Journal of Experimental Botany

Cell and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Physiology:

Anna Jakubowska and Stanislaw Kowalczyk

The auxin conjugate 1-O-indole-3-acetyl-ß-D-glucose is synthesized in immature legume seeds by IAGlc synthase and may be used for modification of some high molecular weight compounds
JXB Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 791-801; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh086 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Silvia Quaggiotti, Benedetto Ruperti, Diego Pizzeghello, Ornella Francioso, Vitaliano Tugnoli, and Serenella Nardi

Effect of low molecular size humic substances on nitrate uptake and expression of genes involved in nitrate transport in maize (Zea mays L.)
JXB Advance Access published on March 12, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 803-813; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh085 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Olivier Leleu and Christophe Vuylsteker

Unusual regulatory nitrate reductase activity in cotyledons of Brassica napus seedlings: enhancement of nitrate reductase activity by ammonium supply
JXB Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 815-823; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh088 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hsien-Jung Chen, Wen-Chi Hou, Jih-Shiou Liu, Chih-Yuan Yang, Dong-Jiann Huang, and Yaw-Huei Lin

Molecular cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding asparaginyl endopeptidase from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) senescent leaves
JXB Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 825-835; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh095 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tanja Hartmann, Petra Hönicke, Markus Wirtz, Rüdiger Hell, Heinz Rennenberg, and Stanislav Kopriva

Regulation of sulphate assimilation by glutathione in poplars (Populus tremulaxP. alba) of wild type and overexpressing -glutamylcysteine synthetase in the cytosol
JXB Advance Access published on March 12, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 837-845; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh094 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Cuadrado, R. Acevedo, S. Moreno Díaz de la Espina, N. Jouve, and C. de la Torre

Genome remodelling in three modern S. officinarumxS. spontaneum sugarcane cultivars
JXB Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 847-854; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh093 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. H. D. Schünmann, A. E. Richardson, F. W. Smith, and E. Delhaize

Characterization of promoter expression patterns derived from the Pht1 phosphate transporter genes of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
JXB Advance Access published on March 12, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 855-865; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh103 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christopher D. Todd and Joe C. Polacco

Soybean cultivars ‘Williams 82’ and ‘Maple Arrow’ produce both urea and ammonia during ureide degradation
JXB Advance Access published on March 12, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 867-877; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh100 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Regulation of Growth, Development and Whole Organism Physiology:

Karine Maurel, Soulaïman Sakr, François Gerbe, Agnès Guilliot, Marc Bonhomme, Rémy Rageau, and Gilles Pétel

Sorbitol uptake is regulated by glucose through the hexokinase pathway in vegetative peach-tree buds
JXB Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 879-888; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh087 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Beatrice Belenghi, Mazal Salomon, and Alex Levine

Caspase-like activity in the seedlings of Pisum sativum eliminates weaker shoots during early vegetative development by induction of cell death
JXB Advance Access published on March 12, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 889-897; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh097 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. J. Zhou, K. Yoneyama, Y. Takeuchi, S. Iso, S. Rungmekarat, S. H. Chae, D. Sato, and D. M. Joel

In vitro infection of host roots by differentiated calli of the parasitic plant Orobanche
JXB Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 899-907; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh098 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cristina Castillejo, José Ignacio de la Fuente, Pietro Iannetta, Miguel Ángel Botella, and Victoriano Valpuesta

Pectin esterase gene family in strawberry fruit: study of FaPE1, a ripening-specific isoform
JXB Advance Access published on March 12, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 909-918; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh102 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Plants and the Environment:

Dennis C. Gitz, III, Lan Liu-Gitz, Jerry W. McClure, and Alfredo J. Huerta

Effects of a PAL inhibitor on phenolic accumulation and UV-B tolerance in Spirodela intermedia (Koch.)
JXB Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 919-927; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh092 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kathryn J. Steadman

Dormancy release during hydrated storage in Lolium rigidum seeds is dependent on temperature, light quality, and hydration status
JXB Advance Access published on March 12, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 929-937; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh099 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yan-Hui Peng, Ya-Fang Zhu, Yong-Qiang Mao, Suo-Min Wang, Wei-Ai Su, and Zhang-Cheng Tang

Alkali grass resists salt stress through high [K⁺] and an endodermis barrier to Na⁺
JXB Advance Access published on March 12, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 939-949; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh071 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gene Notes:

Odile Faivre-Rampant, Glenn J. Bryan, Alison G. Roberts, Daniel Milbourne, Roberto Viola, and Mark A. Taylor

Regulated expression of a novel TCP domain transcription factor indicates an involvement in the control of meristem activation processes in Solanum tuberosum
JXB Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 951-953; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh082 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David C. Brice, John A. Bryant, Gerardas Dambrauskas, Suzanne C. Drury, and Jennifer A. Littlechild

Cloning and expression of cytosolic phosphoglycerate kinase from pea (Pisum sativum L.)
JXB Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 955-956; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh096 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Luis E. Hernández, Carolina Escobar, Bjørn K. Drøbak, Ton Bisseling, and Nicholas J. Brewin

Novel expression patterns of phosphatidylinositol 3-hydroxy kinase in nodulated Medicago spp. plants
JXB Advance Access published on March 12, 2004
J. Exp. Bot. 2004 55: 957-959; doi:10.1093/jxb/erh101 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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