrane proteins controlling the flux of sulfate (SO42-) entering the cells and subcellular compartments across the membrane lipid bilayers. Sulfate uptake is a dynamic biological process that occurs in multiple cell layers and organs in plants. In vascular plants, sulfate ions are t...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Takahashi H

更新日期：2019-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Stone cells negatively affect fruit quality because of their firm and lignified cell walls, so are targets for reduction in pear breeding programmes. However, there is only limited knowledge of the molecular mechanisms underlying the formation of stone cells. Here, we show that PbrMYB169, an R2R3 MYB transcription fac...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Xue C,Yao JL,Xue YS,Su GQ,Wang L,Lin LK,Allan AC,Zhang SL,Wu J

更新日期：2019-03-27 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：:Ammonium is a major inorganic nitrogen source for plants. At low external supplies, ammonium promotes plant growth, while at high external supplies it causes toxicity. Ammonium triggers rapid changes in cytosolic pH, in gene expression, and in post-translational modifications of proteins, leading to apoplastic acidifi...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Liu Y,von Wirén N

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nodal roots (NRs) constitute the prevalent root system of adult maize plants. NRs emerge from stem nodes located below or above ground, and little is known about their inducing factors. Here, it is shown that precocious development of NRs at the coleoptilar node (NRCNs) occurred in maize seedlings when: (i) dark grown...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： López-Frías G,Martínez LM,Ponce G,Cassab GI,Nieto-Sotelo J

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although several per cent of net carbon assimilation can be re-released as isoprene emissions to the atmosphere by many tropical plants, much uncertainty remains regarding its biological significance. In a previous study, we detected emissions of isoprene and its oxidation products methyl vinyl ketone (MVK) and methac...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Jardine KJ,Meyers K,Abrell L,Alves EG,Yanez Serrano AM,Kesselmeier J,Karl T,Guenther A,Chambers JQ,Vickers C

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat receptor (NLR) proteins play important roles in recognition of pathogen-derived effectors. However, the mechanism by which plant NLRs activate immunity is still largely unknown. The paired Arabidopsis NLRs RRS1-R and RPS4, that confer recognition of bacterial effect...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Ngou BPM,Ahn HK,Ding P,Redkar A,Brown H,Ma Y,Youles M,Tomlinson L,Jones JDG

更新日期：2020-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymes that reduce the aldehyde chemical grouping (i.e. H-C=O) to its corresponding alcohol are probably crucial in maintaining plant health during stress. Succinic semialdehyde (SSA) is a mitochondrially-generated intermediate in the metabolism of gamma-aminobutyrate (GABA), which accumulates in response to a variet...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Allan WL,Simpson JP,Clark SM,Shelp BJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Plant growth and development are ensured through networks of complex regulatory schemes. Genetic approaches have been invaluable in dissecting these regulatory pathways. This study reports the isolation of a semi-dominant dwarf mutant designated abnormal shoot1-1 dominant (abs1-1D) through an Arabidopsis T-DNA activat...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Wang M,Liu X,Wang R,Li W,Rodermel S,Yu F

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chilling injury (CI) symptoms in avocado (Persea americana Mill.) fruit, expressed as mesocarp discoloration, were found to be associated with embryo growth and ethylene production during cold storage. In cvs Ettinger and Arad most mesocarp discoloration was located close to the base of the seed and was induced by eth...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Hershkovitz V,Friedman H,Goldschmidt EE,Pesis E

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rootless, aquatic Utricularia species belong to the largest and most cosmopolitan carnivorous plant genus. Populations of Utricularia plants are an important component of many standing, nutrient-poor, and humic waters. Carbon (C) allocation is an aspect of Utricularia's ecophysiology that has not been studied prev...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Sirová D,Borovec J,Santrůcková H,Santrucek J,Vrba J,Adamec L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carotenoids are important isoprenoids produced in the plastids of photosynthetic organisms that play key roles in photoprotection and antioxidative processes. β-carotene is generated from lycopene by the lycopene β-cyclase (LCYB). Previously, we demonstrated that the introduction of the Daucus carota (carrot) DcLCYB1 ...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Kossler S,Armarego-Marriott T,Tarkowska D,Tureckova V,Agrawal S,Mi J,Perez da Sousa L,Aurel Schottler M,Schadach A,Frohlich A,Bock R,Al-Babili S,Ruf S,Sampathkumar A,Moreno JC

更新日期：2021-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression and activity of glutamine synthetase (GS, EC 6.3.1.2) were examined in relation to the rate of CO2 assimilation in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) leaves. Intact plants were kept in the dark for 72 h and subsequently exposed to light under different atmospheric CO2 concentrations (100, 400 and 1200 mic...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Larios B,Aguera E,Cabello P,Maldonado JM,de la Haba P

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of endogenous salicylic acid (SA) signalling cascades in plant responses to salt and oxidative stresses is unclear. Arabidopsis SA signalling mutants, namely npr1-5 (non-expresser of pathogenesis related gene1), which lacks NPR1-dependent SA signalling, and nudt7 (nudix hydrolase7), which has both constitutiv...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Jayakannan M,Bose J,Babourina O,Shabala S,Massart A,Poschenrieder C,Rengel Z

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The productivity of sorghum is mainly determined by agronomically important traits. The genetic bases of these traits have historically been dissected and analysed through quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping based on linkage maps with low-throughput molecular markers, which is one of the factors that hinder precise...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Zou G,Zhai G,Feng Q,Yan S,Wang A,Zhao Q,Shao J,Zhang Z,Zou J,Han B,Tao Y

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytocystatins are inhibitors of cysteine proteinases from plants putatively involved in defence and as endogenous regulators of protein turnover. Seven genes encoding cystatins (HvCPI-1 to HvCPI-7), identified from EST collections and from an endosperm cDNA library, have been characterized. The intron-exon structure ...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Abraham Z,Martinez M,Carbonero P,Diaz I

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aleurone layer of cereal grains is important biologically as well as nutritionally and economically. Here, current knowledge on the regulation of aleurone development is reviewed. Recent reports suggest that the control of aleurone development is more complex than earlier models portrayed. Multiple levels of genet...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Becraft PW,Yi G

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Man's oldest fungicide has probably long functioned in this role in plants, as a natural component of induced antifungal defence. Elemental sulphur (S(0)) is the only inorganic phytoalexin and the only phytoalexin produced by so many different taxa. S(0) (detected by GC-MS as (32)S(8)) is produced in representative sp...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Cooper RM,Williams JS

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent work revealed that PGD2, an Arabidopsis 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6-PGD) catalysing the third step of the oxidative pentose-phosphate pathway (OPPP) in peroxisomes, is essential during fertilization. Earlier studies on the second step, catalysed by PGL3, a dually targeted Arabidopsis 6-phosphogluconolac...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Lansing H,Doering L,Fischer K,Baune MC,Schaewen AV

更新日期：2020-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Crop water use efficiency (WUE) has come into sharp focus as population growth and climate change place increasing strain on the water used in cropping. Rainfed crops are being challenged by an upward trend in evaporative demand as average temperatures rise and, in many regions, there is an increased irregularity and ...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Condon AG

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:ABC transporters are ubiquitously present in all kingdoms and mediate the transport of a large spectrum of structurally different compounds. Plants possess high numbers of ABC transporters in relation to other eukaryotes; the ABCG subfamily in particular is extensive. Earlier studies demonstrated that ABCG transporter...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Gräfe K,Schmitt L

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorus is an important macronutrient for plant growth, but often deficient in soil. To understand the molecular basis of the complex responses of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) to phosphate (Pi) deficiency stress, the RNA-Seq approach was taken to identify genes responding to Pi starvation in potato roots. A total ...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Zhou X,Zha M,Huang J,Li L,Imran M,Zhang C

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the plasma membrane of the green alga Monoraphidium braunii there are at least two monovalent anion transport systems. One of them is specific for bicarbonate. This transport system is activated by blue light and its induction is triggered by a decrease in the external CO2 concentration. The second transport system...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Mora C,Witt FG,Aparicio PJ,Quiñones MA

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyruvate,orthophosphate dikinase (PPDK) plays a controlling role in the PEP-regeneration phase of the C(4) photosynthetic pathway. Earlier studies have fully documented its biochemical properties and its post-translational regulation by the PPDK regulatory protein (PDRP). However, the question of its evolution into th...

journal_title：Journal of experimental botany

authors： Chastain CJ,Failing CJ,Manandhar L,Zimmerman MA,Lakner MM,Nguyen TH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00