abstract：:Genome and EST sequencing projects generate a wealth of sequence information for agronomically and phylogenetically important plant species of which the majority is difficult to subject to functional genomics. Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) provides a powerful tool to enable gene functional analysis for species n...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Becker A,Lange M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant conservation genetics provides tools to guide conservation and restoration efforts, measure and monitor success, and ultimately minimize extinction risk by conserving species as dynamic entities capable of evolving in the face of changing conditions. We consider the application of these tools to rare and common ...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Kramer AT,Havens K

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gating of K(+) and other ion channels is 'hard-wired' within the channel protein. So it remains a puzzle how closely related channels in plants can show an unusually diverse range of biophysical properties. Gating of these channels lies at the heart of K(+) mineral nutrition, signalling, abiotic and biotic stress resp...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Dreyer I,Blatt MR

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Arabidopsis thaliana accession Landsberg erecta contains an induced mutation in the leucine-rich repeat receptor-like Ser/Thr kinase gene ERECTA. Landsberg erecta is commonly used as a genetic background in mutant screens and in natural variation studies. Therefore, the erecta mutation is present in many loss-of-f...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： van Zanten M,Snoek LB,Proveniers MC,Peeters AJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants form diverse symbioses with nitrogen-fixing bacteria to gain access to ammonium, a product of the prokaryote-exclusive enzyme nitrogenase. Improving the symbiotic effectiveness of crop plants like maize, wheat or rice is a highly topical challenge and could help reduce the need for energy-intense nitrogen ferti...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Markmann K,Parniske M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between cellular redox imbalances leading to oxidative stress and metal toxicity in plants has been studied intensely over the past decades. This interdependency was often considered to reflect a rather indirect metal effect of cellular disregulation and progressive secondary damage development. By co...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Sharma SS,Dietz KJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plastid endosymbiosis was accompanied by the appearance of a novel type of semi-cristalline storage polysaccharide (starch). Interestingly, starch is found in the cytoplasm of Rhodophyceae and Glaucophyta but is localized to the chloroplast stroma of Chloroplastida. The pathway is presumed to have been cytosolic in th...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Deschamps P,Haferkamp I,d'Hulst C,Neuhaus HE,Ball SG

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of biofortification is to develop plants that have an increased content of bioavailable nutrients in their edible parts. Cereals serve as the main staple food for a large proportion of the world population but have the shortcoming, from a nutrition perspective, of being low in zinc and other essential nutrien...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Palmgren MG,Clemens S,Williams LE,Krämer U,Borg S,Schjørring JK,Sanders D

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The highly photosynthetic-efficient C4 grasses, such as switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), Miscanthus (Miscanthusxgiganteus), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and maize (Zea mays), are expected to provide abundant and sustainable resources of lignocellulosic biomass for the production of biofuels. A deeper understanding of the ...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Carpita NC,McCann MC

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellulose-binding domains (CBDs) in the Phytophthora cellulose-binding elicitor lectin (CBEL) are potent elicitors of plant defence responses. Induction of defence has also been reported in various cellulose-deficient mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana. Based on these observations, we propose a model linking cellulos...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Dumas B,Bottin A,Gaulin E,Esquerré-Tugayé MT

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plant fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum (Fox) is the causal agent of root rot or wilt diseases in several plant species, including crops such as tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), banana (Musa sapientum) and asparagus (Asparagus officinalis). Colonization of plants by Fox leads to the necrosis of the infected tissues...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Berrocal-Lobo M,Molina A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent work has increased our understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms of the phytochrome family of photoreceptors in controlling plant photomorphogenesis. However, the importance of long-distance communication in controlling light responses has received relatively little attention and is poorly understo...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Bou-Torrent J,Roig-Villanova I,Martínez-García JF

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent discoveries show that jasmonate ZIM-domain (JAZ) transcriptional repressors are key regulators of jasmonate hormonal response. Jasmonate promotes interaction between JAZ proteins and the SCF(COI1) ubiquitin ligase, leading to JAZ degradation via the 26S proteasome in Arabidopsis thaliana. Elimination of JAZ rep...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Staswick PE

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural genetic variation within plant species is at the core of plant science ranging from agriculture to evolution. Whereas much progress has been made in mapping quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling this natural variation, the elucidation of the underlying molecular mechanisms has remained a bottleneck. Recen...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Hansen BG,Halkier BA,Kliebenstein DJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the sequencing of whole genomes of model plants, high-throughput decoding of gene function is a major challenge in modern plant biology. In view of remarkable technical advances in transcriptomics and metabolomics, integrated analysis of these 'omics' by data-mining informatics is an excellent tool for predi...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Saito K,Hirai MY,Yonekura-Sakakibara K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The architecture of inflorescences diverged during the evolution of distinct plant families by mechanisms that remain unknown. Using computer modeling, Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz and colleagues established a single model for the development of distinct inflorescences. Selection restricts inflorescence evolution to high ...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Koes R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The signaling molecule auxin is a central regulator of plant development, which instructs tissue and organ patterning, and couples environmental stimuli to developmental responses. Here, we discuss the function of PINOID (PID) and the phototropins, members of the plant specific AGCVIII protein kinases, and their role ...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Galván-Ampudia CS,Offringa R

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ATP and other nucleoside triphosphates not only drive energy-dependent reactions inside cells, but can also function outside the plasma membrane in the extracellular matrix, where they function as agonists that can induce diverse physiological responses without being hydrolyzed. This external role of ATP is well estab...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Roux SJ,Steinebrunner I

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterosis describes the superior performance of heterozygous hybrid plants over their homozygous parental inbred lines. Despite the rediscovery of this phenomenon a century ago and its paramount agronomic importance, the genetic and molecular basis of heterosis remains enigmatic. Recently, various pioneer studies desc...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Hochholdinger F,Hoecker N

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past decade, much progress has been made toward understanding the mechanisms underlying plant hormone activity, from perception to nuclear events. However, the signaling mechanisms for abscisic acid (ABA) have remained largely obscure. Recent breakthroughs identifying FCA, which is an RNA-binding protein, t...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Hirayama T,Shinozaki K

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Through multifaceted genome-scale research involving phylogenomics, targeted gene surveys, and gene expression analyses in diverse basal lineages of angiosperms, our studies provide insights into the most recent common ancestor of all extant flowering plants. MADS-box gene duplications have played an important role in...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Soltis DE,Ma H,Frohlich MW,Soltis PS,Albert VA,Oppenheimer DG,Altman NS,dePamphilis C,Leebens-Mack J

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serine/threonine-specific phosphoprotein phosphatases (PPPs) are ubiquitous enzymes in all eukaryotes, but their regulatory functions are largely unknown in higher plants. The Arabidopsis genome encodes 26 PPP catalytic subunits related to type 1, type 2A and so-called novel phosphatases, including four plant-specific...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Farkas I,Dombrádi V,Miskei M,Szabados L,Koncz C

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phylloplane, or leaf surface, is an interkingdom crossroads between plants and microorganisms, and secretion of antimicrobial biochemicals to aerial surfaces is thought to be one defensive strategy by which plants deter potential pathogens. Secondary metabolites on leaf surfaces are well documented but antimicrobi...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Shepherd RW,Wagner GJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally recognized by geneticists and plant breeders alike that there is a need to further improve the ability to capture and manipulate genetic diversity. The effective harnessing of diversity in traditional breeding programmes is limited and, therefore, it is vital that meiotic recombination can be manipulat...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Able JA,Langridge P,Milligan AS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants constantly sense the changes in their environment; when mineral elements are scarce, they often allocate a greater proportion of their biomass to the root system. This acclimatory response is a consequence of metabolic changes in the shoot and an adjustment of carbohydrate transport to the root. It has long bee...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Hermans C,Hammond JP,White PJ,Verbruggen N

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyamines, such as spermine, spermidine and putrescine, are ubiquitous polycationic compounds that are produced by almost all living organisms, including plants, animals, fungi and bacteria. Polyamines are multifunctional and interact with polyanionic biomolecules such as DNA or protein. However, despite their potent...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Yamasaki H,Cohen MF

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many agronomically important traits are governed by several genes known as quantitative trait loci (QTLs). The identification of important, QTL-controlled agricultural traits has been difficult because of their complex inheritance; however, completion of the rice genomic sequence has facilitated the cloning of QTLs an...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Ashikari M,Matsuoka M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cells are the precursors of differentiated cells and are, thus, indispensable for growth and development in plants and animals. Stem cells from both types of organisms share the fundamental features of a capacity for self-renewal and an ability to generate differentiated cells. The maintenance of stem cells in bo...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Singh MB,Bhalla PL

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intricate, heavily folded inner membrane of mitochondria houses the respiratory chain complexes. These complexes, together with the ATP synthase complex, are responsible for energy production, which is stored as ATP. The structure of the individual membrane-bound protein components has been well characterized. In ...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Dudkina NV,Heinemeyer J,Sunderhaus S,Boekema EJ,Braun HP

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Signal transduction pathways often modulate both positively and negatively acting components to optimize the efficiency of a signal. Recent results have shown that plants make extensive use of regulated proteolysis to modulate signal transduction pathways. An emerging theme from hormone (e.g. auxin and gibberellin) an...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Huq E

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Farmers and breeders have long known that often it is the simultaneous occurrence of several abiotic stresses, rather than a particular stress condition, that is most lethal to crops. Surprisingly, the co-occurrence of different stresses is rarely addressed by molecular biologists that study plant acclimation. Recent ...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Mittler R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant-derived pharmaceuticals are poised to become the next major commercial development in biotechnology. The advantages they offer in terms of production scale and economy, product safety, ease of storage and distribution cannot be matched by any current commercial system; they also provide the most promising opport...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Ma JK,Chikwamba R,Sparrow P,Fischer R,Mahoney R,Twyman RM

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the environmental correlates of plant species richness have long received attention, research into the genesis of this diversity is in its infancy. The recent development of molecular dating methods and the inference of robust phylogenetic hypotheses have made it possible to investigate this problem. I use th...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Linder HP

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the angiosperms, fertilization initiates the formation of the seed from the ovule, including the differentiation of the seed coat from the ovule integuments. Seed coat differentiation includes some of the most dramatic cellular changes of seed development and culminates in the death of the seed coat cells. Recently...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Haughn G,Chaudhury A

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intelligent behaviour, even in humans, is an aspect of complex adaptive behaviour that provides a capacity for problem solving. This article assesses whether plants have a capacity to solve problems and, therefore, could be classified as intelligent organisms. The complex molecular network that is found in every plant...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Trewavas A

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A range of bio- and nanotechnologies have been developed that could be adapted towards monitoring the presence and expression of transgenes, in real time and in the field, in plants of agronomic and ecological importance. Transgene escape from crop hosts to wild relatives or landraces is one example in which monitorin...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Stewart CN Jr

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser-assisted microdissection (LAM) is a powerful tool for isolating specific tissues, cell types and even organelles from sectioned biological specimen in a manner conducive to the extraction of RNA, DNA or protein. LAM, which is an established technique in many areas of biology, has now been successfully adapted fo...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Day RC,Grossniklaus U,Macknight RC

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vacuoles receive their proteins through the secretory pathway, this requires protein sorting signals and molecular machineries that, until recently, have been believed to be markedly distinct for lytic and storage vacuoles. However, new biochemical, morphological and genetic data indicate that the only known class of ...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Vitale A,Hinz G

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extensive mechanistic and regulatory interconnections between the various events of mRNA biogenesis are now recognized as a fundamental principle of eukaryotic gene expression, yet the specific details of the coupling between the various steps of mRNA biogenesis do differ, and sometimes dramatically, between the d...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Belostotsky DA,Rose AB

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Locating a host plant is crucial for a phytophagous (herbivorous) insect to fulfill its nutritional requirements and to find suitable oviposition sites. Insects can locate their hosts even though the host plants are often hidden among an array of other plants. Plant volatiles play an important role in this host-locati...

journal_title：Trends in plant science

authors： Bruce TJ,Wadhams LJ,Woodcock CM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00