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    Transglutaminase induction by various cell death and apoptosis pathways (1996)
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    Cellular and molecular life sciences 52 (1996), S. 942-949 
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    ISSN: 1420-9071
    Keywords: Apoptosis ; transglutaminase ; signalling ; gene expression ; promoter elements ; retinoic acids
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Clarification of the molecular details of forms of natural cell death, including apoptosis, has become one of the most challenging issues of contemporary biomedical sciences. One of the effector elements of various cell death pathways is the covalent cross-linking of cellular proteins by transglutaminases. This review will discuss the accumulating data related to the induction and regulation of these enzymes, particularly of tissue type transglutaminase, in the molecular program of cell death. A wide range of signalling pathways can lead to the parallel induction of apoptosis and transglutaminase, providing a handle for better understanding the exact molecular interactions responsible for the mechanism of regulated cell death.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01920102
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    Age-related changes in gene expression in the rat brain revealed by differential display (1996)
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    Cellular and molecular life sciences 52 (1996), S. 888-891 
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    ISSN: 1420-9071
    Keywords: Ageing ; rat ; brain ; gene expression ; differential display
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract We have used the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based technique of differential display to analyse changes in gene expression during ageing of the rat brain. In this approach we have compared three young adult (6 months) with three old adult (20 months) animals. RNA preparations from the homogenised brains were subjected to reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR using 36 different combinations of primer pairs. Any PCR product which was consistently found to be more prominent in the three young brains compared to the three old brains, and vice versa, was scored as potentially representing a gene which was differentially expressed during the ageing of this tissue. Out of a possible 2000+PCR products we identified 44 that might represent genes that exhibit differential expression during ageing of the rat brain. An initial screen of these fragments, by Southern-blotting the PCR products and hybridising them with cDNA probes derived from either young or old brain RNA preparations, indicated that 40% of them represented genes that were differentially expressed. This approach is likely to prove invaluable for identifying cohorts of genes that show differential expression during the ageing process.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01938876
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    Stability and expression of amplified EPSPS genes in glyphosate resistant tobacco cells and plantlets (1996)
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    Plant cell reports 15 (1996), S. 431-436 
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    ISSN: 1432-203X
    Keywords: glyphosate ; gene expression ; gene amplification ; cell culture ; resistance
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary The stability and expression of amplified 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) genes was examined in glyphosate resistant tobacco cells grown in glyphosate-free medium, and in plantlets regenerated from resistant cells. Amplified DNA was maintained in resistant cells grown in the absence of glyphosate for three years. Amplified EPSPS genes were retained in regenerated plantlets at levels comparable to those observed in the resistant cells, and EPSPS mRNA was overexpressed (compared to unselected plantlets). However, glyphosate resistance in cell lines grown in glyphosate-free medium declined 7-fold, and in regenerated plantlets approximately 20-fold, compared to resistant cells maintained under glyphosate selection. In plantlets, reduced resistance correlated with lower levels of EPSPS mRNA. Plantlets regenerated from resistant cells exhibited morphological variation, and had an approximate doubling of their nuclear genome size.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00232070
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    Expression of calcium-binding protein regucalcin mRNA in hepatoma cells (1996)
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 155 (1996), S. 85-90 
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    ISSN: 1573-4919
    Keywords: regucalcin ; calcium-binding protein ; gene expression ; rat hepatoma ; Morris hepatoma cells
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Whether the gene expression of hepatic Ca2+-binding protein regucalcin is altered in hepatomas was investigated. The change in regucalcin mRNA levels was analyzed by Northern blotting using liver regucalcin complementary DNA (0.9 kb). Rat hepatoma was induced by continuous feeding of basal diet containing 0.06% 3′-methyl-4-dimethylaminoazobenzene (3′-Me-DAB). After 35 weeks feeding, rats were sacrificed, and the non-tumorous and tumorous tissues of the livers were removed. In individual rats, the regucalcin mRNA levels in the tumorous tissues were generally decreased in comparison with that of the non-tumorous tissues of the chemical-fed rats, although the chemical administration might decrease the mRNA expression in normal rat liver, suggesting that the chemical administration causes a suppresive effect on the mRNA expression. When the genomic DNA extracted from the liver tumorous tissues was digested with restriction enzymes (EcoRI, BamHI and HindIII) and analyzed by Southern blotting, no rear-ranged band was found in the regucalcin gene from the hepatoma. Interestingly, in the transplantable Morris hepatoma cells, the regucalcin mRNA was markedly expressed, while the albumin mRNA was expressed only slightly. The present study demonstrates that regucalcin mRNA is clearly expressed in the transformed cells (Morris hepatoma cells).
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00714337
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    Steroid hormonal regulation of calcium-binding protein regucalcin mRNA expression in the kidney cortex of rats (1996)
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 155 (1996), S. 105-111 
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    ISSN: 1573-4919
    Keywords: regucalcin ; calcium-binding protein ; aldosterone ; estrogen ; dexamethasone ; gene expression ; rat kidney cortex
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The effect of various steroid hormones on 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 rat liver regucalcin complementary DNA (0.9 kb of open-reading frame). Regucalcin mRNA was expressed in the kidney cortex but not the medulla. Rats received a single subcutaneous administration of steroid; the animals were sacrificed 60 min after the treatment of aldosterone (2.5, 5.0 and 10 μg/100 g body weight) or 6 h after the treatment of estrogen (17β-estradiol; 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2 mg/100 g), hydrocortisone (0.5, 1.0 and 3.0 mg/100 g) and dexamethasone (50, 100 and 150 μg/100 g). Regucalcin mRNA levels in the kidney cortex were clearly diminished by the administration of aldosterone or estrogen, while hydrocortisone administration had no effect. The administration of dexamethasone (100 μg/100 g) caused a remarkable increase of regucalcin mRNA levels in the kidney cortex. The dexamethasone-induced increase in regucalcin mRNA levels was completely blocked by the simultaneous administration of cycloheximide (150 μg/100 g), although the drug administration had no effect on the mRNA levels in control rats. Meanwhile, the dexamethasone administration did not cause an appreciable alteration of calcium content in the kidney cortex. The present study demonstrates that, of the various steroid hormones used, dexamethasone uniquely has a stimulatory effect on regucalcin mRNA expression in the kidney cortex of rats. The steroid effect may be mediated through a newly synthesized protein.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00229307
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    Estrogen effects in the heart (1996)
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 160-161 (1996), S. 307-313 
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    ISSN: 1573-4919
    Keywords: myocardium ; hypertension ; gene expression ; estrogens ; cardiac hypertrophy ; signal transduction ; genetic program
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Gender specific differences in cardiovascular disease are largely mediated by sex hormones. The use of estrogens significantly reduces the overall incidence of heart disease in postmenopausal women. Beneficial effects of estrogens on plasma lipoprotein levels are clearly established. However, these do not explain the magnitude of risk reduction seen in clinical studies. Thus, additional and currently unknown functions of estrogens must be operative. Elucidation of the exact estrogen action in the heart will have important implications in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. It will probably enhance the therapeutic repertoire in treating heart disease, the most common cause of death in industrialized countries. We will review the current understanding of the function of estrogens in the heart and discuss potential strategies on how to apply these data to clinical practice.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00240064
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    Calcium-binding protein regucalcin mRNA expression in the kidney cortex is suppressed by saline ingestion in rats (1996)
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 162 (1996), S. 139-144 
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    ISSN: 1573-4919
    Keywords: regucalcin ; calcium-binding protein ; gene expression ; saline ingestion ; hypertensive rats ; kidney cortex
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The effect of adrenalectomy (ADX) or saline ingestion, which is a hypertensive factor, on 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 rat liver regucalcin complementary DNA (0.9 kb of open-reading frame). Regucalcin mRNA was expressed in the kidney cortex but not the medulla. Rats were adrenalectomized, and 48 h later they were sacrificed. ADX caused a reduction of regucalcin mRNA levels in the kidney cortex, suggesting that adrenal glands participate in the regulation of the mRNA expression. This reduction was not restored by the subcutaneous administration of dexamethasone with an effective dose (1 mg/kg body weight), which can stimulate kidney regucalcin mRNA expression. Regucalcin mRNA levels in the kidney cortex of rats were markedly suppressed by the ingestion of saline for 7 days. The ADX-induced decrease of renal cortex regucalcin mRNA levels was not appreciably restored by saline ingestion. Moreover, regucalcin mRNA levels in the kidney cortex of spontaneous hypertensive rats (SHR) were clearly decreased as compared with that of control (Wistar-Kyoto) rats. Meanwhile, calcium content in the kidney cortex was not significantly decreased by ADX or saline ingestion. The present study suggests that the expression of regucalcin mRNA in the kidney cortex of rats is suppressed by saline administration.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00227541
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    Regulation of the apolipoprotein E by dietary lipids occurs by transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms (1996)
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 155 (1996), S. 153-162 
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    ISSN: 1573-4919
    Keywords: apolipoprotein B and E ; lipid ; gene expression ; rat ; mouse
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The aim of the present investigation was to study the regulation of apolipoprotein E by two dietary nutrients, saturated fat and cholesterol, known to raise plasma cholesterol levels. ApoE is a protein component of several classes of lipoproteins including VLDL and HDL, and dietary lipids may regulate VLDL and apoE-containing HDL particles through their effects on apoE gene. Male rats and mice were fed the following 4 diets: control diet (C); high cholesterol diet with 0.5% cholesterol (HC); high fat diet with 20% hydrogenated coconut oil (HF); and high fat plus high cholesterol diet with 0.5% cholesterol and 20% fat (HF/C). Plasma cholesterol levels remained unchanged on HC diet, but in mice VLDL-cholesterol increased by 31%. HF diet increased VLDL and LDL by 15–17% in rats, and 21% in mice. A combination of fat and cholesterol diet showed pronounced effects on plasma lipoprotein concentrations, raising apoB-containing particles by 21% and 44% in mice and rats, respectively. Plasma apoE levels increased significantly on all diets. The mechanism of regulation of increased plasma apoB and apoE levels was examined. Quantification of hepatic apoB mRNA showed a lack of correlation between plasma apoB and hepatic apoB mRNA levels, suggesting that posttranscriptional regulation increased plasma apoB-containing lipoproteins in animals fed saturated fat diets. Hepatic apoE mRNA levels increased significantly in animals fed cholesterol-rich diets. However, despite increased plasma apoE levels on diet containing only saturated fat, hepatic apoE mRNA did not change. Synthesis of apoE on the liver polysomes increased selectively on cholesterol-rich diets. These results suggest that cholesterol-rich diets altered apoE, in part, by transcriptional mechanism, and saturated fat-rich diets increased plasma apoE levels by posttranscriptional mechanism, possibly decreased receptor-mediated uptake of apoE-containing particles. The regulation of LDL receptor was also studied since plasma apoB and E levels may be altered by LDL receptor-mediated uptake by the hepatocytes. As expected, high cholesterol diet decreased LDL receptor mRNA by 30–40%. However, the LDL receptor protein on liver membranes did not change on any of the test diets in both animal species. Hepatic cholesterol content increased several fold selectively on high cholesterol diets. These findings suggest that: 1) both transcriptional and posttranscriptional mechanisms are important in regulating plasma apoB and E containing lipoproteins; 2) dietary cholesterol regulates apoE gene by a transcriptional mechanism anddietary saturated fat by posttranscriptional mechanism; and 3) changes in the hepatic apoE and LDL receptor mRNA are associated with the changes in intracellular cholesterol concentrations.
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    Molecular cloning, sequencing and expression analysis of a fatty acid transport gene in rat heart induced by ischemic preconditiong and oxidative stress (1996)
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 160-161 (1996), S. 241-247 
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    ISSN: 1573-4919
    Keywords: fatty acid transport protein ; gene expression ; subtractive hybridization ; oxidative stress ; ischemia/reperfusion ; ischemic preconditioning
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract In this study, ischemia and oxidative stress-inducible gene expression in heart was examined by subtractive hybridization technique. Total RNA was isolated from ventricular muscle fragments of normal and oxidative stress-induced hearts. Poly (A)+ RNA was purified followed by the construction of a plasmid cDNA library. This was followed by the subtractive screening of oxidative stress-induced cDNA library. The positive colonies were amplified and the plasmid isolated. An aliquot was subjected to restriction cutting with Bam H1 and EcoRl; the fragments corresponding to cDNA insert were separated by electrophoresis, radiolabeled by random-primed DNA synthesis, and used as probes in standard Northern blotting experiments. An aliquot containing the plasmid from the confirmed positives was then subjected to bidirectional partial DNA sequencing (using M13 and T7/T3α primers) by the chain-extension/chain termination method. These sequences were subjected to a computerized search for homologies against all sequences in the updated worldwide Gen Bank and EMBL sequence databases followed by restriction mapping and reading frame identification. Out of 24 putative positive colonies screened, one clone was matched with 〉 97% homology with FAT gene that has been implicated in binding or transport of long chain fatty acids. cDNA probe synthesized from this clone identified two major transcripts of 4.8 and 2.9 kb. Additional experiments were then performed where isolated perfused rat hearts were subjected to the following treatments: (1) 5 min ischemia; (2) 10 min ischemia; (3) 20 min ischemia; (4) 5 min ischemia followed by 10 min reperfusion (ischemic preconditioning); and (5) 5 min ischemia followed by 10 min reperfusion, repeated four times (4 × preconditioning). RNAs were extracted from these hearts and hybridized with the FAT cDNA probe. The results indicated that FAT gene was induced by oxidative stress, ischemic preconditioning, but not by ischemia. (Mol Cell Biochem 160/161: 241–247, 1996)
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    Effect of angiotensin II on myocardial collagen gene expression (1996)
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 163-164 (1996), S. 231-237 
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    ISSN: 1573-4919
    Keywords: extracellular matrix ; angiotensin II ; fibrillar collagen ; cardiac fibrosis ; gene expression
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Recent studies suggest that angiotensin II (angiotensin) may be involved in the regulation of metabolism of the cardiac extracellular matrix (ECM). Two major components of ECM are collagen types I and III which play an important role in maintaining the structure and function of the heart. Although the cellular metabolism of collagen is very complex (especially at the posttranslational level), we chose to address events that occur relatively early in the synthesis of cardiac collagen molecules. To gain an understanding of the role of angiotensin in the regulation of cardiac collagen gene expression, we studied the effect of three different doses of angiotensin (12, 24, and 48 μg/kg/h) on adult heart and cultured neonatal cardiac fibroblasts. The steady-state mRNA abundance of collagen types I and III was monitored using Northern blot analysis in both left and right ventricular samples at day 3 of angiotensin infusion and in cultured cardiac fibroblasts stimulated with angiotensin. In all mRNA abundance studies, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) signal was used to normalize the data for possible differences in loading and/or transfer of total RNA. Both collagen types I/GAPDH and III/GAPDH mRNA signal ratios were increased significantly in left ventricle in all dose regimens used for angiotensin infusion. Only the collagen type I/GAPDH mRNA signal ratio was increased in right ventricle with angiotensin infusion. Angiotensin (10−7-10−5 M) had no effect on the steady-state mRNA abundance of collagen genes in cultured neonatal cardiac fibroblasts after 24 h treatment in serum-free conditions. Our results confirm that infusion of angiotensin may upregulate steady-state collagen gene mRNA abundance in the heart. Angiotensin had no observable effect on collagen mRNA abundance in neonatal fibroblast culture. An explanation for the current results may be that angiotensin causes the release of undefined factors from cardiac myocytes, and that these secondary factors may be involved in either the activation of collagen gene transcription or in alteration of stability of collagen mRNA transcripts via a paracrine mechanism. Although our results indicate hemodynamic loading may potentiate the action of angiotensin, this scenario is unlikely as collagen type I gene expression was increased in the normotensive right ventricle.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00408663
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    Differential regulation of GRP78 and GLUT1 expression in 3T3-L1 adipocytes (1996)
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 162 (1996), S. 51-58 
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    ISSN: 1573-4919
    Keywords: metabolism ; glucose transporter ; adipocytes ; gene expression
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract We tested the hypothesis that the constitutive glucose transporter (GLUT 1) in 3T3-L 1 adipocytes belongs to the family of glucose-regulated proteins which are transcriptionally regulated by glucose deprivation. Using cDNA probes for both GRP78 (BiP) and GLUT1, we show that the level of GRP78 mRNA increased by 15-fold within 24 h of glucose deprivation with little change in GLUT1 mRNA. The elevated GRP78 mRNA in turn led to a time-dependent increase in GRP78 protein. While glucose deprivation did not alter the expression of the normal glycoform of GLUT 1, a lower molecular weight glycoform accumulated with extended deprivation. Mannose and fructose, but not galactose, prevented the induction of GRP78 and accumulation of the abnormal GLUT1. Because GRP78 acts as a chaperone in other cell systems, we also sought evidence to support this activity in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Using the technique of co-immunoprecipitation, we demonstrate that GRP78 bound several proteins unique to the glucose-deprived state. No deprivation-specific proteins could be detected in association with GLUT 1. These data lead us to conclude that GLUTl does not display characteristics of the glucose-regulated proteins, at least in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, a widely used model for differentiation, hormone action, and nutrient control. However, the mechanisms for activating traditional members of this family appear intact.
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    Torsionally-strained DNA and intermolecular purine-purine-pyrimidine triple-helix formation (1996)
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 154 (1996), S. 65-70 
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    ISSN: 1573-4919
    Keywords: gene expression ; regulatory elements ; plasmid ; oligonucleotides
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    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract A potentially powerful pharmacological approach to modulating the expression of specific, disease-related genes involves the inhibition of transcription factor binding to promoter or enhancer elements through oligonucleotide-mediated triple-helix formation. In vivo, the typical target for intermolecular triplex formation would most likely be torsionally-strained rather than relaxed duplex DNA. To determine the effects of strained DNA on triplex formation, we investigated the interactions between a G/T rich oligonucleotide and both supercoiled and relaxed plasmid DNA using a restriction endonuclease protection assay. Both the kinetics of formation and dissociation of purine-motif triplexes were unaffected by the conformational state of the duplex DNA. Similarly, the topological state of the plasmid targets was not affected by triplex formation. Taken together, these observations suggest that stable intermolecular triplexes can form in vivo under conditions of moderate torsional strain.
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    Cloning and expression of mouse 60 kDa ribonucleoprotein SS-A/Ro (1996)
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    Molecular biology reports 23 (1996), S. 205-210 
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    ISSN: 1573-4978
    Keywords: autoantigen ; cDNA cloning ; gene expression ; ribonucleoprotein Ro ; 5′RACE
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract Autoantibodies to SS-A/Ro are among the most common found in sera of patients with systemic rheumatic diseases. These autoimmune diseases can affect various organ systems of the body and are variable in their manifestations and presentation. One of the autoimmune targets is the 60 kDa SS-A/Ro protein known to be associated with small cytoplasmic Y RNAs. To study systematically the expression of the protein, we have cloned the mouse full length 60 kDa SS-A/Ro cDNA using 5′ RACE based on a cDNA sequence reported in the mouse genome project. The recombinant protein derived from the putative full-length construct was shown to react with human prototype anti-SS-A/Ro serum Ge in western blot and immunoprecipitation and comigrated with cellular 60 kDa SS-A/Ro protein in 3T3 cells. Cellular expression, measured by RT-PCR, was highest in mouse brain, followed by lung, muscle, kindney and heart. Lower levels were found in testis, liver and spleen. Like the human 60 kDa SS-A/Ro protein, the deduced mouse homolog has 538 amino acids. Sequence analysis showed 89.9% identity and 95.0% similarity between the mouse and human proteins.
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    Over-production of the D1:2 protein makes Synechococcus cells more tolerant to photoinhibition of photosystem II (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 467-478 
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    ISSN: 1573-5028
    Keywords: gene expression ; photosynthesis ; protein turnover ; psbA ; tac promoter ; D1 protein
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract Over-expression of the psbAIII gene encoding for the D1 protein (form II; D1:2) of the photosystem II reaction centre in the Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942 was studied using a tac promoter and the lacI Q system. Over-expression was induced with 40 μg/ml IPTG in the growth medium for either 6 or 12 h at growth irradiance (50 μmol photons m-2 s-1). This treatment doubled the amount of psbAII/III mRNA and the D1:2 protein in membranes but decreased the amount of psbAI messages and the D1:1 protein. The total amount of both heterodimeric reaction centre proteins, D1 and D2, remained constant under growth light conditions, indicating that the number of PSII centres in the membranes was not affected, only the form of the D1 protein was changed from D1:1 to D1:2 in most centres. When the cells were photoinhibited either at 500 or 1000 μmol photons m-2 s-1, in the presence or absence of the protein synthesis inhibitor lincomycin, the D1:2 protein remained at a higher level in cells in which over-expression had been induced by IPTG. These cells were also less prone to photoinhibition of PSII. It is suggested that the tolerance of cells to photoinhibition increases when most PSII reaction centres contain the D1:2 protein at the beginning of high irradiance. This tolerance is further strengthened by maintaining psbAIII gene over-expression during the photoinhibitory treatment.
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    Two closely related cDNAs encoding starch branching enzyme from Arabidopsis thaliana (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 97-108 
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    ISSN: 1573-5028
    Keywords: Arabidopsis thaliana ; cDNA ; gene expression ; starch biosynthesis ; starch branching enzyme
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract Two starch branching enzyme (SBE) cDNAs were identified in an Arabidopsis seedling hypocotyl library using maize Sbe1 and Sbe2 cDNAs as probes. The two cDNAs have diverged 5′ and 3′ ends, but encode proteins which share 90% identity over an extensive region with 70% identity to maize SBE IIb [12]. Genomic Southern blots suggest that the two cDNAs are the products of single, independent genes, and that additional, more distantly related SBE genes may exist in the Arabidopsis genome. The two cDNAs hybridize to transcripts which show similar expression patterns in Arabidopsis vegetative and reproductive tissues, including seedlings, inflorescence rachis, mature leaves, and flowers. This is the first report of the identification of cDNAs encoding two closely related starch branching enzymes from the same species.
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    Tissue-specific expression of the rolA gene mediates morphological changes in transgenic tobacco (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 125-134 
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    ISSN: 1573-5028
    Keywords: Agrobacterium rhizogenes ; gene expression ; GUS staining ; in situ hybridization ; rolA gene ; tobacco
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract The spatial and temporal activity of the entire and individual promoter domains of the rolA gene of Agrobacterium rhizogenes was investigated and correlated with the distinctive features of the phenotypes of transgenic tobacco plants. The GUS assay was performed in the presence of an oxidative catalyst during the development of transgenic plants expressing chimeric genes containing the β-glucuronidase coding sequence under the control of the different promoter domains. In situ hybridization was also used on transgenic plants harbouring rolA under the control of the entire or deleted promoter. This paper demonstrates for the first time that the entire rolA promoter, composed of domains, A, B and C, is silent in seeds, then activated at the onset of germination in the cotyledons and in the elengation zone of the radicle and is finally expressed throughout the vegetative and floral phases. Domains B+C, which were sufficient to induce wrinkled leaves and short internodes, were active in all the stem tissues, but only in the companion cells of the phloem strands of the leaves. Domain C, which specified a dwarf phenotype with normal leaves, was weakly expressed in the stem vascular bundles and in the leaf internal phloem. These results indicate that the vascular bundles are the primary targets for the generation of the short internode phenotype. Furthermore, the local expression of rolA in the stem vascular bundles induced a size reduction of the surrounding parenchyma cells, suggesting the existence of some diffusible factor(s) associated with the expression of the rolA gene.
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    Molecular cloning of a sulfotransferase in Arabidopsis thaliana and regulation during development and in response to infection with pathogenic bacteria (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 995-1008 
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    ISSN: 1573-5028
    Keywords: Arabidopsis ; gene expression ; hypersensitive response ; plant-pathogen interactions ; cell suspensions ; sulfotransferase
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract A cDNA clone (RaRO47) encoding a sulfotransferase (ST) has been isolated from Arabidopsis cell suspensions. The deduced polypeptide of 302 amino acids is highly related to plant flavonol sulfotrans-ferases (FSTs), characterized for the first time in Flaveria, and also to STs from animal tissue. The expression of the Arabidopsis ST gene(s) corresponding to RaR047 was examined during different developmental stages. It was found that, at the level of steady-state mRNA, expression of gene(s) encoding this ST was rapidly induced in the aerial parts of young seedlings, and during growth of Arabidopsis cell cultures. No expression could be detected in roots. Treatment of Arabidopsis seedlings with hormonal or stress-related compounds, showed that RaR047 mRNA accumulation was more particularly induced in response to salicylic acid and methyl jasmonate. Furthermore, in the leaves of mature plants or in cell suspensions, accumulation of RaR047 mRNA was observed upon infection with bacterial pathogens. This expression was observed preferentially in response to avirulent pathogens causing an hyper-sensitive reaction, as compared to virulent pathogens, which lead to disease.
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    Post-germination-induced and hormonally dependent expression of low-molecular-weight heat shock protein genes in Douglas fir (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 1115-1128 
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    Keywords: cDNAs ; Douglas fir ; gene expression ; germination ; low-molecular-weight heat shock proteins ; methyl jasmonate
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    Notes: Abstract We have isolated and sequenced two cDNA clones (PM 18.2A;PM 18.2B) from Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) which encode for the low-molecular-weight heat shock proteins (LMW HSPs) of 18.2 kDa. The predicted amino acid sequences of the two Douglas fir proteins are 97.5% identical. A phylogenetic tree of class I LMW HSPs showed that the PM LMW HSPs are found within a subgroup consisting exclusively of dicot species indicating that class I LMW HSPs evolved from a common ancestor predating the divergence of gymnosperms and angiosperms. Northern blots of RNA from dry, imbibed, stratified and germinated seeds revealed a notable induction of LMW HSP transcripts during post-germination and early seedling growth. Unlike previous reports, the expression of these HSPs appears to be primarily restricted to seedlings as mRNA transcripts were detected at very low levels during seed development and desiccation. Maximum induction of LMW HSPs in seedlings occurred during heat shock treatment at 38–40°C, whereas cold shock or wounding failed to induce HSP transcripts. The transcription of HSP genes is up regulated by GA, MeJA and auxin and is down regulated by ABA. Methyl jasmonate treatment induced expression of these genes in dormant seeds of Douglas fir. The expression of class I cytoplasmic LMW HSPs in seedlings and their regulation by plant growth regulators suggests specific roles in plant development other than desiccation tolerance.
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    Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase gene structure, expression, and evolution in Nicotiana (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 711-722 
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    Keywords: developmental regulation ; gene expression ; gene family ; phenylalanine ammonia-lyase ; tobacco ; wound response
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    Notes: Abstract Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) catalyzes the first reaction in the general phenylpropanoid pathway leading to the production of phenolic compounds with a significant range of biological functions. A PAL gene we designated gPAL1, cloned from tobacco, consists of two exons separated by an intron of 1932 bp. Exon I, 398 bp, and exon II, 1747 bp, together encode a polypeptide of 715 amino acids. A putative TATA box and polyadenylation signal are found 144 bp upstream of the initiation codon and 193 bp downstream from the stop codon, respectively. Using various parts of gPAL1 as probes, genomic Southern blots indicated the presence of a small family of PAL genes in the tobacco genome that can be divided into two distinct subfamilies, one consisting of pal1 and pal2 and another of pal3 and pal4. Comparative genomic blot analysis of progenitor species (Nicotiana tomentosiformis and N. sylvestris) indicated that each species contains one PAL gene from each of the subfamilies, suggesting that pal1 and pal3 (or pal2 and pal4) diverged prior to the evolution of N. tabacum. Expression of the PAL gene family was examined using RNA gel blots. PAL transcript levels were significantly higher in flowers and roots than in leaves and stems of mature plants. PAL transcripts accumulate differentially during flower and leaf maturation in that mRNA levels decline during flower maturation but increase during leaf maturation. In leaves, PAL transcripts rapidly accumulated after wounding.
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    Isolation and characterization of an auxin-inducible glutathione S-transferase gene of Arabidopsis thaliana (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 839-844 
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    Keywords: Arabidopsis thaliana ; auxin ; gene expression ; glutathione S-transferase
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    Notes: Abstract Genes homologous to the auxin-inducible Nt103 glutathione S-transferase (GST) gene of tobacco, were isolated from a genomic library of Arabidopsis thaliana. We isolated a λ clone containing an auxin-inducible gene, At103-1a, and part of a constitutively expressed gene, At103-1b. The coding regions of the Arabidopsis genes were highly homologous to each other and to the coding region of the tobacco gene but distinct from the GST genes that have been isolated from arabidopsis thusfar. Overexpression of a cDNA clone in Escherichia coli revealed that the AT103-1A protein had GST activity.
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    Expression analysis of a sucrose synthase gene from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 863-872 
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    Keywords: gene expression ; sucrose synthase ; sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)
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    Notes: Abstract To investigate the expression pattern of sucrose synthase, a cDNA from tap roots of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) was isolated using a heterologous sucrose synthase cDNA from potato. The 2762 bp long cDNA clone designated SBSS 1 encodes for a 822 amino acid polypeptide of a predicted molecular mass of 93.7 kDa. The deduced amino acid sequence of sugar beet sucrose synthase has homologies of 65–70% when compared to predicted amino acid sequences of sucrose synthases from other species. RNA blot analysis shows that SBSS1 is expressed most predominant in tap root under normal growth conditions. Cold treatment and anaerobiosis lead to an increase in the steady-state levels of SBSS 1 mRNA in leaf and root tissue. In tap root slices, sugars in various concentrations had no influence on the SBSS 1 transcript level. On the other hand, wounding resulted in a decreased transcript level.
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    Isolation, characterization and expression of the maize Cat2 catalase gene (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 913-924 
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    Keywords: catalase ; gene expression ; gene structure ; isozyme ; reactive oxygen
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    Notes: Abstract The maize Cat2 gene was isolated by direct cloning and PCR. The clones were mapped and sequenced. The start site of transcription was determined by primer extension. Computer analysis of the 1.6 kb Cat2 promoter sequence has revealed an obvious TATA box, two GC boxes, a putative GA response element, and several ACGT core sequences known to have diverse regulatory functions in plants. Several other protein binding motifs were also identified within 800 bp upstream from the transcriptional start site. Five introns were identified in the Cat2 coding region. All five Cat2 introns are located in exactly the same position as five of the six introns in Cat1. Two of the Cat2 introns are located in the same position as the two Cat3 introns. The identical positioning of these introns suggests an evolutionary link between all three maize catalase genes. The response of the Cat2 gene to plant growth regulators was examined. Results clearly showed that the response of Cat2 to several environmental factors are developmental stage-dependent. Thus, complex regulatory mechanisms appear to be involved in the regulation of Cat2 expression in maize.
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    The mRNA for an ETR1 homologue in tomato is constitutively expressed in vegetative and reproductive tissues (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 1331-1338 
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    Keywords: ethylene ; ethylene receptor ; signal transduction ; ETR1 ; tomato ; gene expression
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    Notes: Abstract Dominant mutations in the Arabidopsis ETR1 gene block the ethylene signal transduction pathway. The ETR1 gene has been cloned and sequenced. Using the ETR1 cDNA as a probe, we identified a cDNA homologue (eTAE1) from tomato. eTAE1 contains an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of 754 amino acid residues. The nucleic acid sequence for the coding sequence in eTAE1 is 74% identical to that for ETR1, and the deduced amino acid sequence is 81% identical and 90% similar. Genomic Southern blot analysis indicates that three or more ETR1 homologues exist in tomato. RNA blots show that eTAE1 mRNA is constitutively expressed in all the tissues examined, and its accumulation in leaf abscission zones was unaffected by ethylene, silver ions (an inhibitor of ethylene action) or auxin.
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    Identification of three cDNA clones expressed in the leaf extension zone and with altered patterns of expression in theslender mutant of barley: a tonoplast intrinsic protein, a putative structural protein and protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 31 (1996), S. 529-537 
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    Keywords: elongation growth ; gene expression ; Hordeum vulgare ; protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase ; slender mutant ; tonoplast intrinsic protein
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    Notes: Abstract Three cDNA clones have been isolated on the basis of altered patterns of expression in the leaf extension zone of the developmental mutant,slender barley, compared with the wild type. mRNAs corresponding to two of the cDNAs, 7s and 8s, are increased inslender compared with normal. 7s encodes a putative γ-TIP and is expressed throughout the elongation zone. γ-TIPs form transmembrane channels which allow the passive transfer of water. Although expression of 7s was increased inslender leaf tissue, the increase was much less extreme than that shown by Phillips and Huttly (1994) following the application of GA to an extreme dwarf ofArabidopsis. 8s is maximally expressed in the region of early cell elongation and has 66% encoded protein identity with MFS18, a cDNA encoding a putative cell wall structural protein isolated from male flowers of maize. Both 8s and MFS18 encode small (128 amino acids) basic proteins rich in glycine, alanine, proline and serine. mRNA corresponding to the third cDNA, 24n, is present at a greatly reduced level inslender compared with normal and encodes protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (POR). POR catalyses the conversion of protochlorophyllide into chlorophyllide. The reduced level of POR mRNA is not correlated with a similar reduction in expanded leaf blade chlorophyll levels. Western analysis identified two POR proteins present in light-grown seedlings. Whilst the larger of the proteins is present throughout most of the leaf, the smaller protein mimics the mRNA results, being both maximally present in the elongation tissue and present at a reduced level inslender. An antagonistic relationship between chlorophyll biosynthesis and extension growth is suggested.
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    The Chlamydomonas reinhardtii LI818 gene represents a distant relative of the cabI/II genes that is regulated during the cell cycle and in response to illumination (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 32 (1996), S. 461-473 
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    Keywords: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii ; chlorophyll a/b-binding protein gene ; circadian rhythms ; gene expression ; light-regulated genes
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    Notes: Abstract In the green unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, as in higher plants, the expression of the genes encoding the chlorophyll a/b-binding (CAB) polypeptides associated with photosystem I (PSI) and photosystem II (PSII) is regulated by endogenous (circadian clock) and exogenous signals (light and temperature). The circadian clock ensures that the oscillation in the levels of the different cab mRNAs is continuously kept in phase with light/dark (LD) cycles and is maximal by the middle of the day. On the other hand, light controls the amplitude of the oscillations. We report here the cloning and characterization of the C. reinhardtii LI818 gene, which identifies a CAB-related polypeptide and whose expression is regulated quite differently from the cabI/II genes. We show: (1) that in LD synchronized Chlamydomonas cells LI818 mRNA accumulation is subject to dual regulation that involves separable regulation by light and an endogenous oscillator; (2) that LI818 mRNA is fully expressed several hours before the cab I/II mRNAs and that the latter accumulate concomitantly; (3) that blocking the electron flow through PSII using DCMU prevents cells from accumulating cab I/II mRNAs but not LI818 mRNA and (4) that the accumulation of LI818 mRNA is abolished by blocking cytoplasmic protein synthesis, suggesting that these regulatory mechanisms are mediated by labile proteins.
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    Isolation of cDNAs encoding two purine biosynthetic enzymes of soybean and expression of the corresponding transcripts in roots and root nodules (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 32 (1996), S. 751-757 
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    Keywords: gene expression ; Glycine max. L. ; nodule development ; purN ; purD ; GAR synthetase ; GAR transformylase
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    Notes: Abstract Soybean nodule cDNA clones encoding glycinamide ribonucleotide (GAR) synthetase (GMpurD) and GAR transformylase (GMpurN) were isolated by complementation of corresponding Escherichia coli mutants. GAR synthetase and GAR transformylase catalyse the second and the third steps in the de novo purine biosynthesis pathway, respectively. One class of GAR synthetase and three classes of GAR transformylase cDNA clones were identified. Northern blot analysis clearly shows that these purine biosynthetic genes are highly expressed in young and mature nodules but weakly expressed in roots and leaves. Expression levels of GMpurD and GMpurN mRNAs were not enhanced when ammonia was provided to non-nodulated roots.
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    G2-and early-M-specific expression of the NTCYC1 cyclin gene in Nicotiana tabacum cells (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 32 (1996), S. 1093-1101 
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    Keywords: cell division cycle ; gene expression ; mitotic cyclin ; plant suc1 homologue ; Ntcdc2-1 ; Nicotiana tabacum
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    Notes: Abstract We have previously reported the isolation of a cDNA encoding a mitotic cyclin, NTCYC1, from a tobacco cell suspension library. Here we describe the expression patterns of NTCYC1 and of Ntsuc1, a suc1 plant homologue, in synchronized tobacco cell suspensions. Furthermore, the expression pattern of this cyclin is compared to that of Ntcdc2-1, a Nicotiana tabacum homologue of cdc2. While no NTCYC1 transcript was detected in cells synchronized in the G1 and S phases, NTCYC1 expression was observed in late G2 and early M phases, disappearing in the G1′ of a new cell cycle. On the other hand, Ntsuc1 and Ntcdc2-1 exhibited a constitutive expression during the cell cycle. A functional analysis performed by microinjecting NTCYC1 mRNA into immature Xenopus oocytes, indicates that NTCYC1 could participate in the control of the G2/M transition in plant cells. Subsequently NTCYC1 expression was used to assess the status of mesophyll cells in expanded leaves of N. tabacum. Depending on leaf position along the shoot axis, a large population of mesophyll cells appeared with a 4C DNA content, suggesting a G2 arrest. It was found that leaves with such a population also contained high levels of NTCYC1 transcripts. With respect to these results concerning a naturally occurring G2-arrested cell population, the regulation of NTCYC1 expression in planta is discussed.
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    Rosetteness in Portulaca grandiflora: An altered genetic expression (1996)
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    Molecular biology reports 23 (1996), S. 119-121 
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    Keywords: gene expression ; Portulaca grandiflora ; protein profiles ; rosette ; ratooning ; SDS-PAGE
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    Notes: Abstract Rosetteness is either developmentally controlled or induced by various biotic and abiotic stresses. Prolonged vegetative growth and/or pruning seems to be inducing rosetteness in Portulaca grandiflora. Analysis of cellular extracts from rosette stems by SDS-PAGE, revealed induction of a polypeptide of high molecular mass (≃ 58 kDa) and over-expression of a few lower molecular weight polypeptides. However, leaves showed no differences in the protein profiles.
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    Induction of homologous low temperature and ABA-responsive genes in frost resistant (Solanum commersonii) and frost-sensitive (Solanum tuberosum cv. Bintje) potato species (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 331-336 
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    Keywords: abscisic acid ; cold acclimation ; frost tolerance ; gene expression ; PCR
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    Notes: Abstract A DNA fragment corresponding to a low-temperature- and ABA-responsive gene (Scdhn1) was amplified by PCR from genomic DNA of a wild, frost-resistant potato species, Solanum commersonii. A homologous gene (Stdhn1) was identified in Solanum tuberosum cv. Bintje, a frost-sensitive domesticated potato cultivar. The expression of the gene was studied during low temperature and ABA treatments in both Solanum species. The analysis revealed that both low temperature and ABA lead to the accumulation of a 1 kb transcript that corresponded to the PCR fragment. The induction of the gene was relatively rapid and maximum amounts of the transcripts were detected already after 1 day and 7 h of treatment with low temperature and ABA, respectively. Previous results have shown that there is no increase in the amount of endogenous ABA in S. tuberosum during low-temperature treatment, which indicates that two independent signalling pathways lead to the induction of this gene.
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    Characterization of a cDNA encoding cysteine proteinase inhibitor from Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L. ssp. pekinensis) flower buds (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 373-379 
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    Keywords: Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L. spp. pekinensis) ; cDNA ; cystatin ; inhibitor ; gene expression
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    Notes: Abstract A cDNA encoding a new phytocystatin isotype named BCPI-1 was isolated from a cDNA library of Chinese cabbage flower buds. The BCPI-1 clone encodes 199 amino acids resulting in a protein much larger than other known phytocystatins. BCPI-1 has an unusually long C-terminus. A BCPI-1 fusion protein expressed in Escherichia coli strongly inhibits the enzymatic activity of papain, a cysteine proteinase. Genomic Southern blot analysis revealed that the BCPI gene is a member of a small multi-gene family in Chinese cabbage. Northern blot analysis showed that it is differentially expressed in the flower bud, leaf and root.
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    An endochitinase gene expressed at high levels in the stylar transmitting tissue of tomatoes (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 899-911 
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    Keywords: pathogenesis-related protein ; gene expression ; flowering ; plant reproduction ; transgenic plants
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    Notes: Abstract A gene (pMON9617; Chi2;1) identified by screening a tomato pistil cDNA library has been found to encode a protein similar in sequence to class II chitinases. Using a baculovirus expression system we show that the Chi2;1 protein is an active endochitinase. The Chi2;1 protein is most similar in sequence to a previously described stylar chitinase (SK2) isolated from potato. Both proteins lack the diagnostic N-terminal cysteine-rich regions and the C-terminal vacuolar targeting signals of class I chitinases and appear to define a novel type of class II endochitinases associated with flowers. Chi2;1 is expressed predominantly in floral organs and its expression within these organs is temporally regulated. The highest level of expression is found in the transmitting tissue of the style where Chi2;1 mRNA begins to accumulate just prior to anthesis. In vegetative tissue, low levels of Chi2;1 mRNA were detected, and these levels did not increase in response to wounding or treatment with ethephon. mRNA from Chi2;1 orthologs was not detected in most other angiosperms tested, even including some members of the Solanaceae, and it is therefore unlikely that Chi2;1 is essential for stylar function. A fragment containing 1.4 kilobase pairs of 5′-flanking DNA from the Chi2;1 gene was shown to drive high-level expression of an attached reporter gene in the styles of transgenic tomatoes. This fragment has utility for engineering expression of other coding regions in styles.
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    Two new oleosin isoforms with altered expression patterns in seeds of the Arabidopsis mutant fus3 (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 31 (1996), S. 413-417 
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    Keywords: oleosin ; gene expression ; seed development ; Arabidopsis thaliana
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    Notes: Abstract Oleosins are proteins associated with lipid bodies mainly synthesised during seed development. Using a subtractive hybridisation approach two new members of the oleosin gene family of Arabidopsis thaliana have been isolated. The quantitative and temporal expression patterns of both genes are found to be affected in the fus3 mutant defective in late embryogenesis. This pattern is interpreted as a molecular marker for a mutant specific developmental change from a seed maturation toa germination pathway.
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    Phytohormone control of the tobacco anionic peroxidase promoter (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 31 (1996), S. 565-573 
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    Keywords: gene expression ; Nicotiana tabacum ; peroxidase ; tobacco ; transient expression
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    Notes: Abstract The tobacco anionic peroxidase gene encodes the predominant peroxidase isoenzyme in the aerial portions of tobacco. Three kb of the peroxidase promoter was joined to the coding region of theEscherichia coli β-glucuronidase gene (GUS), and transiently expressed in tobacco mesophyll protoplasts in the presence or absence of plant growth regulators. Benzyladenine, ethylene, and gibberellic acid did not affect peroxidase gene expression. Abscisic acid slightly inhibited expression at high concentrations. The auxins indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and naphthaleneacetic acid strongly suppressed peroxidase expression. We observed half maximal suppression at 30 μM IAA. An antiauxin,p-chlorophenoxyisobutyric acid (PCIB), enhanced expression from the peroxidase promoter above that of untreated controls or restored activity when used in combination with IAA. Sequencing 3 kb of the peroxidase promoter revealed many potential regulatory elements based on sequence homology to previously characterized genes. This includes several consensus transcription factor binding sites found in auxin-regulated promoters. 5′ deletions of the peroxidase promoter/GUS fusion revealed several positive and negative regulatory elements. An upstream enhancer element was found between −3146 and −638 from the start of transcription. A strong silencer element was observed between −638 and −220. Removal of this silencer resulted in a truncated promoter (−220) with 100% activity of the full-length promoter (−3146). Inhibition by auxin was observed with all 5′ deletions.
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    The BARE-1 retrotransposon is transcribed in barley from an LTR promoter active in transient assays (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 31 (1996), S. 295-306 
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    Keywords: Barley ; gene expression ; Hordeum vulgare ; promoter ; retrotransposon ; transcription
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    Notes: Abstract The BARE-1 retrotransposon occurs in more than 104 copies in the barley genome. The element is bounded by long terminal repeats (LTRs, 1829 bp) containing motifs typical of retrotransposon promoters. These, the presence of predicted priming sites for reverse transcription, and the high conservation for all key functional domains of the coding region suggest that copies within the genome could be active retrotransposons. In view of this, we looked for transcription of BARE-1 within barley tissues and examined the promoter function of the BARE-1 LTR. We demonstrate here that BARE-1-like elements are transcribed in barley tissues, and that the transcripts begin within the BARE-1 LTR downstream of TATA boxes. The LTR can drive expression of reporter genes in transiently transformed barley protoplasts. This is dependent on the presence of a TATA box functional in planta as well. Furthermore, we identify regions within the LTR responsible for expression within protoplasts by deletion analyses of LTR-luc constructs. Similarities between promoter regulatory motifs and regions of the LTR were identified by comparisons to sequence libraries. The activity of the LTR as a promoter, combined with the abundance of BARE-1 in the genome, suggests that BARE-1 may retain the potential for propagation in the barley genome.
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    Members of two gene families encoding ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes, AtUBC1-3 and AtUBC4-6, fromArabidopsis thaliana are differentially expressed (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 31 (1996), S. 493-505 
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    Keywords: ubiquitin ; proteolysis ; ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes ; gene families ; gene expression ; Arabidopsis thaliana
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    Notes: Abstract Covalent attachment of ubiquitin to other intracellular proteins is essential for many physiological processes in eukaryotes, including selective protein degradation. Selection of proteins for ubiquitin conjugation is accomplished, in part, by a group of enzymes designated E2s or ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (UBCs). At least six types of E2s have been identified in the plantArabidopsis thaliana; each type is encoded by a small gene family. Previously, we described the isolation and characterization of two three-member gene families, designatedAtUBC1-3 andAtUBC4-6, encoding two of these E2 types. Here, we investigated the expression patterns, of theAtUBC1-3 andAtUBC4-6 genes by the histochemical analysis of transgenicArabidopsis containing the corresponding promoters fused to the β-glucuronidase-coding region. Staining patterns showed that these genes are active in many stages of development and some aspects of cell death, but are not induced by heat stress. Within the two gene families, individual members exhibited both overlapping and complementary expression patterns, indicating that at least one member of each gene family is expressed in most cell types and at most developmental stages. Different composite patterns of expression were observed between theAtUBC1-3 andAtUBC4-6 families, suggesting distinct biochemical and/or physiological functions for the encoded E2s inArabidopsis.
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    The cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942 possesses a close homologue to the chloroplast ClpC protein of higher plants (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 31 (1996), S. 721-730 
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    Keywords: chaperone ; cyanobacteria ; gene expression ; heat shock ; protein synthesis
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    Notes: Abstract The Clp family consists of large, ubiquitous proteins that function as molecular chaperones and/or regulators of ATP-dependent proteolysis. A single copy gene coding for one of these proteins, ClpC, was cloned from the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942. The predicted polypeptide is most similar (ca. 88%) to the chloroplast-localized ClpC protein from higher plants. Using degenerate PCR primers specific for the two distinct ATP-binding domains characteristic of all ClpA-C proteins, partial sequences homologous to clpC from Synechococcus were also identified in five other cyanobacterial strains. The Synechococcus clpC gene is transcribed under standard growth conditions as a monocistronic message of around 2.7 kb. The level of this message, however, decreases slightly after a shift from 37 to 47.5°C for 2 h, similar to expression previously observed for clpC mRNA from heat-shocked higher plants. At the protein level, the amount of ClpC remains relatively unchanged during the high temperature shift, while that of the known heat shock protein GroEL rises considerably. In contrast, the constitutive level of ClpC in Synechococcus increases considerably under conditions of rapid growth, both with increasing light intensities or CO2 concentrations. This, and the fact that attempts to inactivate clpC expression fail to produce a viable phenotype, suggest that ClpC activity is essential for growth in this obligate photoautotrophic cyanobacterium.
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    Optimizing expression of transgenes with an emphasis on post-transcriptional events (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 32 (1996), S. 393-405 
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    Keywords: gene expression ; endotoxin ; untranslated leader ; intron ; splicing ; synthetic genes
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    Notes: Abstract Introducing a foreign gene into a new plant host does not always result in a high level of expression of the incoming gene. Numerous promoters have been used to express foreign genes in different plant tissues, but there are sometime various features of the new gene which are deleterious to expression in the new host. There are a number of posttranscriptional steps in the expression of a gene and sometimes sequences present in a particular coding region can resemble the signals which initiate these processing steps. When aberrantly carried out, these steps diminish the level of expression. By removing such fortuitous signals, one can dramatically increase expression of a transgene in plants. Ensuring proper protein folding and/or targeting the protein product to a particular cellular compartment can also be used to increase the level of protein obtained. The various methods used to optimize expression of a foreign gene in plants by concentrating on post-transcriptional events are discussed.
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    Cloning and expression of transaldolase from potato (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 32 (1996), S. 447-452 
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    Keywords: pentose-phosphate pathway ; Solanum tuberosum ; lignin ; wound ; gene expression
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    Notes: Abstract We have isolated a cDNA encoding transaldolase, an enzyme of the pentose-phosphate pathway, from potato (Solanum tuberosum). The 1.5 kb cDNA encodes a protein of 438 amino acid residues with a molecular mass of 47.8 kDa. When the potato cDNA was expressed in Escherichia coli a 45 kDa protein with transaldolase activity was produced. The first 62 amino acids of the deduced amino acid sequence represent an apparent plastid transit sequence. While the potato transaldolase has considerable similarity to the enzyme from cyanobacteria and Mycobacterium leprae, similarity to the conserved transaldolase enzymes from humans, E. coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae is more limited. Northern analysis indicated that the transaldolase mRNA accumulated in tubers in response to wounding. Probing the RNA from various potato tissues indicated that the transaldolase mRNA accumulation to higher levels in the stem of mature potato plants than in either leaves or tubers. These data are consistent with a role for this enzyme in lignin biosynthesis.
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    Expression of anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway genes in red and white grapes (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 32 (1996), S. 565-569 
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    Keywords: anthocyanin ; flavonoid ; gene expression ; grape ; proanthocyanidin ; Vitis vinifera
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    Notes: Abstract The expression of seven genes from the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway was determined in different tissues of Shiraz grapevines. All of the tissues contained proanthocyanidins, but only the berry skin accumulated anthocyanins. In most tissues, all of the flavonoid genes except UDP glucose-flavonoid 3-o-glucosyl transferase (UFGT) were expressed, but UFGT expression was only detected in berry skin. Similar patterns of expression were observed in the skin of other red grapes. In white grapes, UFGT expression was not detected. White grape cultivars appear to lack anthocyanins because they lack UFGT, although they also had decreased expression of other flavonoid pathway genes.
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    A molecular study of dormancy breaking and germination in seeds of Trollius ledebouri (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 32 (1996), S. 559-564 
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    Keywords: gene expression ; Trollius ledebouri ; germination ; glucose/ribitol dehydrogenase ; glutathione S-transferase ; late embryogenesis abundant ; seed dormancy
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    Notes: Abstract A cDNA library was generated from seeds of Trollius ledebouri cv. Golden Queen after GA3 treament. Five clones encoded mRNAs which were down-regulated during dormancy breaking and the initial stages of germination. Two of these showed homology to storage proteins (pPCB3 and pPCB4) and one each to the late-embryogenesis-abundant (LEA) group 2 dehydrin proteins (pPCB2), a barley glucose dehydrogenase (pPCB6) and the glutathione S-transferase (GST) superfamily (pPCB7). Transcript levels declined over 8 days in GA3-treated seeds. In dormant imbibed seeds transcript levels were relatively unchanged over the same period except for the PCB3 transcript, the level of which increased.
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    The same nuclear proteins bind to the 5′-flanking regions of genes for the rice seed storage protein: 16 kDa albumin, 13 kDa prolamin and type II glutelin (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 32 (1996), S. 621-630 
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    Keywords: rice seed storage protein ; albumin ; gene expression ; glutelin ; prolamin
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    Notes: Abstract Expression of rice seed storage-protein genes is dramatically regulated over a short period of seed maturation. To characterize the expression mechanism of the rice seed storage protein genes, their expression of major storage protein genes (16 kDa albumin, 13 kDa prolamin and type II glutelin) were compared by RNA blot analysis. Their coordinate expression suggests that the transcriptional regulatory machinery is shared among the glutelin, prolamin and albumin-genes. We isolated two novel genomic genes for prolamins (PG5a and PG5b) and obtained the promoter region of the glutelin gene by PCR. The 5′-flanking regions of these three rice seed storage protein genes were found to contain some similar conserved sequences. Nuclear extract partially purified from maturing rice seeds was used for the gel shift assay of the 5′ region of the RA gene. We identified two DNA sequences of RA gene which were recognized by independent DNA-binding proteins. The complexes of these DNA sequences and DNA-binding proteins were inhibited by the fragments containing the 5′ regions of the prolamin and glutelin genes, suggesting that these three genes share transcription factors.
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    Circadian expression of the carbonic anhydrase gene, Cah1, in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 32 (1996), S. 745-749 
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    Keywords: circadian rhythm ; CO2 fixation ; gene expression ; green alga
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    Notes: Abstract We have investigated whether the expression of carbonic anhydrase genes (Cah1 and Cah2) is regulated by a circadian clock in Chlamydomonas. When cells were grown in ordinary air under 12 h light/12 h dark (LD) cycles, the levels of the Cah2 mRNA hardly altered during the cycles, while the Cah1 mRNA showed a strong diurnal rhythm. The rhythm of about 24 h continued at least 3 days even under continuous light. Temperature compensation of the rhythm was demonstrated, using cultures maintained at 16, 22, and 28°C. These results indicate that the abundance of the Cah1 transcript is controlled by a circadian clock.
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    The pc-1 phenotype of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii results from a deletion mutation in the nuclear gene for NADPH:protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 15-37 
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    Keywords: Chlamydomonas ; chlorophyll biosynthesis ; gene expression ; protochlorophyllide reductase
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    Notes: Abstract The pc-1 mutant of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has been shown to be incapable of protochlorophyllide photoconversion in vivo and is thought to be defective in light-dependent NADPH:protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase activity. We have isolated and characterized the nuclear genes encoding this enzyme from wild-type and pc-1 mutant Chlamydomonas cells. The wild-type CRlpcr-1 gene encodes a 397 amino acid polypeptide of which the N-terminal 57 residues comprise the chloroplast transit sequence. The Chlamydomonas protochlorophyllide reductase has 66–70% identity (79–82% similarity) to the higher plant enzymes. Transcripts encoding protochlorophyllide reductase are abundant in dark-grown wild-type cells, but absent or at very low levels in cells grown in the light. Similarily, immunoreactive protochlorophyllide reductase protein is also present to a greater extent in dark-versus light-grown wild-type cells. Both pc-1 and pc-1 y-7 cells lack CRlpcr-1 mRNA and the major (36 kDa) immunodetectable form of protochlorophyllide reductase consistent with their inability to photoreduce protochlorophyllide. DNA sequence analysis revealed that the lpcr gene in pc-1 y-7 cells contains a two-nucleotide deletion within the fourth and fifth codons of the protochlorophyllide reductase precursor that causes a shift in the reading frame and results in premature termination of translation. The absence of protochlorophyllide reductase message in pc-1 and pc-1 y-7 cells is likely the consequence of this frameshift mutation in the lpcr gene. Introduction of the CRlpcr-1 gene into pc-1 y-7 cells by nuclear transformation was sufficient to restore the wild-type phenotype. Transformants contained both protochlorophyllide reductase mRNA and immunodetectable enzyme protein. These studies demonstrate that pc-1 was in fact a defect in protochlorophyllide reductase activity and provide the first in vivo molecular evidence that the lpcr gene product is essential for light-dependent protochlorophyllide reduction.
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    Isolation, characterization and expression of cDNA clones encoding a mitochondrial malate translocator from Panicum miliaceum L. (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 51-64 
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    Keywords: 2-oxoglutarate/malate translocator ; C4 plant ; gene expression ; mitochondria ; Panicum miliaceum
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    Notes: Abstract Three cDNA clones that hybridize to a partial rice cDNA that show similarity to bovine mitochondrial 2-oxoglutarate/malate translocator were isolated from leaves of Panicum miliaceum L. (proso millet), an NAD-malic enzyme-type C4 plant. The nucleotide sequences of the clones resemble each other, and some of the isolated cDNAs contained extra sequences that seemed to be introns. The predicted proteins encoded by the cDNAs have 302 amino acids and molecular weights of 32211 and 32150. The hydrophobic profile of the amino acid sequence predicted the existence of six transmembrane α-helices that is a common property of members in the mitochondrial transporter family. The predicted amino acid sequence showed the highest similarity with that of the 2-oxoglutarate/malate translocator from mammalian mitochondria. An expression plasmid containing the coding region of the cDNAs was used to over-express recombinant protein with a C-terminal histidine tag Escherichia coli, which was affinity-purified. The antibody against the recombinant protein cross-reacted with proteins of 31–32 kDa in the membrane fraction from P. miliaceum mitochondria, but not with the chloroplast fraction. The recombinant protein reconstituted in liposomes efficiently transported malate, citrate, and 2-oxoglutarate.
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    High-level secretion of a virally encoded anti-fungal toxin in transgenic tobacco plants (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 359-366 
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    Keywords: anti-fungal killer toxin ; double-stranded RNA ; gene expression ; transgenic plant ; Ustilago maydis
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    Notes: Abstract Ustilago maydis killer toxins are small polypeptides (7–14 kDa) whichkill susceptible cells of closely related fungal species. The KP4 toxin is a single polypeptide subunit with a molecular weight of 11.1 kDa. In this work, a transgenic tobacco plant was constructed which secretes the KP4 toxin at a high level. The KP4 toxin expressed in this transgenic plant was of the same size and specificity as the authentic Ustilago KP4 toxin. The expression level was at least 500 times higher than that of the KP6 toxin expressed in plants. Transgenic crop plants producing the KP4 toxin could be rendered resistant to KP4-susceptible fungal pathogens.
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    ZmHox: a novel class of maize homeobox genes (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 439-453 
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    Keywords: Zea mays ; homeobox gene family ; gene expression ; DNA-binding
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    Notes: Abstract Clones of two highly related genes, ZmHox2a and ZmHox2b (Zea mays homeobox), were isolated from maize embryo cDNA libraries by screening with the ZmHox1a homeobox sequence. The genes map to chromosomes 3 and 8, respectively, and encode mRNA transcripts of 6 kb. The encoded proteins, ZmHox2a and b, share 84% sequence identity and exhibit a modular structure with several novel plant-specific protein domains. Interestingly, each ZmHox2 gene product contains two complete homeodomains which, for Zmhox2a, were both shown to be functional DNA-binding motifs in vitro. Not only probes encoding the homeobox but also DNA fragments corresponding to other ZmHox2 domains hybridize to multiple bands in genomic Southern blots, indicating that related protein domains may be conserved in other maize genes. The ZmHox2a/b genes, therefore, are members of a novel and large class of maize genes, some of which can be expected to encode new transcription factors.
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    Gibberellin-repressible gene expression in the barley aleurone layer (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 611-623 
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    Keywords: aleurone layer ; embryo ; gene expression ; gibberellin ; Hordeum vulgare ; thionin
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    Notes: Abstract Gibberellins are noted for their ability to induce expression of genes, such as α-amylase, in the aleurone layers of cereals. However, a number of mRNA species in the mature imbibed aleurone cell of barley, such as a storage globulin (Heck et al., Mol Gen Genet 239: 209–218 1993), are simultaneously and specifically repressed by gibberellin. In a continuing effort to understand this effect, we report cloning and characterization of two additional cDNAs from barley designated pHvGS-1 and pcHth3 that have high corresponding mRNA levels in the mature imbibed aleurone but are repressed 10-fold or more within 24 h of treatment with gibberellic acid (GA3). The extent of repression was concentration dependent and maximally effective at 10-6 M GA3. Repression was also noted in the constitutive gibberellin response mutant, slender, in the absence of exogenous GA3. The antagonistic phytohormone, abscisic acid, had no effect or was weakly inductive of the steady-state levels of these mRNAs. During development of the seed, repressible mRNAs are present to different degrees in the maturing aleurone layer and embryo, but not in the starchy endosperm. Some repressible mRNA persists in the mature dry aleurone layer, but is degraded during imbibition, replenished by de novo transcription, and maintained at high steady-state levels until GA3 is perceived. Preliminary investigation suggests that repression is at least partly due to destabilization of the mRNAs which have estimated half-lives of 12 h or greater in the absence of GA3. pcHth3 encodes a member of the γ-thionin gene family located on chromosome 7. pHvGS-1 corresponds to a gene on chromosome 3 of unknown function.
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    Evolutionary conservation and expression patterns of maize starch branching enzyme I and IIb genes suggests isoform specialization (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 30 (1996), S. 1223-1232 
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    Keywords: gene evolution ; gene expression ; Zea mays L. ; starch biosynthesis ; starch branching enzyme
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    Notes: Abstract Expression of the maize (Zea mays L.) starch branching enzyme (SBE) genes Sbe1 and Sbe2 were characterized during kernel development and in vegetative tissues. The onset of Sbe1 and Sbe2 expression during endosperm development was similar to that of other genes involved in starch biosynthesis (Wx, Sh2 and Bt2). However, the expression of Sbe2 peaked earlier than that of Sbe1 in developing endosperm and embryos resulting in a shift in the ratio of Sbe1 to Sbe2 relative message levels during kernel and embryo development. Transcripts hybridizing to the Sbe2 probe were not detectable in leaves or roots which nonetheless have SBEII enzymatic activity, suggesting that there may be another divergent SBEII-like gene(s) in maize. A similar expression pattern is shared between the maize genes and related genes in pea, which together with their evolutionary conservation, suggests that the SBE isoforms may play unique roles in starch biosynthesis during plant development.
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    Expression of the Volvox gene encoding nitrate reductase: Mutation-dependent activation of cryptic splice sites and intron-enhanced gene expression from a cDNA (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 31 (1996), S. 1-12 
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    Keywords: cryptic splice sites ; intron-enhancement ; gene expression ; nitA cDNA ; Volvox ; transformation
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    Notes: Abstract Use of the nitrate reductase encoding gene (nitA) as selection marker has facilitated the successful nuclear transformation of Volvox carteri. The Volvox nitA gene contains 10 introns. A stable nitA mutation in the Volvox recipient strain 153–81 resides in a G-to-A transition of the first nucleotide in the 5′ splice site of nitA intron 2. This mutation resulted in at least three non-functional splice variants, namely: (1) intron 2 was not spliced at all; (2) a cryptic 5′ splice site 60 nt upstream or (3) a cryptic 5′ splice site 16 nt downstream of the mutation were activated and used for splicing. When we used nitA cDNA (pVcNR13) for transformation of V. carteri 153–81, a low efficiency of about 5×10-5 transformants per reproductive cell was observed. Re-integration of either intron 1 (pVcNR15) or introns 9 and 10 (pVcNR16) in the transforming cDNA increased transformation rates to 5×10-4. In parallel, pVcNR15-transformed Volvox exhibited growth rates that were 100-fold increased over the pVcNR13-transformed alga. This intron-enhancement of nitA gene expression appears to be associated with post-transcriptional processing and ‘channelling’ of the message. These data suggest an important role of splicing for gene expression in V. carteri.
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    Elongation factor 1α genes of the red alga Porphyra purpurea include a novel, developmentally specialized variant (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 31 (1996), S. 77-85 
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    Keywords: developmental regulation ; elongation factor ; evolution ; gene expression ; rhodophyte, sporophyte
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    Notes: Abstract The life cycle of the red alga Porphyra purpurea alternates between two morphologically distinct phases: a shell-boring, filamentous sporophyte and a free-living, foliose gametophyte. From a subtracted cDNA library enriched for sporophyte-specific sequences, we isolated a cDNA encoding an unusual elongation factor 1α (EF-1α) that is expressed only in the sporophyte. A second EF-1α gene that is expressed equally in the sporophyte and the gametophyte was isolated from a genomic library. These are the only EF-1α genes detectable in P. purpurea. The constitutively expressed gene encodes and EF-1α very similar to those of most eukaryotes. However, the sporophyte-specific EF-1α is one of the most divergent yet described, with nine insertions or deletions ranging in size from 1 to 26 amino acids. This is the first report of a developmental stage-specific EF-1α outside of the animal kingdom and suggests a fundamental role for EF-1α in the developmental process.
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    Characterization and expression of Metallothionein-like genes in cotton (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 31 (1996), S. 701-705 
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    Keywords: cotton ; gene expression ; Gossypium hirsutum ; metallothionein
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    Notes: Abstract We have characterized cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) genes encoding type 1 metallothionein-like proteins that are highly expressed in roots. Little or no expression of these genes was detected in other organs and tissues. The deduced amino acid sequences have a high degree of similarity with type 1 metallothionein-like proteins from other plants, including a central hydrophobic domain flanked by conserved cysteine-rich motifs. The type 1 metallothionein-like genes of cotton are encoded by a small gene family. One gene (MT1-A) was analyzed in detail and found to have three exons which are 52, 83 and 397 bp long, and two introns 130 and 1042 bp in length. Three of the type 1 metallothionein-like genes are organized in a tandom array, and the 5′-flanking regions of these genes share a high degree of sequence similarity. Two of the clustered genes (MT1-A andMT1-B) are expressed at about equal levels in roots and use the same transcription start site. A 640 bp promoter fragment from theMT1-A gene was sufficient to direct expression of beta-glucuronidase (GUS) in transformed cotton roots. The expression was highest near the root tip.
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    Eucalypt α-tubulin: cDNA cloning and increased level of transcripts in ectomycorrhizal root system (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 31 (1996), S. 905-910 
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    Keywords: cytoskeleton ; Eucalyptus globulus ; gene expression ; mycorrhiza ; Pisolithus tinctorius ; tubulin
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    Notes: Abstract Because symbionts are experiencing major morphological changes during ectomycorrhiza development, the expression of genes encoding cytoskeletal proteins is likely altered. To test this contention, we have cloned and characterized in a α-tubulin cDNA (EgTubA1) from Eucalyptus globulus. A poorly-aggressive isolate (No. 270) of the ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete Pisolithus tinctorius caused no changes in root transcript levels of EgTubA1, whereas a drastic up-regulation in its expression was observed between 3 to 4 days after contact with the aggressive isolate 441. This enhanced α-tubulin expression coincided with the increase lateral root formation induced by fungal colonisation. The changes in α-tubulin expression support a role for cytoskeleton components in ectomycorrhiza development.
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    Characterization and expression of chitinase and 1,3-β-glucanase genes in cotton (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 31 (1996), S. 911-916 
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    Keywords: chitinase ; cotton ; gene expression ; 1,3-β-glucanase ; Gossypium hirsutum
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    Notes: Abstract We have isolated cDNA clones representing mRNAs encoding chitinase and 1,3-β-glucanase in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) leaves. The chitinase clones were sequenced and found to encode a 28,806 Da protein with 71% amino acid sequence similarity to the SK2 chitinase from potato (Solanum tuberosum). The 1,3-β-glucanase clones encoded a 37,645 Da protein with 57.6% identity to a 1,3-β-glucanase from soybean (Glycine max). Northern blot analyses showed that chitinase mRNA is induced in plants treated with ethaphon or salicylic acid, whereas the levels of 1,3-β-glucanase mRNA are relatively unaffected. Southern blots of cotton genomic DNA and genomic clones indicated chitinase is encoded by a small gene family of which two members, Chi 2;1 and Chi 2;2, were characterized. These genes share 97% sequence identity in their transcribed regions. The genes were found to have three exons which are 309, 154 and 550 bp long, and two introns 99 and 154 bp in length. The 5′-flanking regions of Chi 2;1 and Chi 2;2 exhibit a large degree of similarity and may contain sequences important for gene response to chemical agents and fungal attack.
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    Differential expression of the Sesbania rostrata leghemoglobin glb3 gene promoter in transgenic legume and non-legume plants (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 31 (1996), S. 931-935 
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    Keywords: leghemoglobin ; gene expression ; site-directed mutagenesis
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    Notes: Abstract The involvement of the Sesbania rostrata glb3 gene promoter NICE (nodule-infected cell expression) element in root-enhanced expression of 5′-Srglb3-uidA-3′nos chimeric gene was investigated in transgenic Nicotiana tabacum plants. The full-length wild-type Srglb3 promoter directed root meristem-enhanced expression in transgenic tobacco plants. The expression pattern of nine selected Srglb3 promoter mutations in the NICE element was examined in transgenic tobacco plants and compared with the pattern observed in nodules of transgenic Lotus corniculatus plants. The results suggest that the highly conserved motifs in the NICE element play an important role in expression in roots of non-legume plants.
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    Characterization ofVitis vinifera L. glutamine synthetase and molecular cloning of cDNAs for the cytosolic enzyme (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 31 (1996), S. 983-992 
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    Keywords: cDNA cloning ; gene expression ; glutamine synthetase ; grapevine ; nitrogen ; Vitis vinifera
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    Notes: Abstract Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) glutamine synthetase (GS) was analysed into two distinct classes of isoforms; one of them was present in both leaf and root tissues while the other one showed leaf specificity. Western blot analysis revealed that grapevine GS consists of three types of polypeptides of distinct size and differential tissue specificity. Two structurally distinct cDNA clones, pGS1;1 and pGS1;2, encoding grapevine GS were isolated from a cell suspension library and characterized. Both clones contained open reading frames encoding for polypeptides of 356 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of about 39 kDa. Although the coding sequences of pGS1;1 and pGS1;2 were 84% similar, their 5′-and 3′-untranslated sequences showed only 40% similarity. The coding sequences of the two clones and the derived amino acid sequences showed higher homology to cytosolic than to chloroplastic GSs of other higher plants indicating that the cDNAs isolated encode for cytosolic isoforms of grapevine GS. Southern blot analysis suggested the existence of more than two GS genes in the grapevine genome. In northern blots both clones were hybridized to mRNAs of about 1.4 kb that are differentially expressed in the various tissues. Supply of nitrate or ammonium in the cell suspension culture medium, as a sole nitrogen source, resulted in differential response of the pGS1;1-and pGS1;2-related genes.
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    Generative cells ofLilium longiflorum possess translatable mRNA and functional protein synthesis machinery (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 31 (1996), S. 1083-1086 
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    Keywords: Generative cells ; gene expression ; Lilium longiflorum ; pollen
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    Notes: Abstract Metabolic labelling with [35S]-methionine demonstrated that generative cells ofLilium longiflorum possess their own set of mRNA and are capable of synthesising proteins independently from the vegetative cell. The isolated generative cells synthesised ten proteins, of which six were unique to these specialised cells. Isolation of generative cells from pollen grains after [35S]-methionine labelling resulted in an identical protein profile, therefore the synthesis of these proteins was not due to isolation shock. Addition of cycloheximide, abolished TCA-precipitable counts, whilst actinomycin D had no qualitative effect on the observed protein profile, indicating active translation of pre-existing mRNAs by the generative cells.
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    Transcription ofCABII is regulated by the biological clock inChlamydomonas reinhardtii (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 31 (1996), S. 1173-1184 
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    Keywords: CABII ; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii ; circadian rhythm ; gene expression ; lhcb ; transcriptional regulation
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    Notes: Abstract The small gene family encoding the chlorophylla/b-binding proteins of photosystem II (CABII orlhcb) is known to exhibit circadian rhythms of mRNA abundance inChlamydomonas reinhardtii. In this study we investigated the role of transcription in the phenomenon. We used as reportersChlamydomonas genes that encode nitrate reductase (NITI) and arylsulfatase (ARS2) transcriptionally fused to sequences upstream of one of theCABII genes (calledCABII-1). We found that both reporters exhibited the same circadian rhythm of mRNA abundance in phase, period, and amplitude as does the endogenousCABII-1 gene. We also evaluated the efficacy of arylsulfatase enzymatic activity as a reporter and found that its half-life is too long to make it a useful reporter of rhythmic transcription during a circadian or diurnal cycle. The amount of mRNA synthesis from theCABII-1 gene was examined byin vivo labeling experiments and a circadian rhythm in transcription rate was demonstrated.In vivo labeling also revealed a circadian rhythm of mRNA synthesis for theCABII gene family as a whole. The results from the transcriptional reporter assays together with thein vivo labeling experiments strongly support the conclusion that the biological clock regulates the transcriptional activity of theCABII-1 gene, and moreover that regulation at the transcriptional level is the predominant mode by which the clock regulates this gene.
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    Characterization of pectinases and pectin methylesterase cDNAs in pods of green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 31 (1996), S. 1141-1151 
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    Keywords: cell wall ; gene expression ; pectin methylesterase ; Phaseolus vulgaris ; polygalacturonase ; texture
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    Notes: Abstract Tomato fruit maturation is accompanied by a depolymerization of cell wall pectins which is due to the action of endopolygalacturonase (endoPG) preceded by pectin methylesterase (PE) activity. To investigate the role of endoPG and PE in determining the structure of green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) pectins, these pectinases were studied during pod development. Early developmental stages displayed low endoPG or exoPG activities while PE activities were measurable during all stages of pod and seed development. These results do not favour a possible synergistic action of PE and PG. For seeds, the relatively high PE activities concurred with relatively low levels of pectin methyl esterification. At a molecular level, one partial chromosomal clone of 210 pb (PE1V), two partial PE cDNA clones of 660 bp (PE2V and PE3V) from cv. verona and one full-length PE cDNA clone of 1990 bp (PE3M), from cv. Masai were isolated. The identity of the CDNA clones was confirmed by expression inEscherichia coli and immunodetection with antibodies directed towards a tomato fruit PE. Transcripts corresponding with the genomic clone PE1V were not detected but both PE2 and PE3 cDNAs corresponded with mRNAs 1.8 kb in length. In contrast to PE2, PE3 gene expression levels varied significantly in pods from different cultivars suggesting an involvement in determining pod morphology.
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    Different sequences for 5′-untranslated leaders of nuclear genes for plastid proteins affect the expression of the β-glucuronidase gene (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 32 (1996), S. 861-868 
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    Keywords: ATP synthase subunit γ ; gene expression ; leader sequences ; plastocyanin ; Spinacia oleracea ; transgenic plants
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    Notes: Abstract Expression of chimeric uidA gene fusions (for bacterial β-glucuronidase) with 5′-flanking sequences of the spinach AtpC and PetE genes (encoding the subunit γ of the chloroplast ATP synthase and plastocyanin, respectively) requires sequences for the 5′-untranslated leaders. The sequence for the PetE leader does not exhibit significant similarities to those of other leader sequences. Closer inspection of PetE uncovered that the crucial region is located in the vicinity of the transcription start site (+5/+15, TTGTCATTTCT). In contrast, 3′ deletions of sequences for the AtpC leader revealed that the region in the vicinity of the translation initiation codon is essential for uidA gene expression (+103/+176). This segment contains a CT-rich sequence (TTCTCTCTCCT), which is found identically or in a slightly modified form in sequences for 85 plant leaders deposited in the EMBL data bank. Site-directed mutagenesis of the CT-rich sequence resulted in a three-fold reduction of the transcription of the transgene. It is concluded (1) that different elements in the sequences for the spinach PetE and AtpC leaders control the expression of the uidA gene, (2) that these elements operate transcriptionally rather than post-transcriptionally and (3) that a CT-rich sequence represents a crucial cis element for the transcription of the AtpC::uidA gene fusion.
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    Developmental expression and regulation by light of two closely related β-tubulin genes in Lupinus albus (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 32 (1996), S. 1185-1189 
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    Keywords: β-tubulin ; gene expression ; light regulation ; Lupinus albus
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    Notes: Abstract We present here the characterization of a Lupinus albus β-tubulin gene, TubB2, which is closely related to TubB1 [22]. Both TubB1 and TubB2 transcripts are present in the embryonic axis of lupin dry seeds. The patterns of developmental expression of TubB1 and TubB2 β-tubulin genes are strongly correlated. Both genes are expressed at higher levels in hypocotyls of 7-day-old etiolated plants compared to hypocotyls from plants grown under light/dark cycles. When etiolated plants are exposed to continuous white light, differential changes in the steady state levels of the TubB1 and TubB2 mRNAs from hypocotyls are observed. These changes are accompanied by an inhibition of hypocotyl extension.
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    Molecular characterization of a phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase in the gymnosperm Picea abies (Norway spruce) (1996)
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    Plant molecular biology 32 (1996), S. 923-936 
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    Keywords: PEPC ; C3 metabolism ; gene expression ; evolution ; gymnosperm ; Picea abies
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    Notes: Abstract Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) genes and cDNA sequences have so far been isolated from a broad range of angiosperm but not from gymnosperm species. We constructed a cDNA library from seedlings of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and identified cDNAs coding for PEPC. A full-length PEPC cDNA was sequenced. It consists of 3522 nucleotides and has an open reading frame (ORF) that encodes a polypeptide (963 amino acids) with a molecular mass of 109 551. The deduced amino acid sequence revealed a higher similarity to the C3-form PEPC of angiosperm species (86–88%) than to the CAM and C4 forms (76–84%). The putative motif (Lys/Arg-X-X-Ser) for serine kinase, which is conserved in all angiosperm PEPCs analysed so far, is also present in this gymnosperm sequence. Southern blot analysis of spruce genomic DNA under low-stringency conditions using the PEPC cDNA as a hybridization probe showed a complex hybridization pattern, indicating the presence of additional PEPC-related sequences in the genome of the spruce. In contrast, the probe hybridized to only a few bands under high-stringency conditions. Whereas this PEPC gene is highly expressed in roots of seedlings, a low-level expression can be detected in cotyledons and adult needles. A molecular phyiogeny of plant PEPC including the spruce PEPC sequence revealed that the spruce PEPC sequence is clustered with monocot and dicot C3-form PEPCs including the only dicot C4 form characterized so far.
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    Ubiquitin promoter-based vectors for high-level expression of selectable and/or screenable marker genes in monocotyledonous plants (1996)
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    Transgenic research 5 (1996), S. 213-218 
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    Keywords: gene expression ; transgenic monocots ; ubiquitin
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    Notes: Abstract A set of plasmids has been constructed utilizing the promoter, 5′ untranslated exon, and first intron of the maize ubiquitin (Ubi-1) gene to drive expression of protein coding sequences of choice. Plasmids containing chimaeric genes for ubiquitin-luciferase (Ubi-Luc), ubiquitin-β-glucuronidase (Ubi-GUS), and ubiquitin-phosphinothricin acetyl transferase (Ubi-bar) have been generated, as well as a construct containing chimaeric genes for bothUbi-GUS andUbi-bar in a single plasmid. Another construct was generated to allow cloning of protein coding sequences of choice onBam HI andBam HI-compatible restriction fragments downstream of theUbi-1 gene fragment. Because theUbi-1 promotor has been shown to be highly active in monocots, these constructs may be useful for generating high-level gene expression of selectable markers to facilitate efficient transformation of monocots, to drive expression of reference reporter genes in studies of gene expression, and to provide expression of biotechnologically important protein products in transgenic plants.
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    Human placental alkaline phosphatase as a histochemical marker of gene expression in transgenic mice (1996)
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    Transgenic research 5 (1996), S. 459-466 
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    Keywords: transgenic mice ; reporter genes ; gene expression ; histochemical marker
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    Notes: Abstract The human placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) gene was analysed for its utility as a histochemically detectable reporter gene in transgenic mice. A reporter gene was made by linking the PLAP structural gene to an enhancerpromoter element from the human β-actin gene. This gene was inserted into the mouse genome by transfection of embryonic stem cells, and by microinjection of fertilized eggs. Histochemical staining showed that the transgene was uniformly expressed in four of four stable ES cell lines, and in all ten tissues examined from adult animals from five lines of transgenic mice. Non-transgenic cells did not stain. These results suggest that the human PLAP gene will be of utility in studies requiring phenotypic marking of cells in tissues of mice.
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    Site restricted and neuron dominant expression of α2,8sialyltansferase gene in the adult mouse brain and retina (1996)
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    Glycoconjugate journal 13 (1996), S. 471-480 
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    Keywords: α2,8sialyltransferase gene ; mouse brain and retina ; gene expression
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    Notes: Abstract Gene expression of the α2,8sialyltransferase (α2,8S-T) responsible for GD3 synthesis in the adult mouse brain and retina was analysed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction/Southern blotting (RT-PCR/Southern) andin situ hybridization. Among various portions of the brain, high levels of 9.5 kb mRNA were observed in the retina and midbrain. Results of RT-PCR/Southern did not necessarily correlate with the enzyme activities in the individual sites.In situ hybridization analysis revealed that this gene was characteristically expressed in the inner segment of photoreceptor cells, some nuclei in the midbrain, cranial nerve nuclei in the pons-medulla, Purkinje cells in the cerebellum, pyramidal cells of the hippocampus and granular cells of the dentate gyrus. In the retina, the α2,8S-T gene was broadly expressed over the layers during development, and retained high expression levels in the photoreceptor cells of adult mice consistent with high expression of GD3. Destruction of neurons in the hippocampus and dentate gyrus by injection of kainic acid and colchicine respectively resulted in the disappearance of the hybridization signal, suggesting that the α2,8S-T gene was mainly expressed by neurons.
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    Molecular analysis of actinorhizal symbiotic systems: Progress to date (1996)
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    Plant and soil 186 (1996), S. 9-20 
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    Keywords: actinorhizal symbiosis ; ecology ; Frankia ; gene expression ; molecular analysis
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract The application of molecular tools to questions related to the genetics, ecology and evolution of actinorhizal symbiotic systems has been especially fruitful during the past two years. Host plant phylogenies based on molecular data have revealed markedly different relationships among host plants than have previously been suspected and have contributed to the development of new hypotheses on the origin and evolution of actinorhizal symbiotic systems. Molecular analyses of host plant gene expression in developing nodules have confirmed the occurrence of nodulin proteins and in situ hybridization techniques have been successfully adapted to permit the study of the spatial and temporal patterns of gene expression within actinorhizal nodules. The use of heterologous probes in combination with nucleotide sequence analysis have allowed a number of nif genes to be mapped on the Frankia chromosome which will ultimately contribute to the development of hypotheses related to nif gene regulation in Frankia. The use of both 16S and 23S rDNA nucleotide sequences has allowed the construction of phylogenetic trees that can be tested for congruence with symbiotic characters. In addition the development of Frankia-specific gene probes and amplification primers have contributed to studies on the genetic diversity and distribution of Frankia in the soil.
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    Glycolytic gene expression in amphibious Acorus calamus L. under natural conditions (1996)
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    Plant and soil 178 (1996), S. 75-82 
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    Keywords: cold acclimation ; ecophysiology ; fermentation ; flooding ; gene expression
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    Notes: Abstract Acorus calamus L is an amphibious plant, which is exposed to periods of flooding and consequently hypoxic conditions as a part of its natural life cycle. Previous experiments under laboratory conditions have shown that the plant can survive for two months in the complete absence of oxygen, and that during this period the expression of genes encoding the glycolytic enzymes fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (ALD), pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC) and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) is induced in leaves and rhizomes (Bucher and Kuhlemeier, 1993). Here we studied the expression of ALD and ADH through two years in the natural habitat of A. calamus. Under natural conditions roots and rhizomes were always submerged but newly grown leaves emerged in spring; in autumn the leaves senesced and the whole plant was submerged again. High Ald and Adh mRNA levels in leaf and rhizome were found only in winter when the leaves were entirely submerged. Upon leaf emergence in spring the mRNA levels rapidly declined. Under controlled experimental conditions expression of Ald and Adh was not induced by low temperature. The combination of laboratory and field experiments supports the hypothesis that oxygen deprivation rather than low temperature is a major regulator of glycolytic gene expression in A. calamus. The possible role of other environmental factors is also discussed.
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    Regulation of root weight ratio is mediated by sucrose: Opinion (1996)
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    Plant and soil 185 (1996), S. 13-19 
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    Keywords: gene expression ; phloem ; root weight ratio ; shoot: root ratio ; signal transduction ; sucrose ; water relations
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    Notes: Abstract The role of sucrose in controlling RWR is exercised in both short term (substrate, osmolyte in phloem) and long term (regulation of expression of key genes in both mature source leaves and in sinks). Sucrose is a necessary, but not a sufficient, component of the mechanisms controlling RWR, with the key role of integrating the carbon balance between source and sink under the influence of a variable environment.
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    Expression of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor α-subunit in mouse brain: Comparison ofPatch mutants and normal littermates (1996)
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    Cellular and molecular neurobiology 16 (1996), S. 479-487 
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    Keywords: gene expression ; development ; brain ; astrocyte ; Northern blotting ; Western blotting
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    Notes: Summary 1. Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) plays an important role not only in mesenchyme-derived tissues, but also in the mammalian central nervous system. ThePatch mutant (Ph/+) lacks one copy of the PDGFR-α gene. However, it is not clear whether there are differences in expression of PDGF receptor α-subunit (PDGFR-α) in brain tissue of thePatch heterozygous (Ph/+) mutants compared to wild-type C57B1 (+/+) mice. 2. The level of PDGRF-α mRNA expression is slightly lower inPatch mutant than in normal littermate. 3. Protein and total RNA isolated from mouse brain tissue and primary type 1 astrocyte cultures were studied with Western and Northern blotting techniques. There was no measurable difference in PDGFR-α protein expression between thePatch and wild-type mouse nervous system. Adjustment of transcriptional efficiency and messenger stability may contribute to this phenomenon, whose biological significance remains unclear. 4. Further, the expression of PDGRF-α protein and message in mouse brain tissues is developmentally regulated. Its level remains high during the embryonic period and declines below measurable levels in adult.
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    Mediation of cardiac glycoside insensitivity in the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus): Role of an amino acid substitution in the ouabain binding site of Na+,K+-ATPase (1996)
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    Journal of chemical ecology 22 (1996), S. 1921-1937 
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    Keywords: Danaus plexippus ; Danaus gilippus ; Syntomeida epilais ; Syntomis mogadorensis ; cardiac glycosides ; Na+,K+-ATPase ; target site modification ; insensitivity ; amino acid substitution ; sequestration ; gene expression ; site-directed mutation
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    Notes: Abstract The Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) sequesters cardiac glycosides (CG) for its chemical defense against predators. Larvae and adults of this butterfly are insensitive towards dietary cardiac glycosides, whereas other Lepidoptera are sensitive and intoxicated by ouabain. Ouabain inhibits Na+,K+-ATPase by binding to its α-subunit. We have amplified and cloned the DNA-sequence encoding the respective ouabain binding site. Instead of the amino acid asparagine at position 122 in ouabain-sensitive insects, the Monarch has a histidine in the putative ouabain binding site, which consists of 12 amino acids. Starting with the CG-sensitive Na+,K+-ATPase gene fromDrosophila, we converted pos. 122 to a histidine residue as inDanaus plexippus by site-directed mutagenesis. Human embryonic kidney cells (HEK) (which are sensitive to ouabain) were transfected with the mutated Na+,K+-ATPase gene in a pSVDF-expression vector and showed a transient expression of the mutatedDrosophila Na+,K+-ATPase. When treated with ouabain, the transfected cells tolerated ouabain at a concentration of 50 mM, whereas untransformed controls or controls transfected with the unmutatedDrosophila gene, showed a substantial mortality. This result implies that the asparagine to histidine exchange contributes to ouabain insensitivity in the Monarch. In two other CG-sequestering insects, e.g.,Danaus gilippus andSyntomeida epilais, the pattern of amino acid substitution differed, indicating that the Monarch has acquired this mutation independently during evolution.
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    Inducible gene expression and environmentally regulated genes in lactic acid bacteria (1996)
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    Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 70 (1996), S. 129-145 
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    Keywords: gene expression ; gene regulation ; Lactococcus ; Lactobacillus ; Lactus acid bacteria
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    Notes: Summary Relatively recently, a number of genes and operons have been identified in lactic acid bacteria that are inducible and respond to environmental factors. Some of these genes/operons had been isolated and analysed because of their importance in the fermentation industry and, consequently, their transcription was studied and found to be regulatable. Examples are the lactose operon, the operon for nisin production, and genes in the proteolytic pathway of Lactococcus lactis, as well as xylose metabolism in Lactobacillus pentosus. Some other operons were specifically targetted with the aim to compare their mode of regulation with known regulatory mechanisms in other well-studied bacteria. These studies, dealing with the biosynthesis of histidine, tryptophan, and of the branched chain amino acids in L. lactis, have given new insights in gene regulation and in the occurrence of auxotrophy in these bacteria. Also, nucleotide sequence analyses of a number of lactococcal bacteriophages was recently initiated to, among other things, specifically learn more about regulation of the phage life cycle. Yet another approach in the analysis of regulated genes in the ‘random’ selection of genetic elements that respond to environmental stimuli and the first of such sequences from lactic acid bacteria have been identified and characterized. The potential of these regulatory elements in fundamental research and practical (industrial) applications will be discussed.
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    Photosynthesis in the basal growing zone of barley leaves (1996)
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    Photosynthesis research 49 (1996), S. 169-181 
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    Keywords: basiplast ; carotenoids ; chlorophyll ; chloroplast development ; gene expression ; Hordeum vulgare
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    Notes: Abstract Cell proliferation, elongation, determination and differentiation mainly take place in the basal 5 mm of a barley leaf, the so-called basiplast. A considerable portion of cDNAs randomly selected from a basiplast cDNA library represented photosynthetic genes such as CP29, RUBISCO-SSU and type I-LHCP II. Therefore, we became interested in the role of the basiplast in establishing photosynthesis. (1) Northern blot analysis revealed expression of photosynthetic genes in the basiplast, although at a low level. Analysis of basiplasts at different developmental stages of the leaves revealed maximal expression of photosynthetic genes during early leaf development. The activity of these genes shows that plastid differentiation involves the development of the photosynthetic apparatus even at this early state of leaf cell expansion. (2) This conclusion was supported by the fact that chlorophylls and carotenoids are synthesized in the basiplast. The qualitative pattern of pigment composition was largely similar to that of fully differentiated green leaves. (3) The transition from proplastids to chloroplasts progressed in the basal 5 mm of the leaf, so that the number of grana lamellae per thylakoid stack increased with distance from the meristem from zero to about five. (4) Photosynthetic function was studied by chlorophyll a-fluorescence measurements. In dark-adapted 8-day-old primary leaves, the fluorescence ratio (FP-Fo)/FP was little decreased in basiplasts as compared to leaf blades. During steady state photosynthesis, the ratio (FM′-Fo)/FM′ was high in leaf blade (0.5), but low in the sheath (0.25) and in the basiplast (0.18), indicating the existence of functional, albeit low light-adapted chloroplasts in the basiplast. (5) Further on, chlorophyll a fluorescence analysis in relation to seedling age revealed efficient photosynthetic performance in the basiplast of 3- to 6-day-old seedlings which later-on differentiates into leaf blade as compared to the basiplast of 7- to 12-day-old seedlings which develops into leaf sheath and finally ceases to grow. The leaf age dependent changes in basiplast photosynthesis were reflected by changes in pigment contents and LHCP II expression both of which also revealed a maximum in the basiplast of 4-day-old seedlings.
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    Expression of an auxin-inducible promoter of tobacco in Arabidopsis thaliana (1996)
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    Plant growth regulation 18 (1996), S. 7-14 
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    Keywords: Key words ; auxin ; gene expression ; Arabidopsis thaliana ; auxin-inducible promoter ; β-glucuronidase
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    Notes: Abstract The expression of the auxin-inducible Nt103-1 gene of tobacco was studied in Arabidopsis thaliana. For this purpose we introduced a gene fusion between the promoter of the gene and the β-glucuronidase reporter gene (GUS) into Arabidopsis thaliana. The expression and location of GUS activity were studied histochemically in time and after incubation of seedlings on medium containing auxins or other compounds. The auxins 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), and 1-naphthylacetic acid (1-NAA) were able to induce GUS activity in the root tips of transgenic seedlings. The auxin transport inhibitor 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid was able to induce GUS activity not only in the root tip, but also in other parts of the root. Induction by the inactive auxin analog 3,5-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid was much weaker. Compounds like glutathione and the heavy metal CuSO4 were weak inducers. GUS activity observed after induction by glutathione was located in the transition zone. Salicylic acid and compounds increasing the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the cell were also very well able to induce GUS activity in the roots. The possible involvement of hydrogen peroxide as a second messenger in the pathway leading to the induction of the Nt103-1 promoter is discussed.
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    Plant genes induced in the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis (1996)
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    World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 12 (1996), S. 189-202 
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    ISSN: 1573-0972
    Keywords: gene expression ; nodule development ; nodulin genes ; Rhizobium-legume symbiosis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract Rhizobium, Bradyrhizobium and Azorhizobium can elicit the formation of N2-fixing nodules on the roots or stems of their leguminous host plants. The nodule formation involves several developmental steps determined by different sets of genes from both partners, the gene expression being temporally and spatially coordinated. The plant proteins that are specifically synthesised during the formation and function of the nodule are called nodulins. The nodulins that are expressed before the onset of N2 fixation are termed early nodulins. These proteins are probably involved in the infection process as well as in nodule morphogenesis rather than in nodule function. The nodulins expressed just before or during N2 fixation are termed late nodulins and they participate in the function of the nodule by creating the physiological conditions required for nitrogen fixation, ammonium assimilation and transport. In this review we will describe nodulins, nodulin genes and the relationship between nodulin gene expression and nodule development. The study of nodulin gene expression may provide insight into root-nodule development and the mechanism of communication between bacteria and host plant.
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    The pleiotropic effects induced by therolC gene in transgenic plants are caused by expression restricted to protophloem and companion cells (1996)
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    Transgenic research 5 (1996), S. 3-11 
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    ISSN: 1573-9368
    Keywords: Agrobacterium rhizogenes ; gene expression ; GUS staining ; immunolocalization ; Nicotiana tabacum ; rolC gene
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract Expression of therolC gene fromAgrobacterium rhizogenes causes morphological and developmental alterations in transgenic plants. The histological alterations underlying the macroscopic changes and the cellular localization of the site of expression of therolC gene have shown that: (i) the expression of therolC gene is developmentally regulated, (ii) in vegetative transgenic plants, the expression of therolC gene under the control of its own promoter is restricted to companion and protophloem cells, (iii) the site of action of the product(s) of the activity of the rolC enzyme is distinct from its site of expression, (iv) precise localization of the rolC peptide has been achieved by immunocytochemistry but not by the histochemical GUS assay. These results imply that the sites of action and expression of therolC gene in trangenic plants are physically separated. Thus the product(s) of the activity of the rolC enzyme must be a factor capable of being transported. Current models forrolC gene action are discussed taking into account the reported results.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01979917
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