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Molecular Biology of Plant Nuclear Genes
- 1st Edition - December 2, 2012
- Editor: Indra Vasil
- Language: English
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Cell Culture and Somatic Cell Genetics of Plants, Volume 6: Molecular Biology of Plant Nuclear Genes focuses on the spectacular and rapid advances in the molecular biology and… Read more
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Request a sales quoteCell Culture and Somatic Cell Genetics of Plants, Volume 6: Molecular Biology of Plant Nuclear Genes focuses on the spectacular and rapid advances in the molecular biology and genetics of plants. This book consists of 19 chapters. Chapters 1 to 5 describe the most commonly used approaches for the genetic transformation of plants. The light-inducible and tissue-organ-specific genes are discussed in Chapters 6 to 11. In Chapters 12 to 14, the genes regulating phytohormone synthesis, heat shock proteins, and nodulation in legume roots are treated, while in Chapters 15 to 16, the relationship between chromatin structure and gene expression and molecular biology of plant RNA viruses are analyzed. The development of transgenic plants resistant to viruses, insects, and herbicides is dealt with in the last three chapters. This volume is suitable for plant molecular biologist, genetic engineers, and researchers concerned with plant cell and tissue culture.
Contributors
General Preface
Preface
Contents of Previous Volumes
1 Plant Gene Vectors and Genetic Transformation: Plant Transformation Systems Based on the Use of Agrobacterium tumefaciens
I. Transformation of Plants by Agrobacterium tumefaciens
II. Agrobacterium Hosts
III. Basic Transformation Vectors
IV. Selectable Markers
V. Miscellaneous Features
VI. Specialized Vectors
VII. Conclusions
References
2 Plant Gene Vectors and Genetic Transformation: Agrobacterium Ri Plasmids
I. Introduction
II. Relevant Features of Hairy Root with Respect to Plant Transformation
III. Ri Plasmid-Based DNA Transfer Strategies
IV. Selection of Transformants
V. Conclusion
References
3 Plant Gene Vectors and Genetic Transformation: DNA-Mediated Direct Gene Transfer to Plants
I. General Introduction
II. Direct Gene Transfer System
III. Foreign DNA in Transgenic Plants
IV. Evaluation of Direct Gene Transfer
V. Experimental Applications of Direct Gene Transfer
VI. Conclusions
References
4 Plant Gene Vectors and Genetic Transformation: Plant Viruses as Vectors
I. Introduction
II. CaMV and Its Development into a Plant Vector
III. CaMV as a Tool in Plant Genetic Engineering
IV. Geminiviruses
V. Vectors Based on RNA Plant Viruses
VI. Conclusion and Outlook
References
5 Plant Gene Vectors and Genetic Transformation: The Structure, Function, and Uses of Maize Transposable Elements
I. Introduction
II. The Structure of Maize Transposable Elements
III. The Function and Regulation of Spm and Ac
IV. Using Maize Transposable Elements
References
6 Structure and Regulation of Light-Inducible Genes: Genes Involved in Photosynthesis
I. Introduction
II. Gene Structure and Linkage
III. Expression Dynamics
IV. Cis-Acting Elements for Light-Regulated Transcription
V. Trans-Acting Factors for Light-Regulated Transcription
VI. Conclusions and Prospects
References
7 Regulation and Structure of Chalcone Synthase Genes
I. Introduction
II. Modes of CHS Regulation
III. Structure, Organization, and Specific Stimulation of CHS Genes
IV. Regulatory Elements of the CHS Promoter
V. Perspectives
References
8 Structure and Regulation of Light-inducible Genes: Phytochrome, Properties of a Photoreceptor That Regulates Its Own Expression
I. Introduction
II. Gene Characterization
III. Regulation of Phytochrome Expression
IV. Regulation of Gene Expression by Phytochrome
V. Other Forms of Phytochrome
VI. Conclusion
References
9 Structure and Regulation of Organ- and Tissue-Specific Genes: Regulated Expression of Flower-Specific Genes
I. Introduction
II. Isolation of Flower-Specific Genes
III. Characterization of Flower-Specific Genes
IV. Cellular- and Tissue-Specific Expression Patterns
V. Discussion
References
10 Structure and Regulation of Organ- and Tissue-Specific Genes in Plants
I. Introduction
II. Plant Chitinase
III. Induction of Chitinase Activity
IV. Plant Chitinase Genes
V. Bacterial Chitinases
VI. Bacterial Chitinase Genes
VII. Expression of a Bacterial Chitinase Gene in Plant Cells
VIII. Activity of a Bacterial Chitinase Gene in Plants
IX. Conclusions
References
11 Structure and Regulation of Organ- and Tissue-Specific Genes: Structural and Cytological Features of Incompatibility Gene Expression in Flowering Plants
I. Introduction
II. Homomorphic Systems
III. The Heteromorphic System
IV. Interspecific Incompatibility
V. Nature of the S-Gene Products
VI. Concluding Comments
References
12 Phytohormone Synthesis: Pathways, Genes, and Mutations
I. Introduction
II. Growth Hormone Synthesis: Pathways, Genes, and Mutations
III. Concluding Remarks
References
13 Heat Shock Protein Genes of Plants
I. Introduction
II. Regulation of Heat Shock Gene Expression
III. Heat Shock Proteins
IV. Heat Shock Protein Structure
V. Heat Shock Protein Gene Structure
VI. Concluding Remarks
References
14 Nodule Development and Formation of the Endosymbiotic Compartment
I. Introduction
II. Cell Commitment in Nodule Development
III. Plant-Microbe Signaling
IV. The Peribacteroid Compartment: A Nitrogen-Fixing Organelle
V. Carbon and Nitrogen: Altered Metabolic Pathways
References
15 Chromatin Structure and Gene Expression
I. Introduction
II. First-Order Structure and Gene Regulation
III. Proteins That Interact with DNA in Hypersensitive Regions
References
16 Molecular Biology of Plant RNA Viruses
I. Introduction
II. Viruses with a Capped RNA Genome
III. Viruses with a 5' Terminal VPg at Their RNA Genome
IV. Concluding Remarks
References
17 Genetic Engineering of Plants for Viral Disease Resistance
I. Introduction
II. Virus Resistance in Plants Expressing Viral CP Genes
III. Resistance Conferred by Expression of CP Antisense Transcripts
IV. Protection Engineered by Expression of Viral Satellite RNA
V. Expression of Other Viral Genes Important to Virus Infection
VI. Conclusions
References
18 Protein Engineering in Plants: Expression of Bacillus thuringiensis Insecticidal Protein Genes
I. Introduction
II. Structural and Functional Properties of a Lepidoptera-Specific ICP
III. Expression of Toxin Genes in Plants
IV. Selection of B. thuringiensis Genes
References
19 Selective Herbicide Tolerance through Protein Engineering
I. Introduction
II. Glyphosate Tolerance
III. Sulfonylurea Herbicide Tolerance
IV. Imidazolinone Herbicide Tolerance
V. Phosphinothricin Tolerance
VI. Bromoxynil Tolerance
VII. Triazine Herbicide Tolerance
VIII. Conclusion and Future Prospects
References
Index
- No. of pages: 520
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 2, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124144149
- eBook ISBN: 9780323147323