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  • 1
    ISSN: 1572-8854
    Keywords: Tautomerism ; hydrogen bonding ; crystal structure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Geosciences , Physics
    Notes: Abstract Crystals consisting of two distinct chemical entities, tautomers of each other, in exact 1∶1 ratio, have been obtained and their structure determined by X-ray analysis. The crystals of C9H11N3·C9H11N3 are monoclinic,P21/c,a=15.674(3),b=17.085(3),c=13.758(3)Å, β=90.78(2)°,Z=8. There are two hydroxylamine and two aminonitrone molecules in the asymmetric unit. Hydrogen bonds connect those molecules into chiral layers. Layers of opposite chirality alternate andthe crystal is centrosymmetric as a whole. Within those layers chains of tautomers joined by very strong O−H... O and strong N−H... N bonds can be recognized. Proton transfer along those chains with simultaneous rearrangement of π-bonds within the molecules would result in interconversion of tautomers and would affect chirality of the layer.
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    Journal of chemical crystallography 25 (1995), S. 57-62 
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    Keywords: phase diagram ; buffered chloroaluminate ; crystal structure
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    Topics: Geosciences , Physics
    Notes: Abstract The phase diagram of the buffered neutral aluminum chloride + 1-ethyl-3-methyl-1H-imidazolium chloride + sodium chloride (AlCl3-EMIC-NaCl) ternary melt system can be represented by a binary phase diagram composed of (EMI)AlCl4 and NaAlCl4. In the binary phase diagram, the salts are liquid at, or near, room temperature for a wide range of compositions. At the 1∶1 composition, the congruently melting compound (EMI)(Na)(AlCl4)2 with m.p.=36.7°C is formed. Crystals of this mixed organic-inorganic salt were grown for single crystal x-ray diffraction analysis. The compound crystalizes in the space group $$P\bar 1$$ with lattice parametersa=10.321(1) Å,b=10.895(3) Å,c=9.284(4) Å, α=98.31(2)°, β=100.83(4)°, γ=101.95(3)°. Data collected at −120°C gave final residuals ofR=0.037 andR w=0.045 using 2713 observed reflections. The packing diagram reveals Na+ ion zig-zag chains running along thea-axis with each Na+ surrounded by four AlCl 4 − units, reminiscent of NaAlCl4. The AlCl 4 − ions form a distorted square planar coordination sphere around Na+ at an average Na−Al distance of 3.76(4) Å. Using a sodium ionic radius of 1.16 Å, a new AlCl 4 − ionic radius of 2.60 Å is calculated. This radius is 0.21 Å shorter than the reported thermodynamic radius.
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    Journal of chemical crystallography 25 (1995), S. 223-226 
    ISSN: 1572-8854
    Keywords: Antifungal alkaloids ; 3-methylsampangine ; crystal structure
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    Topics: Geosciences , Physics
    Notes: Abstract 3-Methylsampangine, C16H10N2O, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c witha=7.260(3),b=10.697(5),c=15.342(6) Å, and β=102.69(4). All nonhydrogen atoms of this potent antifungal agent are planar to within 0.082 Å. The title compound exhibits potentin vitro antifungal activity againstC. neoformans, C. albicans andA. fumigatus.
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    Journal of chemical crystallography 25 (1995), S. 219-222 
    ISSN: 1572-8854
    Keywords: Calcium phosphate ; calcium pyrophosphate ; calcium potassium pyrophosphate ; crystal structure ; layer-type structure
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    Notes: Abstract The crystal structure of Ca10K4(P2O7)6·9H2O has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystals are hexagonal, space group P63cm witha=11.761(1),c=9.770(1) Å, andZ=1. The structure was refined toR=0.028 andR w=0.037 for 468 reflections withI≥3σ(I). The structure consists of a compact assembly of Ca and P2O7 ions arranged in layers perpendicular to thec-axis in a hexagonal array with relatively large open channels along thec-axis. The K ions and the water molecules are located in these open channels and are disordered.
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    Journal of chemical crystallography 25 (1995), S. 295-298 
    ISSN: 1572-8854
    Keywords: Cage-diol ; crystal structure ; photooxidation
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    Topics: Geosciences , Physics
    Notes: Abstract An unusual photooxidation was noted upon photolytic cage closure of a substituted tricyclo[6.2.1.02.7]undecane-exo, exo-diol. The resultant compound, which may be regarded as a mono-reduced pentacyclo[5.4.0.02,6.03,10.05,9]undecane-8,11-dione, was characterizedvia X-ray crystallography. This species could be reduced to the tricyclo[6.2.1.02,7]undecane-endo, exo-diol under conditions previously shown to be inert for the parent dione.
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  • 6
    ISSN: 1572-8854
    Keywords: Benzonaphthodioxosuberane ; crystal structure ; radermachol
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    Topics: Geosciences , Physics
    Notes: Abstract The crystal and molecular structure of the title compound (2) C21H16O4 has been determined by an X-ray analysis, by direct methods from diffractometer data and refined by full-matrix least squares. The compound (2) crystallizes in the space group P21/a, with cell parameters:a=36.432(5),b=5.512(3),c=8.269(5) Å, β=108.0(3)°,z=4,D c =1.397 g/cm−3,R=7.8 for 1136 observed reflections. The conformation of the tetracyclic ring system shows a folding of two planar parts of the carbon skeleton about an axis passing thorough C8 and C16 of the seven membered ring C.
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  • 7
    ISSN: 1572-8862
    Keywords: Palladium ; gold ; cluster ; phosphine ; crystal structure
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    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: Abstract [Au2Pd14(μ3-CO)7(μ2-CO)2(PMe3)11](PF6)2 has been synthesized from [Pd8(CO)8(PMe3)7] and AuCl(PCy3) in the presence of TIPF6. It has been characterised on the basis of mass spectrometry, infrared and NMR spectroscopy, and a single crystal X-ray diffraction study. The structure is based on a palladium-centered Au2Pd11 icosahedron which shares an edge with a Pd5 trigonal bipyramid.
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  • 8
    ISSN: 1572-8862
    Keywords: Cluster carbonyl ; osmium ; gold ; arene ; crystal structure
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    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: Abstract Reduction of the heptaosmium cluster [Os7(CO)21] With [Et4N][NH4) gives the cluster dianion [Os7(CO)20]2−,1, in high yield. The reaction of the dianion with [AuPR 3Cl] (R=Et or Ph) in the presence of TlPF6 forms [Os7((CO)20(AuPR 3)2] [R=Et (2a);R = Ph(2b)] in 80% yield, while the corresponding reaction with (Os(C6H6)(CH3CN)3]2+ gives [Os8(CO)20 (η 6-C6H6)] (3) in reasonable yield (ca. 30%). The dianion,1, and the clusters2 and3 have been fully characterized by bout spectroscopic and crystallographic methods. The crystal structure of the [Ph4P]+ salt of1 shows that the metals in the anion adopt a capped octahedral geometry, with all twenty carbonyl ligands in terminal sites. The metal core geometry in2a is best described as a tricapped octahedron, and is based on the structure of the dianion1 with two adjacent octahedral faces capped by the Au atoms of the two AuPEt3 groups. In a similar fashion, the geometry of3 is related to that of1 with the addition of an Os(C6H6) unit capped to a triangular face, to give a bicapped octahedral framework.
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  • 9
    ISSN: 1572-8862
    Keywords: Undecaosmium carbido cluster ; µ-bridged chlorol preparation ; crystal structure
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    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: Abstract A chloro-derivative of undecaosmium carbido cluster [Os11C(CO)27(µ-Cl)]-1 anion has been prepared and fully characterized by spectroscopic and crystallographic methods. The structure1 is an important intermediate for the conversion of [Os11C(CO)27]2 2 dianion to [OS10C(CO)24]2-3 dianion.
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  • 10
    ISSN: 1572-8862
    Keywords: Silver ; iron ; carbonyl ; cluster ; crystal structure
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    Notes: Abstract The oxidation of the [Fe(CO)4]2− dianion with Ag+ salts occurs through a particularinner-sphere mechanism, which involves an intermediate cascade of silver clusters stabilized by Fe(CO)4 ligands. The last detectable Ag-Fe cluster of the sequence is the [Ag13{μ-Fe(CO)4}8]3− trianion, which has been selectively obtained by using ca. 1.7 equivalents of Ag+ per mole of [Fe(CO)4]2−. The [Ag13{μ-Fe(CO)4}8]3−- trianion has been isolated in a crystalline state with several quaternary cations, and has been characterized by X-ray diffraction studies of its bis(triphenylphosphine)iminium salt. [N(PPh3)2]3 [Ag13{μ 3-Fe(CO)4}8]·2(CH3)2CO, monoclinic, space group P21 (No.4),a = 16.284(2) Å,b =18.767(5) Å,c = 25.905(4) Å,β = 90.46(1)°,V = 7916(3) Å3,Z = 2,R = 0.0324. The molecular structure of the anion consists of a centered cuboctahedron of silver atoms with the triangular faces capped by Fe(CO)4 units. Chemical reduction of ( Ag13{μ 3-Fe(CO)4}8]3− affords the corresponding [Ag13{μ 3-Fe(CO)4)8]4−, which in turn gives [Ag13{μ 3-Fe(CO)4)8]5− and [Ag6{μ 3-Fe(CO)4}4]– upon further reduction. Electrochemical investigations confirm the reversibility of the [Ag13{μ 3-Fe(CO)4}8]3−/4− redox change. Furthermore, in spite of some electrode poisoning effects, evidence of the existence of the [Ag13{μ 3-Fe(CO)4}8]5− pentaanion was obtained. The yet structurally uncharacterized [Ag6{μ 3-Fe(CO)4)4]2− dianion is quantitatively obtained by reaction of [Fe(CO)4]2− with ca. 1.5 equivalents of Ag+ or by addition of one equivalent of Ag+ to solutions of the [Ag5{Fe(CO)4}4]3− trianion. All attempts to isolate its quaternary salts as crystalline materials failed owing to formation of amorphous insoluble precipitates. The above series ofμ 3-Fe(CO)4 octa-capped cuboctahedral Ag13 clusters can be envisioned as the Ag+ . Ag and Ag− cryptates of the [Ag12{μ}3-Fe(CO)4}8]4− cryptand. respectively.
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  • 11
    ISSN: 1572-8862
    Keywords: Osmium ; unsaturated cluster ; ortho-metallation ; siloxyl ligand ; crystal structure
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    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: Abstract The reaction of Os3(CO)10(NCMe)[Si(OMe)3](μ-H),1, with PMe2Ph yielded the new complex Os3(CO)10(PMe2Ph)[Si(OMe)3](μ-H),2 by substitution of the MeCn ligand with the phosphine ligand. When heated to 125°C compound2 was decarbonylated and transformed into the new unsaturated cluster complex Os3(CO)8[μ-PMe2(C6H4)][Si(OMe)3](μ-H)2,3 in 54% yield. Compound3 was characterized by a single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, osmium bonds. The phenyl ring of the phosphine ligand has undergoneortho-metallation by a neighboring metal atom. A terminally coordinated Si(OMe)3 ligand is coordinated to the third osmium atom. The cluster is unsaturated by the amount of 2 electrons, and there is an open coordination site on the siloxyl substituted osmium atom that is partially filled by a weak interaction with one of the π-bonds of theortho-metalled phenyl ring. Complex3 reacts with CO at 1 atm to reform compound2 in 85% yield in 5 h at 40°C. Crystal Data: for3: space group = P21/n,a = 9.911(2) Å,b = 18.451(6) Å,c = 14.872(2) Å,β = 95.64(2)°,Z = 4, 1994 reflections,R = 0.028.
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  • 12
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    Journal of cluster science 6 (1995), S. 549-566 
    ISSN: 1572-8862
    Keywords: Molybdenum ; tungsten ; di-μ-oxo bridge ; sexadentate ligands ; asymmetric distortion ; stereoselectivity ; crystal structure
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    Notes: Abstract Binuclear oxomolybdenum(V) and oxotungsten(V) complexes of the type, [M 2(O)2(μ-X)(μ-X 1)]”, where M=Mo, W;X.X 1=O, S; L=edta, pdta (n=2-), tpen, tppn (n=2+) (edta4– =ethylenediaminetetraacetate(4–), pdta=R- orR,S-propylenediaminetetraacetate(4–), tpen=N,N,N 1,N1-tetrakis(2-pyridyhnethyl)-ethylenediamine, and tppn=R- orR,S-N,N,N 1,N1-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)-propylenediami ne) are reviewed with respect to their preparation, structure, spectroscopic properties, reactivities, and in particular asymmetric distortion around the bicyclo [4.1.1 ] type core and stereoselectivity related to this distortion,
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  • 13
    ISSN: 1572-8854
    Keywords: Molecular mechanics ; molecular dynamics ; MNDO ; CMPO ; crystal structure
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    Topics: Geosciences , Physics
    Notes: Abstract The crystal structure of N,N-diisobutyl-2-(octylphenylphosphinyl)acetamide, or CMPO was recently determined. The compound crystallizes in the space group P21/c witha=13.446(6),b=22.280(7),c=17.217(7) Å, β=92.07(4)°, andD calc=1.05 g/cm3 forZ=8 @20°C). Molecular mechanics, molecular dynamics, and MNDO calculations were also performed on CMPO utilizing the SYBYL1 suite of programs. The results from these calculations are compared to the crystal structure and to similar calculations performed on CMPO using ALCHEMY2,3. In general, the results from the calculations agree fairly well with the parameters from the crystal structure.
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  • 14
    ISSN: 1572-8854
    Keywords: Mercury(II) terpyridine complex ; crystal structure
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    Notes: Abstract [Hg(terpy)2](CF3SO3)2·0.5(CH3)2CO crystallizes in the triclinic $$P\bar 1$$ space group witha=14.631(6),b=15.258(4),c=18.785(7) Å, α=69.66(2), β=70.72(1), γ=88.55(1)°. The crystal structure consists of two independent [Hg(terpy)2]2+ cations, four trifluoromethanesulfonate anions and an acetone molecule in the asymmetric unit. Each mercury atom is coordinated by two tridentate terpyridine ligands forming an irregular six-coordination polyhedron. The Hg−N bond lengths range from 2.27(2) to 2.53(2) Å.
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    Journal of chemical crystallography 25 (1995), S. 463-467 
    ISSN: 1572-8854
    Keywords: 1,3-dithiole-4-carboxamides ; resonance effect ; short intramolecular S...O contact ; crystal structure
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    Topics: Geosciences , Physics
    Notes: Abstract The two closely related compoundsN,N-dimethyl 5-(methylthio)-2-thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4-carboxamide1 andN-(p-methoxy-phenyl)-N-methyl 5-(methylthio)-2-thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4-carboxamide2 have been characterized by X-ray crystal structure determination. Crystal data for1: triclinic, $$P\bar 1$$ ,a=6.767(1),b=12.594(2),c=6.648(1) Å, α=101.38(1), β=93.37(2), γ=79.62(1)°,V=546.2 Å3,Z=2. Crystal data for2: monoclinic, Cc,a=19.836(4),b=6.057(1),c=15.860(3) Å, β=127.61(3)°,V=1509.5Å3,Z=4. The molecular structures of1 and2 show remarkable differences concerning the conformational behavior. These differences are related to the nature of the substituents at the nitrogen atom. The presence of an aromatic system in2 leads to an almost planar arrangement of the α-oxoketene dithioacetal moiety. This effect is accompanied by a short intramolecular S...O contact of 2.648(2) Å. In the absence of an aromatic system, as is the case for compound1, neither a resonance effect along the α-oxoketene dithioacetal fragment nor a short S...O distance is observed.
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    Journal of chemical crystallography 25 (1995), S. 579-582 
    ISSN: 1572-8854
    Keywords: Dibenzo-18-crown-6 ; hetero bimetallic ; crown ether ; crystal structure ; ferric chloride
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    Topics: Geosciences , Physics
    Notes: Abstract Slow evaporation of a solution of ferric chloride and dibenzo-18-crown-6 in 3∶1 CH3CN∶CH3OH produced single crystals of the title complex. This heterobimetallic crown ether complex, [Na(dibenzo-18-crown-6)][FeCl4], crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2t/n with cell parameters (at 22°C)a=14.608(6),b=10.466(9),c=17.276(9)Å, β=91.47(6)°, andD calc=1.46 g cm−3 for Z=4. The structure consists of discrete ions with the shortest Na ... Cl distance a lengthy contact of 3.56(1)Å. The average Na...O separation is 2.69(3)Å. The [FeCl4]− anion exhibits a distorted tetrahedral geometry with an average Fe−Cl bond length of 2.16(2)Å.
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  • 17
    ISSN: 1572-8854
    Keywords: Amines ; crystal structure ; pentacycloundecane-8,11-dione
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    Notes: Abstract The crystal structures of three compounds formedvia nucleophilic attack of a heterocyclic secondary amine on PCU-8,11-dione, with the concomitant intramolecular attack of one keto oxygen on the carbon of the other ketone, are presented. In all three compounds, the bridging oxygen contains substantial p-character, and the bonds to the “attacking” nitrogen are significantly shorter than would be expected.
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    Journal of chemical crystallography 25 (1995), S. 765-768 
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    Keywords: Sesterterpene ; scalaran ; crystal structure ; marine compound
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    Topics: Geosciences , Physics
    Notes: Abstract The molecular geometry of a tetracyclic sesterterpene has been determined by X-ray diffraction. The conformation of the aldehyde group as observed in the crystal structure supports the rationalization for the absence of aldehyde proton coupling in the nmr spectra of the compound. Crystal data: C28H42O5, M.W.=458.6; orthorhombic, P212121;a=10.797(2),b=29.270(9),c=8.033(1)Å,V=2538.7Å3,Dx=1.199 g cm−3;R=0.045 for 2287 observed reflections.
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  • 19
    ISSN: 1572-8854
    Keywords: Calixarene ; complex ; crystal structure ; chirality
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    Notes: Abstract The title compound was obtained by treatment ofp-tert-butylcalix[4]arene with (+) camphorsulfonyl chloride in triethylamine and toluene. A (1∶2) complex with toluene has been found. Its structure has been determined by X-ray crystallography. Crystals are triclinic with space group P1,a=16.426(3),b=18.553(3),c=13.661(2) Å, α=94.78(2), β=110.76(2), γ=72.83(2)°,V=3720(2) Å3,d c =1.127 g/cm3 Z=2. Refinement based on 10495 observed reflections led to a finalR value of 0.100. The two independent molecules of calixarene in the asymmetric unit are in the cone conformation and the calixarene cavities are empty. The guest molecule occupies the interhost space. The norborane skelton of (+) camphorsulfonyl group is the same as ones found in literature. Only van der Waals interactions exist between the host and the guest molecules.
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    Journal of cluster science 6 (1995), S. 523-532 
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    Keywords: Molybdenum ; reduction ; seven-electron triangular cluster ; bridging sulfide ; crystal structure
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    Notes: Abstract The triangular six-electron cluster complex [Mo3S4Cl4(PEt3) x (thf)5] produced by the excision reaction of Mo3S7Cl4 with triethypholsphine is reduced by magnesium at − 20°C. Subsequent addition of dppe (=1,2-his(diphenylphosphino)ethane) to the reduced species affords a seven-electron triangular cluster complex [Mo3S4Cl3(dppe)2(PEt3)]. The complex crystallizes in the space groupCm witha=17.170(6),b-19.878(6),c = 13.289(5)β = 121.73(2)°,V = 3858(2) A3, andZ = 2. The structure shows an almost equilateral triangle of three molybdenum atoms capped by a Sulfur atom and bridged by three sulfur atoms. The Mo Mo distances, ranging from 2.804(1) to 2.809(1) A are elongated ca. 0.04 A as compared with lose of a six-electron cluster complex with drape ligands. Two molybdenum atoms have a chlorine and a dppe ligands, and the other molybdenum atom bas a chlorine and a triethylphosphine ligands. The UV-Vis spectrum has a characteristic broad hand centered at 1410 n m, which is not observed for six-electron clusters. The ESR spectrum indicates the presence of an unpaired electron consistent with the formulation of the compound as a seven-electron cluster.
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  • 21
    ISSN: 1349-9432
    Keywords: organic crystal ; racemic form ; second-harmonic generation ; refractive index ; nonlinear optical coefficient ; crystal structure ; oriented-gas model
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    Topics: Physics
    Notes: Abstract Linear and nonlinear optical properties of racemic (±)2-(α-methylbenzylamino)-5-nitropyridine ((±)MBANP) single crystals have been comprehensively investigated and compared with those of the enantiomorph (–)2-(α-methylbenzylamino)-5-nitropyridine ((–)MBANP) crystals. (±)MBANP crystal exhibits very high chemical and physical stability, but relatively small nonlinear optical coefficients (d31 = 6.8 pm/V, d32 = 4.7 pm/V, d33 = 0.84 pm/V). A comparison between the nonlinear optical coefficients of (±)MBANP and (–)MBANP demonstrates the validity of the oriented-gas model in molecular crystals that neglects all the contributions from intermolecular interaction.
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    Cellular and molecular life sciences 51 (1995), S. 1116-1123 
    ISSN: 1420-9071
    Keywords: Antisense RNA ; gene expression ; insertional mutagenesis ; physical mapping ; reporter genes
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Over the past ten years, powerful molecular genetic techniques have been developed to analyze gene function inDictyostelium. DNA-mediated transformation using a variety of selections and vectors has allowed the introduction of wild-type or modified genes that are under various forms of transcriptional control. Homologous recombination is efficient and can be used to modify the genome in precise ways. In addition, it is now possible to clone genes based on their mutant phenotype alone, either by insertional mutagenesis, or by screening antisense expression cDNA libraries. Finally, a nearly complete physical map of the genome is available and so genes are easily mapped by physical techniques. We discuss many of these advances within the context of major research problems presently under study.
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    Cellular and molecular life sciences 51 (1995), S. 606-611 
    ISSN: 1420-9071
    Keywords: Metallothionein ; isometallothioneins ; gene expression ; rabbit kidney cell-line ; cadmium adaptation ; zinc adaptation
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract We explored the molecular genetics underlying the massive induction of isoMTs by Zn2+ or Cd2+ in metal tolerant rabbit kidney (RK-13) sub-line cells, using band shift assays and Southern blotting analysis. In sub-line cells accommodated to intermediate metal concentrations (100 μM Zn2+; 1–20 μM Cd2+) evidence suggested that the increase in the capacity for isoMT synthesis is brought about by an increased binding activity of the nuclear transcription factors MTF-1 and Sp1. Using quantitative band shift analysis with a mouse MRE-d oligonucleotide probe, the binding of both transcription factors was found to be enhanced two to three times over the binding activity measured in the unexposed parental RK-13 cells. Their increase in binding activity is probably the cause of the overexpression of MT genes and the development of metal tolerance in these cells. In cells tolerant to the highest concentrations of metal the analysis of Southern blot signals revealed MT gene amplification to be the most probable cause of the increased MT production. Thus, in cells of sub-lines growing in the presence of 350 μM Zn2+, two of the isoMT genes were coordinately triplicated and in cells tolerant to 150 μM Cd2+ one isoMT gene was amplified two-fold.
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  • 24
    ISSN: 1572-9001
    Keywords: MM3 ; PM3 ; MMX ; crystal structure ; norbonadienone ; distorted compound
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract The reaction of 4,5-didehydroacenaphthene with phencyclone yields the title compound, a stable dibenzo-fused norbornadienone (8). The X-ray structure of8 is presented and compared with the structure predicted from a MM3, PM3, and a MMX calculation. Thermal decomposition of 8 produces, 7,16-diphenylcyclopenta[d,e]tribenzo[a,h,j]anthracene (9), a hydrocarbon that is computed to have a significantly twisted polycyclic aromatic skeleton with 19 kcal/mole of strain energy.
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    Structural chemistry 6 (1995), S. 57-63 
    ISSN: 1572-9001
    Keywords: Hydrogen bonding ; carcinogen ; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon derivative ; dihydrodiol ; crystal structure
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    Notes: Abstract The crystal structure of the weak carcinogen 5-methylchrysene-7,8-dihydro-7,8-trans-(e,e)-diol is reported. This molecule contains a distorted bay region as a result of the presence of the 5-methyl group as found in 5-methylchrysene and 5,6- and 5, 12-dimethylchrysene. One torsion angle in this bay region is 20
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    Keywords: vasoactive intestinal peptide ; ulcerative colitis ; gene expression
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    Notes: Abstract The availability of colon provides a ready source of human neurons. Among the products of nerve cell bodies, vasoactive intestinal peptide is a neuropeptide that serves as a marker of non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic inhibitory nerves in colon. These nerves have been proposed to be involved in regulation of immune function, secretion, and smooth muscle function. In previous work, we identified decreased tissue levels of vasoactive intestinal peptide in a disorder of chronic colonic mucosal inflammation, ulcerative colitis. We hypothesized that diminished gene expression of vasoactive intestinal peptide could result in decreased tissue levels of this neuropeptide. Sigmoid colon was obtained at surgery from controls (n=6) and patients with ulcerative colitis (n=6). Vasoactive intestinal peptide mRNA was quantified by Northern blot hybridization and tissue levels of vasoactive intestinal peptide were determined by radioimmunoassay. Tissue vasoactive intestinal peptide was decreased only in the mucosalsubmucosal layer of ulcerative colitis (p=.02). There was a single 1.7 kbase vasoactive intestinal peptide transcript identified in both control colon and ulcerative colitis. Normalized vasoactive intestinal peptide mRNA levels were increased by 260% in ulcerative colitis compared to controls (p〈.01). These observations suggest that decreased vasoactive intestinal peptide gene expression or abnormal post-transcriptional processing are not primary defects in this disorder of chronic inflammation. The findings support the alternative hypothesis that axonal degeneration in ulcerative colitis could result in increased expression of neuronal vasoactive intestinal peptide mRNA.
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    Keywords: regucalcin ; calcium-binding protein ; insulin ; calcium ; gene expression ; rat liver
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    Notes: Abstract The effect of refeeding on the expression of Ca2+-binding protein regucalcin mRNA in the liver of fasted rats was investigated. When rats were fasted overnight, the hepatic regucalcin mRNA level was reduced about 70% of that in feeding rats. Refeeding produced a remarkable elevation of hepatic regucalcin mRNA level (about 150–170% of fasted rats). Liver regucalcin concentration was appreciably increased by refeeding, although it was not altered by fasting. The oral administration of glucose (2 g/kg body weight) to fasted rats caused a significant increase in hepatic regucalcin mRNA level. Moreover, hepatic regucalcin mRNA level was clearly elevated by a single subcutaneous administration of insulin (10 and 100 U/kg) to fasted rats. The hormonal effect was not further enhanced by the simultaneous administration of calcium chloride (250 mg Ca/kg) to fasted rats, although calcium administration stimulated regucalcin mRNA expression in the liver. The present study suggests that the expression of hepatic regucalcin mRNA stimulated by refeeding is significantly involved in the action of insulin and/or calcium as stimulating factors.
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 143 (1995), S. 67-71 
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    Keywords: regucalcin ; calcium-binding protein ; gene expression ; gene distribution
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    Notes: Abstract The existence and expression of gene encoding the Ca2+-binding protein regucalcin in various species and tissues were investigated with Southern and Northern hybridization analyses using regucalcin cDNA (0.9 kb of open reading frame). Genomic Southern hybridization analysis demonstrated that regucalcin gene was widely conserved among higher animals including human, monkey, rat, mouse, dog, bovine, rabbit and chicken. The gene was not found in yeast. The Northern blot analysis of poly (A)+RNAs extracted from the liver of various species showed that regucalcin mRNA was predominantly expressed in rat and mouse, although the expression was also seen in human, bovine and chicken. Furthermore, the enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay (ELISA) with rabbit-anti-regucalcin IgG indicated that hepatic regucalcin concentration was most pronounced in rat as compared with that of guinea pig, mouse and chicken. These observations show that the gene expression of regucalcin and its protein synthesis is unique in the liver of rats, suggesting the existence of a specific mechanism in demonstrating regucalcin synthesis from gene.
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 143 (1995), S. 137-141 
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    Keywords: regucalcin ; calcium-binding protein ; estrogen ; gene expression ; rat liver
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    Notes: Abstract The effect of nuclear receptor-related hormones on the expression of hepatic calcium-binding protein regucalcin mRNA in rats was investigated. The change of regucalcin mRNA levels was analyzed by Northern blotting using liver regucalcin cDNA (0.9 kb of open-reading frame). A single subcutaneons administration of 17β-estradiol (0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 mg/kg body weight) in rats induced a remarkable increase of regucalcin mRNA in liver; the level was about 200% of control at 24 h after the administration of 2.0 mg/kg. The increase showed about 350% even at 6 h after the administration. Meanwhile, hepatic regucalcin mRNA level was not appreciably altered by a single subcutaneous administration of thyroxine (T4) (20, 40 and 80 mg/kg) or hydrocortisone (10 and 30 mg/kg) in rats. The present study demonstrates that the expression of hepatic regucalcin mRNA is stimulated by estrogen action in the liver nuclei of rats.
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 144 (1995), S. 105-108 
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    Keywords: fatty acid synthase ; gene expression ; and thyroid hormone
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    Notes: Abstract The effect of triiodothyronine (T3) on regulation of fatty acid synthase in chicken liver was investigated. In hypothyroid animals, enzyme activity was about one half of that in euthyroid animals. T3 treatment increased the enzyme activity in hypothyroid animals. There is little difference in both the mRNA concentration and the transcription rate between euthyroid and hypothyroid animals. T3 treatment markedly decreased both the mRNA concentration and the transcription rate in euthyroid and hypothyroid animals. These results suggested that T3 maintained the normal level of enzyme expression primarily by stimulating the post-transcriptional step, while the transcription of the gene was inhibited by hyperthyroidism.
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 148 (1995), S. 45-57 
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    Keywords: manganese ; superoxide dismutase ; gene expression ; hyperoxide lung injury ; nuclear factor kappa B
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    Notes: Abstract TNFα and IL-1 each can activate NF-κB and induce gene expression of manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), a mitochondrial matrix enzyme which can provide critical protection against hyperoxic lung injury. The regulation of MnSOD gene expression is not well understood. Since redox status can modulate NF-κB and potential κB site(s) exist in the MnSOD promoter, the effect of thiols (including NAC, DTT and 2-ME) on TNFα and IL-1 induced activation of NF-κB and MnSOD gene expression was investigated. Activation of NF-kB and increased MnSOD expression were potentiated by thiol reducing agents. In contrast, thiol oxidizing or alkylating agents inhibited both NF-κB activation and elevated MnSOD expression in response to TNFα or IL-1. Since protease inhibitors TPCK and TLCK can inhibit NF-κB activation, we also investigated the effect of these compounds on MnSOD expression and NF-κB activation. TPCK and TLCK each inhibited MnSOD gene expression and NF-κB activation. Since the MnSOD promoter also contains anAP-1 binding site, the effect of thiols and thiol modifying agents on AP-1 activation was investigated. Thiols had no consistent effect onAP-1 activation. Likewise, some of the thiol modifying compounds inhibited AP-1 activation by TNFα or IL-1, whereas others did not. Since diverse agents had similar effects on activation of NF-κB and MnSOD gene expression, we have demonstrated that activation of NF-κB and MnSOD gene expression are closely associated and that reduced sulfhydryl groups are required for cytokine mediation of both processes.
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 146 (1995), S. 71-77 
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    Keywords: regucalcin ; calcium-binding protein ; gene expression ; rat kidney cortex
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    Notes: Abstract The expression of calcium-binding protein regucalcin mRNA in the kidney cortex of rats was investigated. The change of regucalcin mRNA levels was analyzed by Northern blotting using liver regucalcin complementary DNA (0.9 kb of open-reading frame). Regucalcin mRNA was expressed in the kidney cortex, and this expression was clearly increased by a single intraperitoneal administration of calcium chloride solution (5–15 mg Ca/100 g body weight) in rats; this increase was remarkable at 60–120 min after the administration. Thyroparathyroidectomy (TPTX) caused a slight decrease of regucalcin mRNA levels in the kidney cortex. However, the administration of calcium (10 mg/100 g) in TPTX rats produced a clear increase of regucalcin mRNA levels in the kidney cortex. The subcutaneous administration of calcitonin (10–100 MRC mU/100 g) or parathyroid hormone [1–34] (1–10 U/100 g) in TPTX rats which received calcium (10 mg/100 g) administration did not cause an appreciable alteration of regucalcin mRNA levels in the kidney cortex, suggesting that the mRNA expression is not stimulated by calcium-regulating hormones. The administration of trifluoperazine (TFP; 5 mg/100 g), an inhibitor of Ca2+/calmodulin action, completely blocked the expression of regucalcin mRNA stimulated by calcium administration. Now, calcium content in the kidney cortex was significantly elevated by a single intraperitpneal administration of calcium (10 mg/100 g) in rats. The present study clearly demonstrates that the expression of regucalcin mRNA in the kidney cortex is stimulated by calcium administration in rats. This expression may be mediated through Ca2+/calmodulin action in the kidney cortex.
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    Water, air & soil pollution 85 (1995), S. 1461-1466 
    ISSN: 1573-2932
    Keywords: ozone ; wheat ; Triticum aestivum ; growth ; senescence ; biomass partitioning ; photosynthesis
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    Topics: Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
    Notes: Abstract In closed-chamber fumigation experiments dry matter partitioning and chlorophyll fluorescence of wheat were studied, analysing the effects of ozone during different stages of plant development. Ozone causes enhanced leaf senescence, leading to a loss of green leaf area and, consequently to a decreased supply of assimilates, affecting (in increasing order of severeness) stem, ear and grain productivity because of reduced storage pools for translocation. Leaves of plants before shooting stage were most sensitive but the lack of green leaf area after ear emergence had the most pronounced effects on grain yield. Measurements of photochemical capacity showed that evidence for negative ozone effects could be found in changes of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters in leaf sections not yet showing visible ozone injury. Negative effects on photosynthesis were more distinct with increasing accumulated ozone dose, with increasing age of leaf tissue and with increasing ozone sensitivity of the cultivar. The changes in chlorophyll fluorescence are most likely to be explained by a decreased pool size of plastoquinones caused by ozone.
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 151 (1995), S. 55-60 
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    Keywords: regucalcin ; calcium ; gene expression ; kidney damage ; rat kidney cortex
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    Notes: Abstract The alteration of Ca2+-binding protein regucalcin mRNA expression in the kidney cortex of rats administered cisplatin and cephaloridine, which can induce kidney damage, was investigated. Cisplatin (0.25, 0.5 and 1.0 mg/100 g body weight) or cephaloridine (25, 50 and 100 mg/100 g) was intraperitoneally administered in rats, and 1, 2 and 3 days later they were sacrificed. The alteration in serum findings after the administration of cisplatin (1.0 mg/100 g) or cephaloridine (50 and 100 mg/100 g) demonstrated chemically induced kidney damage; blood urea nitrogen (BUN) concentration increased markedly and serum inorganic phosphorus or calcium concentration decreased significantly. Moreover, the administration of cisplatin (1.0 mg/100 g) or cephaloridine (100 mg/100 g) caused a remarkable increase of calcium content in the kidney cortex of rats, indicating kidney damage. The expression of regucalcin mRNA in the kidney cortex was markedly reduced by the administration of cisplatin or cephaloridine in rats, when the mRNA levels were analyzed by Northern blotting using rat liver regucalcin cDNA (0.9 kb). The mRNA decreases were seen with the used lowest dose of cisplatin or cephaloridine. The present study clearly demonstrates that the mRNA expression of Ca2+-binding protein regucalcin in the kidney cortex of rats is decreased by chemically induced kidney damage.
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 152 (1995), S. 131-141 
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    Keywords: gene expression ; mRNA ; proto-oncogenes
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    Notes: Abstract Polyomavirus large T-antigen transgenic mice develop cardiac hypertrophy characterized by an increase in atrial natriuretic factor and β-myosin heavy chain isoform expression. The aim of this study was to examine changes in proto-oncogene expression in hypertrophied hearts from the transgenic mice. Expression of early growth response-1 (Egr-1) mRNA was detected in hearts from all 15 transgenic mice, but was not detectable in 13 control mice. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction experiments usingEgr-1-specific primers confirmed the increase inEgr-1 mRNA in enlarged hearts from the transgenic mice. Expression of c-jun,junD and Ha-ras mRNAs was increased in the transgenic hearts 3, 17 and 2.8-fold, respectively. Western blots showed an increase in c-myc, c-jun and ras protein in hypertrophied transgenic hearts. Immunofluorescence analyses confirmed an increase in Egr-1 and c-jun protein in transgenic cardiomyocytes. Proliferating cell nuclear antigen, Ki-ras and HSP 90 mRNAs were decreased 22, 2.7 and 3-fold, respectively in the transgenic hearts. Not altered in most hypertrophied hearts was expression of c-fos, junB, p53, c-neu, c-myc, HSP70, HSP27, TGF-β or IGF-1 mRNAs. Proto-oncogene and growth factor gene expression in hypertrophy induced by PVLT expression is modulated, with some proto-oncogenes increased and others decreased in expression.
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    Keywords: β-fructofuranosidase ; invertase ; gene expression ; gene structure ; flower buds ; Daucus carota
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    Notes: Abstract Three genomic clones (Inv *Dc1, Inv *Dc2 and Inv *Dc3) were isolated by using the cDNA for carrot cell wall β-fructofuranosidase as a probe. The expression patterns of the three genes differed markedly. High levels of Inv *Dc1 transcripts were found in leaves and roots of young carrot, whereas in plants with developing tap roots no transcripts were detected. A high level of mRNA of Inv *Dc1 was also present in suspension-cultured cells. In developing reproductive organs, only low levels of transcripts of Inv *Dc1 were found in flower buds and flowers and none at later stages of development. In contrast, Inv *Dc2 and Inv *Dc3 were not expressed in vegetative plant organs. Invb1 *Dc1 was exclusively and strongly expressed in flower buds, and Inv *Dc3 at a very low level in suspension-cultured cells.
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    Keywords: fruit ; gene expression ; promoter ; ripening ; tomato ; transgenic plant
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    Notes: Abstract The 1.4 kb 5′ polygalacturonase (PG) gene-flanking region has previously been demonstrated to direct ripening-specific chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (CAT) expression in transgenic tomato plants. The steady state level of CAT mRNA in these plants was estimated to be less than 1% of the endogenous PG mRNA. Further constructs containing larger PG gene-flanking regions were generated and tested for their ability to direct higher levels of reporter gene expression. A 4.8 kb 5′-flanking region greatly increased levels of ripening-specific reporter gene activity, while a 1.8 kb 3′ region was only shown to have a positive regulatory role in the presence of the extended 5′ region. Transgenic plants containing the CAT gene flanked by both of these regions showed the same temporal pattern of accumulation of CAT and PG mRNA, and steady-state levels of the transgene mRNA were equivalent to 60% of the endogenous PG mRNA on a per gene basis. The proximal 150 bp of the PG promoter gave no detectable CAT activity. However, the distal 3.4 kb of the 4.8 kb 5′ PG promoter was shown to confer high levels of ripening-specific gene expression when placed in either orientation upstream of the 150 bp minimal promoter. The DNA sequence of the 3.4 kb region revealed a 400 bp imperfect reverse repeat, and sequences which showed similarity to functionally significant sequences from the ripening-related, ethylene-regulated tomato E8 and E4 gene promoters. The possible roles of the flanking regions in regulating PG gene expression are discussed.
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    Keywords: acetohydroxyacid synthase ; gene organization ; gene expression ; herbicide resistance ; cotton ; Gossypium hirsutum
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    Notes: Abstract The acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) gene family of the cotton AD allotetraploid Gossypium hirsutum has been cloned and characterized. We have identified six different AHAS genes from an analysis of genomic clones and Southern blots of genomic DNA. Four of the six genes are organized as tandem pairs, in which the genes are separated by only 2–3 kb. Conservation of restriction fragment length polymorphisms between G. hirsutum and A-genome and D-genome-containing diploid cottons was sufficient to assign the single genes in clones A5 and A19 to the A and D subgenomes, respectively. Each diploid genome has one tandem pair, but in these cases we could not make specific subgenomic assignments. DNA and deduced amino acid sequences were determined for the A5 and A19 genes, and an AHAS cDNA clone isolated from a leaflibrary. The sequence of the A19 gene matches that of the cDNA clone, while the A5 gene is 97.8% similar. The four genes comprising the tandem pairs are much less similar to the cDNA clone. The deduced amino acid sequences of the mature polypeptides encoded by the A5 and A19 genes are collinear with the housekeeping forms of AHAS from Arabidopsis thaliana, Nicotiana tabacum and Brassica napus. The constitutive expression of A5 and A19 was confirmed with RNase protection assays and northern blots. We conclude that these genes encode the main house-keeping froms of AHAS in G. hirsutum. Among the four AHAS genes comprising the two tandem pairs, at least two are functional. These genes exhibit either low-level constitutive expression (one or both of the ‘downstream’ genes of each pair), or highly specific expression in reproductive tissue (one or both of the ‘upstream’ genes of each pair). The AHAS gene family of G. hirsutum is more complex than that of other plants so far examined.
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    Keywords: Brassica ; phosphate starvation ; gene expression ; β-glucosidase ; mineral nutrition
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    Notes: Abstract Differential gene expression at the transcriptional level was examined as an initial step in the investigation of the Pi starvation response of Brassica nigra suspension cells. Total RNA was extracted from 7-day old cells grown in media containing either no Pi, 1.25 mM or 10 mM Pi., In vitro translation was carried out using their respective poly(A)+ RNA isolates and the resultant polypeptides were separated on a high-resolution SDS-PAGE gel. Scanning densitometry identified four polypeptides (ca. 31.7, 32.3, 52.5 and 64.8 kDa) present only in the Pi-starved samples. Screening by differential hybridization was performed on a cDNA library constructed from mRNA isolated from Pi-starved cells. Probes prepared from mRNA from Pi-deficient and Pi-sufficient cells identified a number of clones representing mRNA species that were preferentially transcribed under Pi deficiency. These phosphate starvation-responsive (psr) clones were placed into eleven groups as determined by cross-hybridization. Northern blots showed that the corresponding genes are inducible in both mild and severe Pi starvation conditions. Preliminary sequencing identified one of the clones as being homologous to β-glucosidases from several plant species. The possible role of β-glucosidase during Pi starvation and the identities of the other psr genes are discussed.
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    Keywords: linked gene ; gene expression ; peroxidase ; Populus kitakamiensis
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    Notes: Abstract A genomic library was prepared from Populus kitakamiensis and screened with the cDNA for an anionic peroxidase from P. kitakamiensis. One genomic clone was isolated that contained two tandemly oriented genes for anionic peroxidases, prxA3a and prxA4a. Both genes consisted of four exons and three introns; the introns had consensus nucleotides, namely, GT and AG, at their 5′ and 3′ ends, respectively. The prxA3a and prxA4a genes encoded 347 and 343 amino acid residues, respectively, including putative signal sequences at the amino-termini. Putative promoters and polyadenylation signals were found in the flanking regions of both genes. The sequence of the coding region of prxA3a was completely identical to that of the cDNA clone pA3, whereas the sequence of the coding region of prxA4a was only 73% identical to that of the cDNA clone pA3. Northern blot analysis showed that the patterns of expression of the mRNAs that corresponded to prxA3a and prxA4a differed in stems of P. kitakamiensis.
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    Keywords: anthocyanin ; Compositae ; corolla ; dfr ; flower development ; gene expression
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    Notes: Abstract In the ornamental cut flower plant Gerbera hybrida the spatial distribution of regulatory molecules characteristic of differentiation of the composite inflorescence is visualized as the various patterns of anthocyanin pigmentation of different varieties. In order to identify genes that the plant can regulate according to these anatomical patterns, we have analysed gene expression affecting two enzymatic steps, chalcone synthase (CHS) and dihydroflavonol-4-reductase (DFR), in five gerbera varieties with spatially restricted anthocyanin pigmentation patterns. The dfr expression profiles vary at the levels of floral organ, flower type and region within corolla during inflorescence development according to the anthocyanin pigmentation of the cultivars. In contrast, chs expression, although regulated in a tissue-specific manner during inflorescence development, varies only occasionally. The variation in the dfr expression profiles between the varieties reveals spatially specific gene regulation that senses the differentiation events characteristic of the composite inflorescence.
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    Plant molecular biology 27 (1995), S. 441-456 
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    Keywords: HSP70 ; HSC70 ; seed development ; imbibition ; chaperone ; gene expression
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    Notes: Abstract Eukaryotes express several cytoplasmic HSP70 genes, and their encoded proteins participate in diverse cellular processes. Three cDNAs encoding highly expressed cytoplasmic HSP70 homologues from Pisum sativum were cloned and characterized. They were designated PsHSP71.2, PsHSC71.0, and PsHSP70b. These HSP70 genes have different expression profiles in leaves: PsHSP71.2 is observed only in response to heat stress, PsHSC71.0 is present constitutively, and PsHSP70b is weakly constitutively expressed, but induced strongly in response to heat stress. In addition to being heat induced, the PsHSP71.2 mRNA is also expressed in zygotic, but not maternal organs of developing pea seeds, while PsHSC71.0 and PsHSP70b mRNAs are present in maternal and zygotic organs throughout seed development. Immunoblot analysis of parallel protein samples detects a 70 kDa polypeptide in all samples, and a 72 kDa polypeptide that corresponds to the PsHSP71.2 gene product is observed in cotyledons beginning at mid-maturation and in axes beginning between late maturation and desiccation. This polypeptide is not detected in the seed coat. The 72 kDa polypeptide remains abundant in both cotyledons and axes through germination, but declines substantially between 48 and 72 h after the onset of imbibition. Differential control of HSP70 expression during heat stress, seed maturation, and germination is consistent with the hypothesis that there are functional distinctions between cytoplasmic HSP70s.
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    Keywords: Cucumis sativus ; gene expression ; glyoxylate cycle ; glyoxysome ; isocitrate lyase ; seed germination
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    Notes: Abstract The cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) genome contains only a single gene encoding the glyoxylate cycle enzyme isocitrate lyase (ICL). The cucumber icl gene has been isolated and sequenced, revealing only two small introns. The predicted amino acid sequence is more than 85% identical to ICL from other higher plants, and contains the C-terminal tripeptide Ser-Arg-Met which resembles a peroxisomal targeting sequence. The icl gene is coordinately expressed with the malate synthase (ms) gene after seed germination in both the light and the dark, suggesting that these genes may contain similar DNA elements regulating transcription. The start of transcription of the icl gene was determined and the DNA sequences upstream compared with the region of the ms gene promoter known to regulate transcription. This comparison revealed a highly conserved DNA sequence at similar positions in each gene.
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    Keywords: Alfalfa ; cell division cycle ; chromosomal location ; cyclin ; gene expression
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    Notes: Abstract Cyclins in association with the protein kinase p34cdc2and related cyclin-dependent protein kinases (cdks) are key regulatory elements in controlling the cell division cycle. Here, we describe the identification and characterization of a full-length cDNA clone of alfalfa mitotic cyclin, termed CycIIIMs. Computer analysis of known plant cyclin gene sequences revealed that this cyclin belongs to the same structural group as the other known partial alfalfa cyclin sequences. Genetic segregation analysis based on DNA-DNA hybridization data showed that the CycIIIMs gene(s) locates in a single chromosomal region on linkage group 5 of the alfalfa genetic map between RFLP markers UO89A and CG13. The assignment of this cyclin to the mitotic cyclin class was based on its cDNA-derived sequence and its differential expression during G2/M cell cycle phase transition of a partially synchronized alfalfa cell culture. Sequence analysis indicated common motifs with both the A- and B-types of mitotic cyclins similarly to the newly described B3-type of animal cyclins.
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    Keywords: Cell cycle ; circadian clock ; green alga ; GTP-binding proteins ; light regulation ; photosynthesis
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    Notes: Abstract ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) is a highly conserved, low molecular mass (ca. 21 kDa) GTP-binding protein that has been implicated in vesicle trafficking and signal transduction in yeast and mammalian cells. However, little is known of ARF in plant systems. A putative ARF polypeptide was identifed in subcellular fractions of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, based on [32P]GTP binding and immunoblot assays. A cDNA clone was isolated from Chlamydomonas (Arf1), which encodes a 20.7 kDa protein with 90% identity to human ARF1. Northern blot analyses showed that levels of Arf1 mRNA are highly regulated during 12 h/12 h light/dark (LD) cycles. A biphasic pattern of expression was observed: a transient peak of Arf1 mRNA occurred at the onset of the light period, which was followed ca. 12 h later by a more prominent peak in the early to mid-dark period. When LD-synchronized cells were shifted to continuous darkness, the dark-specific peak of Arf1 mRNA persisted, indicative of a circadian rhythm. The increase in Arf1 mRNA at the beginning of the light period, however, was shown to be light-dependent, and, moreover, dependent on photosynthesis, since it was prevented by DCMU. We conclude that the biphasic pattern of Arf1 mRNA accumulation during LD cycles is due to regulation by two different factors, light (which requires photosynthesis) and the circadian clock. Thus, these studies identify a novel pattern of expression for a GTP-binding protein gene.
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    Plant molecular biology 29 (1995), S. 647-662 
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    Keywords: gene expression ; peroxidase ; powdery mildew ; splicing ; Triticum aestivum L.
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    Notes: Abstract A PCR-based screening approach was used to isolate genomic clones from wheat encoding peroxidase isozymes. Three complete genes (pox1, pox2 and pox4) and one truncated gene (pox3) were characterized. The nucleotide sequences predicted mature proteins of 31 kDa, in which all the highly conserved motifs of secreted plant peroxidases were preserved. The coding regions showed 73–83% DNA sequence identity, with the highest level of similarity noted for the tandemly oriented pox2 and pox3. Expression of respective pox genes in various tissues of wheat was assessed by the RT-PCR technique, which showed that all four genes are active. The primary pox1 mRNA was spliced to remove three introns, whereas processing of the other pox transcripts involved only two intervening sequences. Splicing occurred at consensus GU/AG splice sites except for the first introns of pox1, pox2 and pox4 transcripts, where processing took place at unusual GC donor sites. The RNA analysis suggested that the pox1, pox2 and pox4 genes are predominantly expressed in roots. Lower levels of expression were found for pox4 and pox3 in leaves. Infection of wheat by the powdery mildew fungus selectively induced expression of pox2 in leaves.
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    Plant molecular biology 29 (1995), S. 1211-1221 
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    Keywords: ferredoxin ; Citrus ; ethylene ; gene expression
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    Notes: Abstract The sequence and expression of mRNA homologous to a cDNA encoding a non-photosynthetic ferredoxin (Fd1) from Citrus fruit was investigated. The non-photosynthetic nature of this ferredoxin was deduced from: (1) amino acid sequence alignments showing better scores with non-photosynthetic than with photosynthetic ferredoxins, (2) higher expression in tissues containing plastids other than chloroplast such as petals, young fruits, roots and peel of fully coloured fruits, and (3) the absence of light-dark regulation characteristic of photosynthetic ferredoxins. In a phylogenetic tree constructed with higher-plant ferredoxins, Citrus fruit ferredoxin clustered together with root ferredoxins and separated from the photosynthetic ferredoxins. Non photosynthetic (root and fruit) ferredoxins, but not the photosynthetic ferredoxins, have their closest homologs in cyanobacteria. Analysis of ferredoxin genomic organization suggested that non-photosynthetic ferredoxins exist in Citrus as a small gene family. Expression of Fd1 is developmentally regulated during flower opening and fruit maturation, both processes may be mediated by ethylene in Citrus. Exogenous ethylene application also induced the expression of Fd1 both in flavedo and leaves. The induction of non-photosynthetic ferredoxins could be related with the demand for reducing power in non-green, but biosynthetically active, tissues.
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    Keywords: MAR ; SCS ; insulation ; gene expression
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    Notes: Abstract The flanking sequences of several genes have been shown to direct a position independent expression of transgenes. Attempts to completely identify the insulating sequences have failed so far. Some of these sequences contain a matrix attached region (MAR) located in the flanking part of the genes. This article will show that the MARs in cultured cells located in the 3' OH region of the human apolipoprotein B100 (Apo B100) and within the SV40 genome were unable to stimulate and insulate transgene expression directed by the promoters from a rabbit whey acidic protein (WAP) gene or from human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) early genes. In transgenic mice, the MAR from the Apo B100 and SV40 genes did not enhance the expression of a transgene containing the rabbit whey acid protein (WAP) promotor, the late gene SV40 intron (VP1 intron), the bovine growth hormone (bGH) cDNA and the SV40 late gene terminator. This construct was even toxic for embryos. Similarly, the specialized chromatin structure (SCS) from the Drosophila 87A7 HSP70 gene reduced chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (CAT) activity when added between a cytomegalovirus (CMV) enhancer and a Herpes simplex thymidine kinase (TK) gene promoter. This inhibitory action was almost complete when a second SCS sequence was added before the CMV enhancer. Sequences from the firefly luciferase and from the human gene cathepsin D cDNA used as control unexpectedly showed a similar inhibitory effect when added to the CMVTKCAT construct instead of SCS. When added before the CMV enhancer and after the transcription terminator in the CMVTKCAT construct, the SCS sequence was unable to insulate the integrated gene as seen by the fact that the level of CAT in cell extracts were by no means correlated with the number of copies in individual clones. From these data, it is concluded that i) a MAR containing the canonical AT rich sequences does not amplify the expression of all gene constructs ii) AT rich MAR sequences do not have per se an insulating effect iii) Drosophila SCS from the 87A7 HSP70 gene has no insulating effect in all gene constructs (at least in mammalian cells) iv) and the addition of a DNA fragment between an enhancer and a promoter in a gene construct cannot be used as a reliable test to evaluate its insulating property.
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    Keywords: gene expression ; embryo sac ; ovule ; Petunia hybrida ; protein ; kinase
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    Notes: Abstract The mitogen activated protein (MAP) kinase pathway of eukaryotes is stimulated by many growth factors and is required for the integration of multiple cellular signals. In order to study the function of MAP kinases during plant ovule development we have synthesized a Petunia hybrida ovule-specific cDNA library and screened for MAP protein kinase-related sequences using a DNA probe obtained by PCR. A full-length cDNA clone was identified (PMEK for Petunia hybrida MAP/ERK-related protein kinase) and shown to encode a protein related to the family of MAP/ERK protein kinases. Southern blot analysis showed that PMEK is a member of a small multigene family in P. hybrida. The cDNA codes for a protein (PMEK1) of 44.4 kDa with an overall sequence identity of 44% to the products of the mammalian ERK/MAP kinase gene, and the budding yeast KSS1 and FUS3 genes. PMEK1 displays 96 and 80% identity respectively with the tobacco NTF3 and Arabidopsis ATMPK1 kinases, and only 50% to the more distantly related plant MAP kinase MsERK1 from alfalfa. The two phosphorylation sites found in the loop between subdomain VII and VIII in all the other MAP kinases are also present in PMEK1. RNA gel blot and RT-PCR analyses demonstrated that PMEK1 is expressed in vegetative organs and preferentially accumulated in female reproductive organs of P. hybrida. In situ hybridization experiments showed that in the reproductive organs PMEK1 is expressed only in the ovary and not in the stamen.
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    Keywords: ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (small and large subunit) ; DNA sequence ; gene expression ; starch synthesis ; sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)
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    Notes: Abstract The cDNA cloning of a small and a large subunit of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) from sugar beet is reported. The deduced amino acid sequences are highly homologous to previously identified AGPase polypeptides from other plant species. Both subunits are encoded by low copy genes. When RNA gel blot experiments were performed, strongest expression was detected in sink and source leaves of greenhouse-grown sugar beet plants. A lower expression was found in other tissues tested, i.e. in the hypocotyl, the tap root and roots. In these tissues, slightly higher transcript levels were found for the small subunit gene than for the large subunit gene.
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    Keywords: glycine betaine ; betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase ; osmotic stress ; gene expression ; plant hormone ; abscisic acid
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    Notes: Abstract When subjected to salt stress or drought, some vascular plants such as barley respond with an increased accumulation of the osmoprotectant glycine betaine (betaine), being the last step of betaine synthesis catalyzed by betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH). We report here cloning and characterization of BADH cDNA from barley, a monocot, and the expression pattern of a BADH transcript. An open reading frame of 1515 bp encoded a protein which showed high homology to BADH enzymes present in other plants (spinach and sugar-beet) and in Escherichia coli. Transgenic tobacco plants harboring the clone expressed high levels of both BADH protein and its enzymatic activity. Northern blot analyses indicated that BADH mRNA levels increased almost 8-fold and 2-fold, respectively, in leaves and roots of barley plants grown in high-salt conditions, and that these levels decreased upon release of the stress, whereas they did not decrease under continuous salt stress. BADH transcripts also accumulate in response to water stress or drought, indicating a common response of the plant to osmotic changes that affect its water status. The addition of abscisic acid (ABA) to plants during growth also increased the levels of BADH transcripts dramatically, although the response was delayed when compared to that found for salt-stressed plants. Removal of plant roots before transferring the plants to high-salt conditions reduced only slightly the accumulation of BADH transcripts in the leaves.
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    Keywords: chloroplasts ; gene expression ; heat bleaching ; photosynthesis ; transcription
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    Notes: Abstract A shift in the ratio of chlorophyll (Chl) a and Chl b is an early indicator of heat bleaching in Euglena gracilis. This observation prompted us to consider whether or not changes in steady-state levels of chloroplast transcripts and in transcriptional activity could limit the synthesis of Chl a-binding proteins in bleaching plastids. We found that the mature transcripts for CP47 and CP43, the Chl a-binding apoproteins of the proximal antenna of photosystem II, decline sharply very early during bleaching. Our study also shows that transcription of psbB and psbC, the chloroplast genes encoding CP47 and CP43, remains essentially unchanged during the same interval. We conclude that posttranscriptional events, such as mRNA stability, could play a major role in initiating an irreversible loss of chloroplast function in Euglena at a moderately elevated temperature. Lack of these transcripts would eventually impair the assembly of photosystem II in thylakoids.
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    Keywords: gene expression ; gene family ; higher plants ; Hordeum vulgare ; metabolic regulation
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    Notes: Abstract We have amplified and cloned DNA sequences derived from a gene encoding a SNF1 (sucrose-non-fermenting 1)-related protein kinase which differs from that previously reported from barley. Northern blot and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of RNA populations, using specific probes and oligonucleotide primers, indicated that the two SNF1-related genes are differentially regulated. One is expressed in all tissues, whereas the other is expressed at high levels in the seed endosperm and aleurone, but at levels undetectable by northern blot analysis in other tissues. Comparisons with other plant SNF1-related protein kinase genes suggest that the form which is expressed at greatly enhanced levels in the seed is less similar to the other plant homologues which have been reported and may be unique to cereals.
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    Keywords: gene expression ; light regulation ; nitrate reductase ; phytochrome ; signal transduction
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    Notes: Abstract We have explored the possible involvement of the phosphoinositide (PI) cycle and protein kinase C (PKC) in the phytochrome (Pfr)-mediated light signal transduction pathway using nitrate reductase (NR) and phytochrome-I (PhyI) genes as model systems. We have shown earlier that phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) completely replaces the red light effect in stimulating nitrate reductase activity and transcript levels in maize. In this paper, we present detailed evidence to show that PMA mimics the red light effect and follows similar kinetics to enhance NR steady-state transcript accumulation in a nitrate-dependent manner. We also show that PMA inhibits phyI steady-state transcript accumulation in a manner similar to red light, indicating that a PKC-type enzyme(s) may be involved in mediating the light effect in both cases. Serotonin or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), a stimulator of PI turnover, was also found to mimic the red light effect in enhancing NR transcript levels and inhibiting phyI transcript accumulation, indicating the role of the PI cycle in generating second messengers for regulating the two genes. These results indicate that phytochrome-mediated light regulation of NR and phyI gene expression may involve certain common steps in the signal transduction pathway such as the PI cycle and protein phosphorylation by a PKC-type enzyme.
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    Keywords: auxin ; DNA binding factor ; gene expression ; glutathione S-transferase ; Nicotiana tabacum ; signal transduction
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    Notes: Abstract We have analysed the promoter regions of two closely related auxin-regulated glutathione S-transferase genes. All active deletion constructs tested showed expression of the reporter gene β-glucuronidase (gusA) in root tips of young seedlings and newly developing lateral roots. Auxin treatment greatly enhanced the level of expression. The Nt103-1 promoter region −370/−276 was found to be necessary, at least as a quantitative element to confer auxin-responsiveness to a reporter gene, and sequences responsible for the auxin-responsiveness must be located downstream of −370. The region −651/−370 contains sequence information necessary for uninduced expression. The Nt103-35 promoter manifested its auxin-responsiveness within the −504/−310 region. Electrophoretic mobility shift analysis, using nuclear extracts from tobacco leaves and suspension cells, identified a factor binding to a sequence (ap103, TGAGTCT) at position −560 of the Nt103-1 promoter, which shows homology to the mammalian AP-1 site. A second factor was found to bind a sequence (as103, ATAGCTAAGTGCTTACG) with homology to the CaMV 35S promoter as-1 element. The as103 element is present in both promoters and positioned around −360, so within the region determined to be indispensable for the response to auxin. A third factor was found binding to the −276/−190 region of both promoters. Combined, these data point to the relevance of a 90 bp region for auxin-induced activity of both tobacco genes. The ASF-1 like factor binding to the as103 element within this region might be involved in mediating the auxin response.
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    Keywords: differential screening ; gene expression ; Lycopersicon esculentum ; rin ; ripening inhibitor
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    Notes: Abstract A tomato fruit cDNA library was differentially screened to identify mRNAs present at higher levels in fruit of the tomato ripening mutant rin (ripening inhibitor). Complete sequencing of a unique clone ERT D1 revealed an open reading frame with homology to several glutamate decarboxylases. The deduced polypeptide sequence has 80% overall amino acid sequence similarity to a Petunia hybrida glutamate decarboxylase (petGAD) which carries a calmodulin-binding site at its carboxyl terminus and ERT D1 appears to have a similar domain. ERT D1 mRNA levels peaked at the first visible sign of fruit colour change during normal tomato ripening and then declined, whereas in fruit of the ripening impaired mutant, rin, accumulation of this mRNA continued until at least 14 days after the onset of ripening. This mRNA was present at much lower levels in other tissues, such as leaves, roots and stem, and was not increased by wounding. Possible roles for GAD, and its product γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in fruit, are discussed.
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    Keywords: carotenoids ; cleavage site ; gene expression ; melon ; phytoene synthase ; ripening
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    Notes: Abstract A cDNA clone (MEL5), encoding a protein homologous to phytoene synthase (PSY), has been isolated from a climacteric melon fruit cDNA library, using the tomato cDNA clone TOM5 [34] as a heterologous probe. MEL5 hybridised to a transcript of 1.65 kb which suggested that the 1.36 kb clone, isolated originally, was not full-length. The missing 5′ end was isolated by a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-based method. This enabled the full sequence of the protein to be deduced and the cleavage site of the transit peptide for chromoplast import to be predicted. Northern analysis of RNA extracted from fruit samples of different ripening stages as well as from roots, leaves and flower petals was used to examine the expression pattern of the corresponding mRNA. The transcript corresponding to MEL5 is present at low quantities in unripe (green) fruit, reaches its highest levels when the fruit turns from green to orange and persists at lower levels during later ripening stages. A similar transcript was also detected in flower petals and in trace amounts in leaves and roots. Genomic Southern analysis indicates that the clone is homologous to a low-copy-number gene family. Sequence analysis showed a high degree of conservation among plant PSYs.
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    Plant molecular biology 29 (1995), S. 11-23 
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    Keywords: drought ; flooding ; freezing tolerance ; gene expression ; salt
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    Notes: Abstract Six cDNAs representing unique cold-induced sequences have been cloned from the hardy citrus relative Poncirus trifoliata. Among these, pBCORc115 and pBCORc119 were found to belong to the same gene family. Sequencing data indicated that pBCORc115 and pBCORc119 each contained an open reading frame, coding for a 19.8 kDa protein (COR19) and a smaller 11.4 kDa protein (COR11) respectively. Inspection of the deduced amino acid sequences revealed three large repeats in COR19, but only one was present in the COR11. Two elements: a Q-clustered tract and a K-rich motif were identified in each repeat. The K-rich motifs were similar to those of cotton D-11 and Group 2 LEA proteins. A Serine-cluster, a common feature in many Group 2 LEA-like proteins, was also found in these proteins, but it was in an unusual position at the carboxy-terminus. A bipartite motif of basic residues, similar to known nuclear targeting sequences, was also present in COR19 and COR11, suggesting that members of this protein family may have a nuclear targeting function. The expression of COR19 mRNA in response to cold acclimation, drought, flooding, and salinization was examined. COR19 expression in leaf tissue was induced in response to cold acclimation, but repressed during drought and flooding stress.
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    Plant molecular biology 29 (1995), S. 367-377 
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    Keywords: Avena sativa ; gene expression ; PHYA ; light regulation ; mRNA degradation
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    Notes: Abstract Gene-preferential oligonucleotide probes were used to determined the relative abundance and half-lives of distinct oat phytochrome A (PHYA) mRNAs. Oat PHYA mRNAs are highly conserved in the 5′-untranslated region and the coding region, but the 3′-untranslated region has an overall lower sequence conservation and was the source of gene-preferential probes. PHYA3 mRNA was estimated to be ca. 61% of the oat PHYA mRNA pool present in poly(A)+ RNA from dark-grown seedlings. The half-lives for PHYA3 and PHYA4 mRNAs were both estimated to be ca. 30 min, and a similar short half-life was estimated for the average PHYA mRNA. Sequence comparisons of PHYA mRNAs from four grass species identified conserved sequences within the 5′- and 3′-untranslated regions that might be important for PHYA mRNA degradation.
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    Keywords: Ascorbate peroxidase ; Arabidopsis thaliana ; gene expression ; guaiacol peroxidase ; ozone ; sulfur dioxide
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    Notes: Abstract The effects of ozone or sulfur dioxide on antioxidant enzymes were investigated in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plants were fumigated with 0.1–0.15 ppm ozone or sulfur dioxide up to about 1 week in an environment-controlled chamber. Both pollutants increased the activities of ascorbate peroxidase and guaiacol per-oxidase in leaves, but had little effect on the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, monodehydroascorbate reductase, dehydroascorbate reductase or glutathione reductase. Ozone was more effective than sulfur dioxide in increasing the activities of the peroxidases. Ascorbate peroxidase activity increased 1.8-fold without a lag period during fumigation with 0.1 ppm ozone, while guaiacol peroxidase activity increased 4.4-fold with a 1-day lag. Expression of the APX1 gene encoding cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase was further investigated. Its protein levels in leaves exposed to 0.1 ppm ozone for 4 or 8 days were 1.5-fold higher than in controls. Both ozone and sulfur dioxide elevated APX1 mRNA levels in leaves at 4 and 7 days, whereas at 1 day only ozone was effective. The induction of APX1 mRNA levels by ozone (3.4- to 4.1-fold) was more prominent than that by sulfur dioxide (1.6-to 2.6-fold). The APX1 mRNA level increased by day and decreased by night. Exposure of plants to 0.1 ppm ozone enhanced the APX1 mRNA level within 3 h, which showed a diurnal rhythm similar to that of the control. These results demonstrate that near-ambient concentrations of ozone as well as similar concentrations of sulfur dioxide can induce APX1 gene expression in A. thaliana.
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    Plant molecular biology 29 (1995), S. 823-831 
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    Keywords: afterripening ; aldose reductase ; Avena fatua ; gene expression ; LEA ; seed dormancy
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    Notes: Abstract To analyze the patterns of gene expression associated with seed dormancy in wild oat (Avena fatua), we have isolated cDNA clones corresponding to genes that are differentially expressed in dormant and afterripened line M73 embryos. Gene transcripts of these clones were maintained in embryos of imbibed dormant caryopses, but declined rapidly in afterripened embryos after imbibition. GA3 treatment of dormant caryopses, which breaks dormancy, could lower the transcript levels in dormant embryos. When the germination of afterripened caryopses was inhibited by high temperature (35 °C), the decline in abundance of the transcripts in afterripened embryos was arrested. These genes were expressed to various degrees in water-stressed, but not in unstressed, 7-day-old seedlings. The expression of the genes was also ABA-inducible in afterripened embryos. The expression patterns in non-dormant line SH430 wild oat were similar to those of afterripened M73. DNA sequence analyses indicated that some of the cDNA clones encode LEA (late embryogenesis-abundant) proteins and aldose reductase. The significance of the expression of these genes in maintaining seed dormancy or longevity is discussed.
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  • 62
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    Keywords: carbon catabolite repression ; cDNA ; gene expression ; stress-induced genes ; glucose-starvation ; Zea mays
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    Notes: Abstract In order to isolate glucose-starvation-related cDNAs in maize (Zea mays L.) root tips, a cDNA library was constructed with poly(A)+ mRNA from 24 h starved root tips. After differential screening of the library, we isolated six different cDNAs (named pZSS2 and pZSS7) which were expressed during glucose starvation. Time course analysis revealed that maximum expression of five of these genes occurs 30 h after the onset of the starvation treatment. On the contrary, the expression of mRNAs corresponding to pZSS4 was maximal at an early stage of starvation and then dramatically decreased. The expression of this gene did not seem to be specific for glucose starvation. The pattern of induction of the genes corresponding to pZSS2, pZSS3, pZSS5, pZSS6 and pZSS7 revealed that non-metabolizable sugars such as L-glucose and mannitol induce mRNA transcription similarly to glucose starvation. When D-glucose or any other metabolizable sugar was supplied, the level of transcripts was reduced. Nucleotide sequence analyses of the six cDNAs allowed identification of five of them by comparison with sequence data bases. The protein encoded by clone pZSS2 is analogous to a wound-induced protein from barley. Clones pZSS4 to pZSS7 encode, respectively, a transmembrane protein, a cysteine protease, a metallothionein-like protein and a chymotrypsin/subtilisin-like protease inhibitor. Clone pZSS3 shares no significant homology with any known sequence.
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    Plant molecular biology 28 (1995), S. 647-656 
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    Keywords: abscission ; gene expression ; polygalacturonase ; ethylene ; auxin
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    Notes: Abstract Abscission, organ separation, is accompanied by cell wall breakdown in separation layer cells. In tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum), ethylene-induced abscission is correlated with an increase in polygalacturonase (PG) and endo-β-1,4-D-glucanase (cellulase) activity. We have identified a putative, abscission-specific cDNA clone for PG, pTAPG1. The TAPG1 cDNA has 43% identity at the amino acid level with the tomato fruit PG. Genomic blot analysis suggests that the gene for TAPG1 is a member of a small subfamily of PG genes that is distinct from the tomato fruit PG. The TAPG1 cDNA hybridizes to mRNA expressed during the course of ethylene-induced leaf and flower abscission. A high level of PG transcript accumulation coincides with the occurrence of abscission. Auxin, an abscission inhibitor, and silver thiosulfate, an ethylene action inhibitor, suppressed accumulation of mRNA in leaf abscission zones complementary to the TAPG1 cDNA. Expression of TAPG1 transcripts is several-fold higher in flower abscission zones than in leaf abscission zones. The identification of cDNAs that encode abscission-specific PG provide and additional tool to study the regulation of abscission and cell wall dissolution in separation layer cells.
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    Plant molecular biology 28 (1995), S. 667-676 
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    Keywords: gene expression ; promoter ; glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase ; Zea mays
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    Notes: Abstract Transient expression experiments show that the maize GapA1 promoter exhibits a requirement for sequences contained within intron 1 and surrounding exon border regions for expression in maize Black Mexican Sweet cells. Maize GapA1-promoter constructs lacking intron 1 are inactive. Intron 1 and its exon border sequences, when reintroduced into constructs lacking introns, restore gene activity whereas intron 2 and its exon borders to not. The minimal promoter so defined encompasses roughly 250 bp upstream of the in vivo transcription start and appears also to include intron 1. An octameric sequence was identified in intron 1 of maize GapA1 which is similar to sequence motifs found in other maize introns known to increase transient expression. Partial restoration of gene expression in GapA1 constructs lacking intron 1 was achieved through insertion of the identified octameric sequence.
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    Plant molecular biology 28 (1995), S. 739-750 
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    Keywords: alcohol dehydrogenase ; fermentation ; gene expression ; pollen ; pyruvate decarboxylase ; respiration ; tobacco
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    Notes: Abstract We characterized the genes coding for the two dedicated enzymes of ethanolic fermentation, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), and show that they are functional in pollen. Two PDC-encoding genes were isolated, which displayed reciprocal regulation: PDC1 was anaerobically induced in leaves, whereas PDC2 mRNA was absent in leaves, but constitutively present in pollen. A flux through the ethanolic fermentation pathway could be measured in pollen under all tested environmental and developmental conditions. Surprisingly, the major factor influencing the rate of ethanol production was not oxygen availability, but the composition of the incubation medium. Under optimal conditions for pollen tube growth, approximately two-thirds of the carbon consumed was fermented, and ethanol accumulated into the surrounding medium to a concentration exceeding 100 mM.
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    Plant molecular biology 28 (1995), S. 811-820 
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    Keywords: β-oxidation ; gene expression ; fruit ripening ; Mangifera indica ; peroxisomes ; thiolase
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    Notes: Abstract Fruit ripening is a complex, developmentally regulated process. A series of genes have been isolated from various ripening fruits encoding enzymes mainly involved in ethylene and cell wall metabolism. In order to aid our understanding of the molecular basis of this process in a tropical fruit, a cDNA library was prepared from ripe mango (Mangifera indica L. cv. Manila). By differential screening with RNA poly(A)+ from unripe and ripe mesocarp a number of cDNAs expressing only in ripe fruit have been isolated. This paper reports the characterization of one such cDNA (pTHMF 1) from M. indica which codes for a protein highly homologous to cucumber, rat and human peroxisomal thiolase (EC 2.3.1.16), the catalyst for the last step in the β-oxidation pathway. The cDNA for the peroxisomal mango thiolase is 1305 bp in length and codes for a protein of 432 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 45 532 Da. Mango thiolase is highly homologous to cucumber thiolase (80%), the only other plant thiolase whose cloning has been reported, and to rat and human thiolases (55% and 55% respectively). It is shown by northern analysis that during fruit ripening THMF 1 is up-regulated. A similar pattern of expression was detected in tomato fruit. Wounding and pathogen infection do not appear to affect THMF 1 expression. The possible involvement of thiolase in fatty acid metabolism during fruit ripening will be discussed. To our knowledge this is the first report cloning of a plant gene involved in fatty acid metabolism showing an induction during fruit ripening.
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    Keywords: pyruvate kinase ; plastid ; gene expression
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    Notes: Abstract Clones encoding two different forms of plastid pyruvate kinase (PKp; EC 2.7.1.40) have been isolated from both castor and tobacco seed cDNA libraries. One form, designated PKpA, from castor was described in a previous report, and the tobacco homologue of PKpA has now been isolated. In addition, a second cDNA, designated PKpG, has been identified and sequenced in both species. Western blot analysis, using antibodies raised against protein overexpressed from these clones, indicates that they encode the two predominant polypeptides of plastid pyruvate kinase from developing castor endosperm. In castor, both PKpA and PKpG are encoded by single genes. In the allotetraploid Nicotiana tabacum, there are two copies of each, one derived from each of the progenitors of this species. The expression of the genes for PKpA and PKpG was examined in various tissues from both castor and tobacco. In castor, both forms are expressed in developing and germinating endosperm and in the root but neither is expressed in the leaf. In tobacco, both forms are expressed in developing seeds but in mature tissues, PKpA is most abundant in roots and PKpG in leaves.
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    Plant molecular biology 27 (1995), S. 327-338 
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    Keywords: gene expression ; multi-gene family ; phenylalanine ammonia-lyase ; phenylpropanoids ; promoters ; secondary metabolism
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    Notes: Abstract Phenylpropanoid derivatives are a complex class of secondary metabolites that have many important roles in plants during normal growth and in responses to environmental stress. Phenylalanine ammonialyase (PAL) catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids, and is usually encoded by a multi-gene family. Genomic clones for three Arabidopsis thaliana PAL genes containing the entire protein-coding region and upstream and downstream sequences have been obtained and completely sequenced. Two A. thaliana PAL genes (PAL1 and PAL2) are structurally similar to PAL genes that have been cloned from other plant species, with a single intron at a conserved position, and a long highly conserved second exon. Previously identified promoter motifs plus several additional sequence motifs were found in the promoter regions of PAL1 and PAL2. Expression of PAL1 and PAL2 is both qualitatively and quantitatively similar in different plant organs and under various inductive conditions. A third A. thaliana PAL gene, PAL3, differs significantly from PAL1 and PAL2 and other sequenced plant PAL genes. PAL3 contains an additional intron, and its deduced amino acid sequence is less homologous to other PAL proteins. The PAL3 promoter region lacks several sequence motifs conserved between A. thaliana PAL1 and PAL2, as well as motifs described in other genes involved in phenylpropanoid metabolism. A. thaliana PAL3 was expressed at very low levels under the conditions examined.
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  • 69
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    Keywords: cis factor ; gene expression ; promoter ; transgenic rice ; wheat histone H3
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    Notes: Abstract Type I element (CCACGTCACCGATCCGCG) is a well-conserved regulatory element found in proximal promoter region of a certain class of plant histone genes, that is composed of two independent cis-acting elements of the hexamer (ACGTCA) and the reverse-oriented octamer (GATCCGCG) motifs. To investigate functional role(s) of the type I element in regulation of a wheat histone H3 gene (TH012) promoter activity in vivo, base substitution mutations were introduced into the element and activities of the mutated promoters were examined in cultured rice cells, and in regenerated roots and anther walls of transgenic rice plants by employing a GUS reporter system. Mutations of each or both of the hexamer and the octamer motifs caused a reduction in the promoter activity in protoplasts transfected transiently or stably transformed calli. The mutation of the octamer motif with or without the mutation of the hexamer motif caused a marked reduction of the promoter activity in the root meristem of transgenic rice although the mutation of the hexamer motif alone caused a weak reduction. In contrast to these results, no effect of the mutations of either the hexamer or the octamer motif was found in the anther wall in which replication-independent activity of the H3 promoter was observed. Our results suggested that the hexamer and the octamer motifs may play important role(s) in regulation of replication-dependent but not of replication-independent expression of the wheat histone H3 gene.
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    Plant molecular biology 27 (1995), S. 743-752 
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    Keywords: plant hormone ; gibberellic acid ; GA-responsive ; gene expression ; HCA ; hydrophobic cluster analysis
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    Notes: Abstract A multiple gene family of at least four members, related to a GA-stimulated transcript (GAST1) from tomato, was characterized in Arabidopsis thaliana by analysing four related cDNAs, named GASA1 to GASA4. The corresponding peptides display comparable structural features: (1) a putative signal peptide of 18 to 23 residues; (2) a highly divergent hydrophilic region of about 22 amino acids; (3) a conservative 60 amino acid C-terminal domain containing 12 cysteines. This organization has also bean shown in two related peptides from tomato, GAST1 found in shoots and RSI-1 found in early lateral roots. Southern blot hybridization patterns showed single-copy genes for all four members of the GASA family. Accumulation of the various transcripts, monitored by northern blot hybridization, indicated that the various genes are expressed differentially in plant organs. Specific mRNAs were mostly detected in flower buds and immature siliques in the case of GASA1, in siliques and dry seeds in the case of GASA2 and 3, and in growing roots and flower buds in the case of GASA4. At least two of the GASA genes are activated in GA-deficient mutant ga5, as early as 4 to 8 h after spraying with 50 μM GA3. The complex patterns of expression and regulation of the various genes suggest that the related peptides are involved in a developmental regulation process in Arabidopsis.
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    Plant molecular biology 27 (1995), S. 953-967 
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    Keywords: calcium-dependent protein kinase ; gene expression ; protein phosphorylation ; rice
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    Notes: Abstract We have isolated, from a cDNA library constructed from rice coleoptiles, two sequences, OSCPK2 and OSCPK11, that encode for putative calcium-dependent protein kinase (CDPK) proteins. OSCPK2 and OSCPK11 cDNAs are related to SPK, another gene encoding a rice CDPK that is specifically expressed in developing seeds [20]. OSCPK2 and OSCPK11-predicted protein sequences are 533 and 542 amino acids (aa) long with a corresponding molecular mass of 59436 and 61079 Da respectively. Within their polypeptide chain, they all contain those conserved features that define a plant CDPK; kinase catalytic sequences are linked to a calmodulin-like regulatory domain through a junction region. The calmodulin-like regulatory domain of the predicted OSCPK2 protein contains 4 EF-hand calcium-binding sites while OSCPK11 has conserved just one canonical EF-hand motif. In addition, OSCPK2-and OSCPK11-predicted proteins contain, at their N-terminal region preceding the catalytic domain, a stretch of 80 or 74 residues highly rich in hydrophilic amino acids. Comparison of the NH2-terminal sequence of all three rice CDPKs so far identified (OSCPK2, OSCPK11 and SPK) indicates the presence of a conserved MGxxC(S/Q)xxT motif that may define a consensus signal for N-myristoylation. OSCPK2 and OSCPK11 proteins are both encoded by a single-copy gene and their polyadenylated transcripts are 2.4 and 3.5 kb long respectively. OSCPK2 and OSCPK11 mRNAs are equally abundant in rice roots and coleoptiles. A 12 h white light treatment of the coleoptiles reduces the amount of OSCPK2 mRNA with only a slight effect on the level of OSCPK11 transcript. With anoxic treatments, OSCPK2 mRNA level declined significantly and promptly while the amount of OSCPK11 transcript remained constant.
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    Keywords: gene expression ; cyanobacterium ; nitrite reductase
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    Notes: Abstract The nitrite reductase (NiR) gene (nirA) has been isolated and sequenced from the filamentous, thermophilic non-N2-fixing cyanobacterium Phormidium laminosum. Putative promoter-like and Shine-Dalgarno sequences appear at the 5′ end of the 1533 bp long nir-coding region. The deduced amino acid sequence of NiR from P. laminosum corresponds to a 56 kDa polypeptide, a size identical to the molecular mass previously determined for the pure enzyme, and shows a high identity with amino acid sequences from ferredoxin-dependent NiR. This cyanobacterial NiR gene has been efficiently expressed in Escherichia coli DH5α from the E. coli lac promoter and probably from the P. laminosum NiR promoter.
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    Plant molecular biology 27 (1995), S. 1183-1188 
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    Keywords: differential screening ; maize ; pith ; trpA ; gene expression
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    Notes: Abstract A cDNA derived from an abundant maize pith mRNA transcript and its corresponding genomic equivalent have been isolated and characterized. High transcript levels are seen in the pith and young leaves of maize plants, while no transcript is detected in seed tissue of any age. The protein encoded by the isolated gene has considerable homology with tryptophan synthase alpha subunit (trpA) from other organisms and the cDNA clone can complement an E. coli trpA mutant. These data support the conclusion that this cDNA and the corresponding genomic clone encode a maize trpA protein.
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  • 74
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    Keywords: Cyanobacteria ; gene copy number ; light regulation ; photosynthesis ; photosystem II reaction center ; polymerase chain reaction ; psbA
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    Notes: Abstract DNA sequence, copy number, expression and phylogenetic relevance of the psbA gene from the abundant marine prokaryote P. marinus CCMP 1375 was analyzed. The 7 amino acids near the C-terminus missing in higher plant and in Prochlorothrix hollandica D1 proteins are present in the derived amino acid sequence. P. marinus contains only a single psbA gene. Thus, this organism lacks the ability to adapt its photosystem II by replacement of one type of D1 by another, as several cyanobacteria do. Phylogenetic trees suggested the D1-1 iso-form from Synechococcus PCC 7942 as the next related D1 protein and place P. Marinus separately from Prochlorothrix hollandica among the cyanobacteria.
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    Plant molecular biology 29 (1995), S. 91-98 
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    Keywords: Arabidopsis thaliana ; gene expression ; hypersensitive response ; oxidative stress ; ozone ; pathogenesis-related proteins
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    Notes: Abstract We have used a reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction procedure (differential display) to isolate cDNAs corresponding to transcripts that accumulate in ozone-treated Arabidopsis thaliana. In this report we describe the characterization of an ozone-induced transcript, AtOZI1. AtOZI1 mRNA in untreated plants was detected at low levels in cotyledons, leaves, and flower buds and at higher levels in roots and mature flowers. AtOZI1 mRNA accumulation was transiently induced in leaves 3- to 5-fold within the first 6 h of ozone treatment. AtOZI1 mRNA accumulation was also transiently induced 3- to 6-fold by photopathogenic Pseudomonas strains. Sequence analysis of AtOZI1 revealed that it encodes a 8.6 kDa basic protein that contains a putative signal peptide and two potential phosphorylation sites. Our results suggest that AtOZI1 represents a novel stress-related protein that accumulates in response to the production of active oxygen species.
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    Plant molecular biology 29 (1995), S. 135-148 
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    Keywords: chromophyte ; Chrysophyceae ; light-harvesting complex protein gene ; gene expression
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    Notes: Abstract We have isolated a gene from a library of nuclear DNA for a chlorophyll a/c-binding protein (named Cac for chl a/c by analogy with Cab for chl a/b) of a chromophyte alga, Giraudyopsis stellifer, and sequenced it. The comparison of the deduced amino acid sequence with other chl a/c-and chl a/b-binding protein sequences shows that structural and functional features, i.e. the arrangement ‘en X’ of the two A and B transmembrane helices and the putative chl a-binding sites, are shared by both Chlorophyta and Chromophyta. Moreover, in contrast to Chlorophyta, a very strong identity is found among Chromophyta in the C helix, suggesting a major function associated to this specific region. Nevertheless, the primary structure of the apoprotein does not seem affected by the pigment composition in Chromophyta. As in the few other examples currently known, we confirm that the cac genes are nuclear-encoded and are part of a multigenic family. Northern blots, performed on poly(A)+ mRNA from G. stellifer, give evidence that the cac gene is light-induced at a transcriptional level and that no expression can be observed in the dark.
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    Keywords: cathepsin B ; gene expression ; Nicotiana ; thiol protease
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    Notes: Abstract Sequence analysis of a 1.33 kb clone from a root cDNA library of Nicotiana rustica revealed an open reading frame encoding a protein of 356 amino acids. The deduced protein has high levels of homology to human cathepsin B protease and a cathepsin B-like cysteine protease from wheat but much lower levels of homology with other plant cysteine proteinases. Southern blotting experiments suggest a limited number of cathepsin B-like genes are present in the genome of N. rustica and also that of N. tabacum. RNA analysis involving a range of tissues, harvested from both Nicotiana species 4–5 h after the beginning of a 16 h photoperiod, revealed the cathepsin B-like gene was being expressed strongly in roots, stem and developing flowers but weakly in mature leaves. Further analysis of RNA extracted from leaf tissue of N. tabacum revealed the gene showed rhythmic expression and also that its expression increased in response to wounding. Analysis of leaf tissues harvested during the latter part of a 16 h photoperiod (11 and 16 h after illumination commenced) showed that transcript levels were two three times higher than in leaf tissue harvested either towards the end of the dark period or 5 h after illumination commenced. When leaf tissue was wounded at 11:00 (5 h after plants were illuminated), and harvested for RNA extraction 6 h later, the level of cathepsin B-like transcript in mesophyll tissue was found to be increased ca. 2-fold relative to the level detected in unwounded controls.
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    Keywords: Arabidopsis thaliana ; chloroplast ; gene expression ; ω-3 fatty acid desaturase ; promoter ; transgenic plants
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    Notes: Abstract The Arabidopsis FAD7 gene encodes a chloroplast ω-3 fatty acid desaturase that catalyzes the desaturation of lipid-linked dienoic fatty acids (18:2 and 16:2). An 825 bp FAD7 promoter fragment upstream from the transcriptional start point contained several short sequences which were homologous to the cis-elements (box II, G-box, etc.) conserved in many light-responsive genes. We introduced the FAD7 promoter fused to the β-glucuronidase (GUS) or the luciferase (LUC) reporter gene into tobacco plants. The −825 promoter sequence conferred tissue-specific and light-responsive expression to both these reporter genes in transgenic tobacco, indicating that these expressions of the FAD7 gene were regulated mainly at the transcriptional level. Histochemical GUS staining showed that the activity of the FAD7 promoter is restricted to the tissues with chloroplast-containing cells although the staining was noticeably absent in the chloroplast-containing cells associated with vascular systems. The 5′ deletion experiments of the promoter revealed that the −362/ −166 region, containing two putative box II sequences, was responsible for the tissue-specific and light-responsive expression of the FAD7 gene.
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    Keywords: chlorophyll synthesis ; cyanobacteria ; chlorophyl-binding proteins ; photosynthesis ; thylakoid membranes
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    Notes: Abstract Part of the chlL gene encoding a component involved in light-independent protochlorophyllide reduction was deleted in wild type and in a photosystem I-less strain of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. In resulting mutants, chlorophyll biosynthesis was fully light-dependent. When these mutants were propagated under light-activated heterotrophic growth conditions (in darkness except for 15 min of weak light a day) for several weeks, essentially no chlorophyll was detectable but protochlorophyllide accumulated. Upon return of the chlL - mutant cultures to continuous light, within the first 6 h chlorophyll was synthesized at the expense of protochlorophyllide at a rate independent of the presence of photosystem I. Chlorophyll biosynthesized during this time gave rise to a 685 nm fluorescence emission peak at 77 K in intact cells. This peak most likely originates from a component different from those known to be directly associated with photosystems II and I. Development of 695 and 725 nm peaks (indicative of intact photosystem II and photosystem I, respectively) required longer exposures to light. After 6 h of greening, the rate of chlorophyll synthesis slowed as protochlorophyllide was depleted. In the chlL - strain, greening occurred at the same rate at two different light intensities (5 and 50 μE m-2s-1), indicating that also at low light intensity the amount of light is not rate-limiting for protochlorophyllide reduction. Thus, in this system the rate of chlorophyll biosynthesis is limited neither by biosynthesis of photosystems nor by the light-dependent protochlorophyllide reduction. We suggest the presence of a chlorophyll-binding ‘chelator’ protein (with 77 K fluorescence emission at 685 nm) that binds newly synthesized chlorophyll and that provides chlorophyll for newly synthesized photosynthetic reaction centers and antennae.
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    Keywords: tomato ; polygalacturonase ; pectin methylesterase ; heat stress ; gene expression
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    Notes: Abstract The effects of extended heat stress on polygalacturonase (PG; EC 3.2.1.15) and pectin methylesterase (PME; EC 3.1.1.11) gene expression at mRNA, protein and activity levels in ripening tomato fruits were investigated. Steady state levels of PG mRNA declined at temperatures of 27°C and above, and a marked reduction in PG protein and activity was observed at temperatures of 32°C and above. Exogenous ethylene treatment did not reverse heat stress-induced inhibition of PG gene expression. Transfer of heat-stressed fruits to 20°C partly restored PG mRNA accumulation, but the rate of PG mRNA accumulation declined exponentially with duration of heat stress. Heat stress-induced inhibition of PME mRNA accumulation was recoverable even after 14 days of heat stress. In fruits held at 34°C, both PG and PME protein and activity continued to accumulate for about 4 days, but thereafter PG protein and activity declined while little change was observed in PME protein and activity. In spite of increases in mRNA levels of both PG and PME during the recovery of heat-stressed fruit at 20°C, levels of PG protein and activity declined in fruits heat-stressed for four or more days while PME protein and activity levels remained unchanged. Collectively, these data suggest that PG gene expression is being gradually and irreversibly shut off during heat stress, while PME gene expression is much less sensitive to heat stress.
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    Keywords: gene family ; gene expression ; photoreceptor ; phytochrome ; tomato
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    Notes: Abstract Data presented here define five tomato phytochrome genes (PHY) and indicate the existence of additional PHY in the tomato genome. Portions of each gene, encoding amino acids 203 through 315 in a consensus amino acid sequence, were amplified by polymerase chain reaction. Four of these genes, PHYA, PHYB1, PHYB2 and PHYE, are members of previously identified PHY subfamilies, while the fifth, PHYF, is identified as a member of a new PHY subfamily. PHYA, PHYB1, PHYB2 and PHYE fragments encode amino acid sequences that share 88% to 98% sequence identity with their Arabidopsis counterparts. The PHYF fragment, however, encodes a polypeptide that shares only 65% to 74% sequence identity with previously identified Arabidopsis phytochromes. A phylogenetic analysis suggests that PHYF arose soon after, or perhaps prior to, the origin of angiosperms. This analysis leads to the prediction that PHYF might be widespread among angiosperms, including both monocotyledons and dicotyledons. Each of the five tomato PHY is expressed as a transcript of sufficient size to encode a full-length phytochrome apoprotein. Two PHYF transcripts, 4.4 and 4.7 kb in length, have been detected in 9-day-old light-grown seedlings, consistent with either multiple transcription start sites or differential processing. Analyses of genomic Southern blots hybridized with radiolabelled RNA probes derived from the five tomato PHY, as well as Arabidopsis PHYC, indicate that the tomato genome contains as many as 9 to 13 PHY. The tomato PHY family is apparently not only different from, but also larger than, the PHY family presently described for Arabidopsis.
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    ISSN: 1573-9368
    Keywords: human α1AT ; CAT ; transgenic mice ; gene expression ; liver
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    Notes: Abstract The tissue-specific and developmental pattern of expression controlled by the proximal promoter (position −348 to+15) derived from the human α-1-antitrypsin (hα1AT) gene was studied in transgenic mice. The short promoter segment was linked to the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) reporter gene. The transgene showed highly specific expression in the liver and the correct developmental pattern of regulation. Interestingly, this short promoter targets expression to the liver with a greater specificity than that reported for larger α1AT promoter fragments.
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    Keywords: gene expression ; transgenic mice ; thyroid hormone ; thyroid hormone response element ; muscle ; heart
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    Notes: Abstract During development in the murine ventricle, there is a switch in myosin heavy chain gene (MyHC) transcription. The β-MyHC is expressed in the ventricles during foetal development, but is shut down at or around birth, at which time α-MyHC transcription is activated. This antithetical switch is thought to be mediated by circulating levels of thyroid hormone (TH) and both low and high affinity thyroid response elements (TREs) have been identified in the proximal promoter region of the murine α-MyHC. Myosin gene expression in the atria is relatively unaffected by the TH status. Previously, we used site-directed mutagenesis of the promoter in a transgenic analysis to define those elements responsible for high levels of transcriptionin vivo. These analyses focused on the role(s) of twocis elements, TRE1 and TRE2 that are located at −129 to −149 and −102 to −120, respectively, on the α-MyHC promoter. Although the elements' ablation had differential effects on transgene expression, neither single mutation abolished transgene expression completely. Here, we show that mutating both elements results in a complete inactivation of the transgene in both ventricles and atria under euthyroid conditions. However, expression still can be detected in the hyperthyroid state, implying that, although the TRE1 and TRE2 elements are critical elements for high levels of α-MyHC transcriptionin vivo, other promoter sites can mediate at least some degree of transcriptional activation.
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    ISSN: 1573-9171
    Keywords: resorcinol-based crown ethers ; crystal structure ; intramolecular nonbonded C-H...O contacts
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    Notes: Abstract 13- and 26-Membered crown ethers have been synthesized based on resorcinol and 1,8-dichloro-3,6-dioxaoctane. The products with substituents in the benzene ring have been prepared by alkylation of 13-membered crown ether. Complexing properties of the macrocycles have been studied with the use of ion-selective membrane electrodes. The structures of 13- and 26-membered crown ethers have been established by X-ray structural analysis.
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    Keywords: dihydroisoquinoline derivatives ; crystal structure ; electronic, IR, and1H NMR spectra ; quantum-chemical calculation
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    Notes: Abstract 3,3-Dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisocarbostyryl azine (2) has been synthesized by oxidation of l-hydrazino-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline (1). The crystal and molecular structures of compound 2 were determined. It has been established that in the solid state, compound2 exists as an azine tautomer. The IR, electronic, and NMR spectral data indicate that in solution the tautomeric form of2 does not change. A possible mechanism of the oxidation of1 to2 is suggested.
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    Keywords: cell-wall polysaccharides ; chlorophylla ; Gelidium sesquipedale ; internal C and N ; light quality ; photosynthesis ; phycobiliproteins ; respiration
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    Notes: Abstract The influence of different light qualities on the photosynthetic rate, dark respiration, intracellular carbon and nitrogen content, and accumulation of photosynthetic pigments and cell-wall polysaccharides during short-term incubation (5 h) of the red algaGelidium sesquipedale was investigated. The same photon irradiance of 50μmol m−2 s−2 below the light saturation point of photosynthesis was applied in each case. Blue light stimulated photosynthesis, dark respiration and the accumulation of chlorophyll and biliproteins, phycoerythrin in particular. The accumulation of internal carbon and nitrogen was greater under blue light than under the other light qualities. In contrast, the percentage of cell-wall polysaccharides was higher in red light. The content of cell-wall polysaccharides decreased during the time of incubation in all light treatments except in red light. The action of a non-photosynthetic photoreceptor in the control of cell-wall polysaccharide synthesis is suggested because the accumulation of cell-wall polysaccharides was not correlated with net photosynthesis in contrast to what occurred with carbon, chlorophyll and phycoerythrin accumulation.
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    ISSN: 1573-5117
    Keywords: gas exchange ; mangrove ; photosynthesis ; salinity
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    Notes: Abstract Continuous measurements of gas exchange characteristics were made on two to nine year old hydroponically grown Avicennia germinans (L.) Stearn, Aegialitis annulata R. Br. and Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco maintained at 50 or 500 mol m−3 NaCl. In Avicennia germinans and Aegialitis annulata, CO2 assimilation rates were initially higher at 500 mol m−3 NaCl and decreased gradually towards the end of the photoperiod when rates were similar to those at the lower salinity. In Aegiceras corniculatum, assimilation rates were higher at 50 mol m−3 NaCl and about 55% lower at the higher salinity. In all three species, leaf conductance and transpiration exhibited trends similar to those for CO2 assimilation. Intercellular CO2 concentrations were similar at both salinities in Avicennia germinans and Aegialitis annulata, but considerably higher at the lower salinity in Aegiceras corniculatum. Water use efficiencies (WUE), although similar between salinity treatments in Avicennia germinans and Aegialitis annulata, were greater at the higher salinity in Aegiceras corniculatum. Data obtained from CO2 response curves indicated that assimilation at high salinity in Aegiceras corniculatum was limited by conductance, and to a lesser extent, by photosynthetic capacity. In Avicennia germinans and Aegialitis annulata, assimilation was greater at the higher salinity as indicated by increase in both the initial slope and the upper plateau of the CO2 response data. Greater assimilation at high salinity in Avicennia germinans and Aegialitis annulata may be attributed to lower carbon losses via photorespiration and to efficient salt excretion and sequestration.
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    ISSN: 1573-5117
    Keywords: photon flux density ; intracellular metabolic pools ; proteins ; carbohydrates ; lipids ; polysaccharides ; photosynthesis ; phytoplankton
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    Notes: Abstract The effect of photon flux density (PFD) on the partitioning of photosynthetically fixed 14CO2-C into major intracellular end products was investigated for three species of freshwater planktonic algae (Nitzschia palea, Monoraphidium minutum and Synechococcus elongatus belonging to three different classes. This study was designed to investigate the phenomenon of polysaccharide synthesis associated with the saturation of protein synthesis and to test if this process is common to all three phytoplankton species. Protein synthesis was saturated at low PFD in all three species of algae studied. However, fixed carbon was differentially stored, namely in lipids in Nitzschia palea (Bacillariophyceae), in polysaccharides in Monoraphidium minutum (Chlorophyceae), and in low molecular weight metabolites (LMW) in Synechococcus elongatus (Cyanophyceae). The results of this transient state study indicate that the metabolic pathways of algae can easily be controlled by different irradiance. Furthermore, it appears that the difference in the patterns of synthesis is taxonomy dependent.
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    Pharmaceutical research 12 (1995), S. 337-341 
    ISSN: 1573-904X
    Keywords: 2-debenzoyl, 2-acetoxy paclitaxel ; docetaxel ; paclitaxel side-chain ; crystal structure ; solid state conformation ; intramolecular hydrogen bonding ; intermolecular hydrogen bonding
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract Crystals of the C2-acetate analog of paclitaxel, grown from a mixture of isopropyl alcohol and methanol, belong to the space group P2l with a = 9.058(3), b = 18.306(5), c = 15.043(1) Å, β = 97.09(1)°, Z = 2, V = 2475.1(9)Å3, D calc = 1.269 gcm−3 and µ = 0.75 cm−1. The structure was determined by direct methods and refined to R(F) = 0.054 and wR(F) = 0.057 for 605 variables and 3496 observed reflections. The paclitaxel side chain possesses a conformation similar to that observed in the crystal structure of docetaxel (Taxotere®). A three dimensional network of hydrogen bonds is formed through solvent molecules and stabilizes the crystal lattice.
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    ISSN: 1573-5036
    Keywords: nitrogen ; nutrient availability ; photosynthesis ; Scots pine ; seasonal change ; site quality
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract The relationship between light saturated net photosynthesis (Amax) and nitrogen concentration (N) was studied in needles of both Scots pine seedlings, grown at three relative growth rates (2,6 and 8%) controlled by nutrient addition rate, and Scots pine shoots collected from four sites with different fertility. In the seedlings, Amax was measured on 14 different dates starting at the beginning of the second growing season and ending when growth of the new shoot and the secondary needles had finished. In shoots from the natural stands Amax of the previous-year shoots was measured on 6 dates throughout the growing season. Both in seedlings and shoots, the correlation between Amax and N was poor, when data from all sampling dates were taken together. However, Amax was correlated with N in most instances when the age of the needles was considered and the data were examined either at weekly intervals (seedlings) or separately for each sampling date (shoots). The slope of the Amax vs N relationship varied greatly between sampling dates. In the seedlings the correlation between Amax and N was strongest by the time when the new needles were developing. In the shoots the correlation was significant from mid June until mid August, while no correlation was found in the beginning and at the end of the growing season. Our data indicate that in pine needles the photosynthesis-nitrogen relationship is more complex than in broadleaved species. Contrary to the broadleaved species, where the correlation is independent of sampling time, in this conifer the time of the year affects the correlation and there are phases during the growing season when the correlation is poor or nonexistent.
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  • 91
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    Keywords: carbon budget ; growth analysis ; interspecific variation ; nitrogen supply ; photosynthesis ; respiration
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract In previous experiments systematic differences have been found in the morphology, carbon economy and chemical composition of seedlings of inherently fast- and slow-growing plant species, grown at a non-limiting nutrient supply. In the present experiment it was investigated whether these differences persist when plants are grown at suboptimal nutrient supply rates. To this end, plants of the inherently fast-growing Holcus lanatus L. and the inherently slow-growing Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. were grown in sand at two levels of nitrate supply. Growth, photosynthesis, respiration and carbon and nitrogen content were studied over a period of 4 to 7 weeks. At low N-supply, the potentially fast-growing species still grew faster than the potentially slow-growing one. Similarly, differences in leaf area ratio (leaf area:total dry weight), specific leaf area (leaf area:leaf dry weight) and leaf weight ratio (leaf dry weight:total dry weight), as observed at high N-supply persisted at low N-availability. The only growth parameter for which a substantial Species × N-supply interaction was found was the net assimilation rate (increase in dry weight per unit leaf area and time). Rates of photosynthesis, shoot respiration and root respiration, expressed per unit leaf, shoot and root weight, respectively, were lower for the plants at low N-availability and higher for the fast-growing species. Species-specific variation in the daily carbon budget was mainly due to variation in carbon fixation. Lower values at low N were largely determined by both a lower C-gain of the leaves and a higher proportion of the daily gain spent in root respiration. Interspecific variation in C-content and dry weight:fresh weight ratio were similar at low and high N-supply. Total plant organic N decreased with decreasing N-supply, without differences between species. It is concluded that most of the parameters related to growth, C-economy and chemical composition differ between species and/or are affected by N-supply, but that differences between the two species at high N-availability persist at low N-supply.
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  • 92
    ISSN: 1573-5060
    Keywords: barley landraces ; drought ; Hordeum vulgare ; leaf colour ; photosynthesis ; photosystem I and II ; thylakoid chlorophyll-proteins
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Summary Barley breeders at ICARDA have observed that genotypes adapted to dry regions have leaves which are lighter in colour than those of unadapted ones. We measured photosynthesis, chlorophyll content and chlorophyll a:b ratios in two sets of genotypes which had previously been observed to have either light green or dark green leaves when grown in the field. Thylakoid membranes were also extracted and the proteins analysed on SDS-PAGE gels. The light leaf colour was associated with a higher chlorophyll a:b ratio. This was a measure of a reduction in the amount of antenna chlorophyll compared to that in the core complex of PSII. Genotypes with light green leaves had consistently less chlorophyll per unit leaf area and lower photosynthetic rates per unit area than those with dark green leaves. It is suggested that these features of light green leaves may confer the ability to adapt to high levels of irradiance under drought conditions. This ability may result from a high rate of photosynthetic electron transport through each PSII reaction centre, thus reducing the risk of damage from the overexcitation of these centres.
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  • 93
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    Photosynthesis research 45 (1995), S. 157-168 
    ISSN: 1573-5079
    Keywords: chloroplast movement ; photosynthesis ; photothermal deflection spectroscopy ; Vallisneria americana
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract In a study of photosynthetic energy storage efficiency (ES), the adaxial surface of the leaves of Vallisneria americana exhibited the highest ES values (22%) of the four aquatic plants examined. V. americana leaves have a dispersed structure and it was possible to measure the energy storage properties of the epidermal cells independently of the rest of the leaf. The abaxial epidermis had a higher value of ES at zero light fluence than the adaxial epidermis but ES in the abaxial epidermis declined much more rapidly with light fluence. Thus the abaxial epidermis is more suited to lower light fluences than the adaxial epidermis. ES declined as the pH rose from 4.0 to 8.0 at a constant dissolved inorganic carbon concentration. This paralleled the change from carbon dioxide to bicarbonate and suggests that these leaves utilise CO2 more efficiently than bicarbonate. ES increased by about 50% at pH 8.0 as leaf sections further from the leaf tip were examined which demonstrates that the older epidermal cells are less well able to use bicarbonate. Exposure to 30 min of a saturating light fluence caused the epidermal chloroplasts to move from the periclinal walls to the anticlinal walls. This decreased the photothermal signal by increasing the thermal diffusion distance and lowering the light fluence due to greater chloroplast shading. The latter effect increased ES. It appears that chloroplast movement could assist the epidermis to survive harmful light fluences.
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  • 94
    ISSN: 1573-5036
    Keywords: calcium ; Coffea arabica ; fluorescence analysis ; nutrient relations ; photosynthesis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract Calcium deficiency was induced in hydroponically grown 1.5-years-old coffee plants with 12–14 pairs of leaves. Calcium was given in the form of Ca(NO3)2: 5, 2.5, 0.1, 0.01 and 0 mM. After 71 days of Ca-treatment root and shoot as well as total biomass were decreased by severe Ca-deficiency. However, a stronger decrease was observed for shoot growth as revealed by the increase in the root/shoot ratio. New leaves were affected showing decreases in the total leaf area and in Leaf Area Duration (LAD). After 91 days of deficiency, leaf protein concentration decreased (by about 45%) in the top leaves while nitrate reductase activity (NRA) and NO3 content showed no significant changes. Total nitrogen and mineral concentrations (P, K, Ca, Mg and Na) were also determined in leaves and roots. With the decrease in calcium concentration in Ca-deficiency conditions, we observed concomitant increases in the concentrations of K+, Mg2+ and Na+ in leaves (maximal changes of 32% for K+, 96% for Mg2+ and 438% for Na+) and in roots (108% for K+, 86% for Mg2+ and 38% for Na+). Accordingly, the ratio between elements changed, including the ratio N/P, showing a non-equilibrium in the balance of nutrients. Significant correlations were obtained between Ca2+ concentration and some photosynthetic parameters. Ca-deficiency conditions would increase the loss of energy as expressed by the rise in aE and decrease the photochemical efficiency, which confirms the importance of this element in the stabilization of chlorophyll and in the maintenance of good photochemical efficiency at PS II level.
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    Plant and soil 176 (1995), S. 219-227 
    ISSN: 1573-5036
    Keywords: calcium ; chloride ; cotton ; photosynthesis ; potassium ; sodium
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract The optimum Ca2+ concentration for growth of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum cv. Acala SJ-2) was in the range 1 to 15 mol m−3 for plants growing in hydroponic culture with 100–150 mol m−3 NaCl. Most saline (but not sodic) soils contain higher Ca2+ concentrations. CaCl2 was inhibitory to the growth of cotton above 20–50 mol m−3. Increasing concentrations of Ca2+ in the range 0–2 mol m−2 drastically reduced Na+ accumulation in the leaves. As CaCl2 concentrations were increased above the optimum for growth there was a further reduction in leaf Na+ accumulation, but this was more than offset by increased leaf Ca2+ and Cl− concentrations. Leaf K+ concentrations were not much affected by changes in external CaCl2 concentrations. The response of Mg2+ varied from an increase to a decrease with increasing external CaCl2 and was influenced by nutritional status. There was no evidence that high Ca2+ caused a deficiency of Mg2+ in cotton. Except for Cl−, whose concentrations tended to decrease initially and then increase as the CaCl2 concentration increased, the anions were largely unaffected by changes in external CaCl2.
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  • 96
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    Plant and soil 168-169 (1995), S. 255-261 
    ISSN: 1573-5036
    Keywords: magnesium deficiency ; Norway spruce ; photosynthesis ; Picea abies (L.)
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract In order to investigate the influence of different magnesium nutrition on photosynthesis, one hundred 6-year-old spruce trees derived from one clone were planted in October 1990 into a special out-door experimental construction, where they were cultivated in sand culture with an optimal supply of nutrients, except magnesium, via circulating nutrient solutions. Magnesium was added to the nutrient solutions in three different concentrations, varying from optimal to severe deficient supplies. During the first vegetative period in 1991, photosynthetic performance and carboxylation efficiency were measured under saturating light, controlled CO2 conditions, optimal temperature and humidity, using a minicuvette system. During summer, the trees under moderate magnesium deficiency developed tip yellowing symptoms on older needles, while the youngest needles remained green with unchanged chlorophyll contents. Trees under severe magnesium deficiency showed yellowing symptoms on all needle age classes combined with decreased chlorophyll contents in the youngest needles as well. In comparison with the controls, the photosynthetic performance of the 1-year-old needles was significantly lower in both deficiency treatments. The same was observed in the youngest needles of the trees under severe deficiency. Trees under moderate deficiency treatment decreased in photosynthetic performance during the summer without reduction of chlorophyll contents. The reduction of photosynthetic rates corresponded to a decrease in carboxylation efficiency, which is taken as a measure of the activity of the enzyme ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase. This reduction, together with the observed increase of carbohydrate contents in needles of trees growing under magnesium deficiency, led to the assumption that the photosynthetic carbonfixation is reduced as a consequence of the accumulation of carbohydrates.
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  • 97
    ISSN: 1573-5036
    Keywords: ammonium toxicity ; buffered nutrient solution ; eggplant ; flowers ; fruit yield ; nitrate ; photosynthesis ; Solanum melongena ; starch ; sucrose
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract Eggplants (Solanum melongena L. cv. Bonica) were grown in a glasshouse during summer under natural light with one unbranched shoot or one shoot with 3 to 4 branches and with or without fruit in quartz sand buffered and not buffered with 0.5% CaCO3 (w : v), respectively. Nutrient solutions supplied contained nitrate or ammonium as the sole nitrogen source. Compared with nutrient solutions containing nitrate (10 mM), solutions containing ammonium (10 mM) caused a decrease in net photosynthesis of eggplants during early stages of vegetative growth when grown in quartz sand not buffered with CaCO3. The decrease was not observed before leaves showed interveinal chlorosis. In contrast, net photosynthesis after bloom at first increased more rapidly in eggplants supplied with ammonium than with nitrate nitrogen. However, even in this case, net photosynthesis decreased four weeks later when ammonium nutrition was continued. The decrease was accompanied by epinasty and interveinal chlorosis on the lower leaves and later by severe wilting, leaf drop, stem lesions, and hampered growth of stems, roots, and fruits. These symptoms appeared later on plants not bearing fruits than on plants bearing fruits. If nutrient solutions containing increasing concentrations of ammonium (0.5–30 mM) were supplied after the time of first fruit ripening, shoot growth and set of later flowers and fruits were promoted. In contrast, vegetative growth and reproduction was only slightly affected by increasing the concentration of nitrate in the nutrient solutions. In quartz sand buffered with CaCO3 ammonium nutrition caused deleterious effects only under low light conditions (shade) and on young plants during rapid fruit growth. If eggplants were supplied with ammonium nitrogen before bloom, vegetative growth was promoted, and set of flowers and fruit occurred earlier than on plants supplied with nitrate. Furthermore, the number of flowers and fruit yield increased. These effects of ammonium nutrition were more pronounced when plants were grown with branched shoots than with unbranched shoots. The results indicate that vegetative and reproductive growth of eggplants may be manipulated without causing injury to the plants by supplying ammonium nitrogen as long as the age of the plants, carbohydrate reserves of the roots, quantity of ammonium nitrogen supplied, and pH of the growth medium are favourable. T W Rufty Section editor
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    Photosynthesis research 44 (1995), S. 23-40 
    ISSN: 1573-5079
    Keywords: chloroplasts ; cyanobacteria ; ferredoxin ; photosynthesis ; plastocyanin ; thylakoids
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract Photosystem I functions as a plastocyanin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase in the thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts and cyanobacteria. The PS I complex contains the photosynthetic pigments, the reaction center P700, and five electron transfer centers (A0, A1, FX, FA, and FB) that are bound to the PsaA, PsaB, and PsaC proteins. In addition, PS I complex contains at least eight other polypeptides that are accessory in their functions. Recent use of cyanobacterial molecular genetics has revealed functions of the accessory subunits of PS I. Site-directed mutagenesis is now being used to explore structure-function relations in PS I. The overall architecture of PSI complex has been revealed by X-ray crystallography, electron microscopy, and biochemical methods. The information obtained by different techniques can be used to propose a model for the organization of PS I. Spectroscopic and molecular genetic techniques have deciphered interaction of PS I proteins with the soluble electron transfer partners. This review focuses on the recent structural, biochemical and molecular genetic studies that decipher topology and functions of PS I proteins, and their interactions with soluble electron carriers.
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  • 99
    ISSN: 1573-5079
    Keywords: diadinoxanthin ; dinoflagellate ; light-harvesting-complex ; peridinin ; photoacclimation ; photosynthesis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract We have isolated Chl a-Chl c-carotenoid binding proteins from the dinoflagellates Prorocentrum minimum and Heterocapsa pygmaea grown under high (500 μmol m−2 s−1, HL) and low (35 μmol m−2 s−1, LL) light conditions. We compared various isolation procedures of membrane bound light harvesting complexes (LHCs) and assayed the functionality of the solubilized proteins by determining the energy transfer efficiency from the accessory pigments to Chl a by means of fluorescence excitation spectra. The identity of the newly isolated protein-complexes were confirmed by immunological cross-reactions with antibodies raised against the previously described membrane bound Chl a-c proteins (Boczar et al. (1980) FEBS Lett 120: 243–247). Spectroscopic analysis demonstrated the relatedness of these proteins with the recently described Chl-a-c 2-peridinin (ACP) binding protein (Hiller et al. (1993) Photochem Photobiol 57: 125–131; Iglesias Prieto et al. (1993) Phil Trans R Soc London B 338: 381–392). The water-soluble peridinin-Chl a binding-protein (PCP) was not detectable in P. minimum. Two functional forms of ACP with different pigmentation were isolated. A variant of ACP which was isolated from high-light grown cells, that specifically binds increased amounts of diadinoxanthin was compared to the previously described ACPs that bind proportionately more peridinin.
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  • 100
    ISSN: 1573-5079
    Keywords: glycine betaine ; osmolyte ; oxygen-evolving complex ; photosynthesis
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract Natural osmoregulatory substances (osmolytes) allow a wide variety of organisms to adjust to environments with high salt and/or low water content. In addition to their role in osmoregulation, some osmolytes protect proteins from denaturation and deactivation by, for example, elevated temperature and chaotropic compounds. A ubiquitous protein-stabilizing osmolyte is glycine betaine (N-trimethyl glycine). Its presence has been reported in bacteria, in particular cyanobacteria, in animals and in plants from higher plants to algae. In the present review we describe the experimental evidence related to the ability of glycine betaine to enhance and stabilize the oxygen-evolving activity of the Photosystem II protein complexes of higher plants and cyanobacteria. The osmolyte protects the Photosystem II complex against dissociation of the regulatory extrinsic proteins (the 18 kD, 23 kD and 33 kD proteins of higher plants and the 9 kD protein of cyanobacteria) from the intrinsic components of the Photosystem II complex, and it also stabilizes the coordination of the Mn cluster to the protein cleft. By contrast, glycine betaine has no stabilizing effect on partial photosynthetic processes that do not involve the oxygen-evolving site of the Photosystem II complex. It is suggested that glycine betaine might act, in part, as a solute that is excluded from charged surface domains of proteins and also as a contact solute at hydrophobic surface domains.
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