Developmental Regulation of Plant Gene Expression
Published on 23. August 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
IX, 226 pages
978-94-010-5357-0 (ISBN)
Description
The intricacies of plant growth and development present a fascinating intellectual challenge, and yet our understanding of the subject has increased relatively slowly, despite the application of many different experimental approaches. Now, however, the introduction of molecular methods, coupled with genetic transformation technology, has provided a change in pace, and fundamental advances are occurring rapidly. This volume, the second in our Plant Biotechnology series, shows how we are beginning to understand the molecular basis of plant growth and development, and are thus moving from the descriptive to the predictive stage. The ability, discussed in chapter one, to generate a fivefold change in plant height by overexpression of a single gene for the photoreceptor phytochrome heralds not only a new phase in plant photobiology but also highlights the close relationship between fundamental knowledge and commercial application. Other chapters review progress in our understanding of the molecular basis of hormone action and processes such as tuber development, seed protein synthesis and deposition, fruit ripening, and self-recognition during pollination. The successful uses of antisense genes to alter the colour and pattern of flowers and to change the enzymic composition of ripening fruit are also discussed, together with identification and down regulation of a gene involved in ethylene synthesis by antisense technology. Opportunities are considered for altering the composition and quality of harvested plant organs and for using plants to synthesise novel products.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
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IX, 226 p.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-94-010-5357-0 (9789401053570)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-011-3052-3
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Donald Grierson
Factors Governing Gene Expression in Plants
Book
11/1990
Kluwer Academic Publishers
€96.00
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Content
1 Photoregulation of plant gene expression.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Photoregulatory responses and levels of control.- 1.3 Photoreceptors.- 1.4 DNA sequence elements responsible for photoregulation.- 1.5 Concluding remarks.- References.- 2 Hormonal regulation of plant gene expression.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2. Auxin: rapid effects on anonymous genes.- 2.3 Gibberellin: coordinate and non-coordinate regulation of gene expression.- 2.4 Abscisic acid: stress and development.- 2.5 Cytokinin and ethylene.- 2.6 Conclusion.- References.- 3 Gene activity during tuber formation in the potato (Solanum tuberosum).- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Development and anatomy of the tuber.- 3.3 Biochemical differentiation during tuber formation.- 3.4 Future prospects and application of genetic engineering to tubers.- References.- 4 Control of flavonoid synthesis and manipulation of flower colour.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Flavonoid biosynthesis.- 4.3 Flavonoids as flower pigments.- 4.4 Genetic engineering of flower colour.- References.- 5 The molecular basis for sexual incompatibility.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Angiosperm incompatibility systems.- 5.3 Molecular analysis of SI in Brassica.- 5.4 Summary and prospects.- References.- 6 Control of gene expression in the developing seed.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Phases of seed development.- 6.3 Primary structure and flanking regions of some seed protein genes.- 6.4 Transcriptional control of seed storage protein genes is the major regulatory process.- 6.5 The role of post-transcriptional events in storage protein gene expression.- 6.6 Genetic lesions affecting seed protein expression.- 6.7 Role of hormones in seed protein gene expression.- 6.8 Proposed regulatory sequence elements in seed protein genes.- 6.9 Expression of seed protein genes in transgenic plants.- 6.10 Binding of nuclear proteins to 5? flanking sequences of seed protein genes.- 6.11 Conclusion.- References.- 7 Regulation of gene expression in ripening tomatoes.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 The physiology and biochemistry of fruit ripening.- 7.3 Ripening mutants of tomato.- 7.4 Gene expression during fruit ripening.- 7.5 Ethylene and fruit ripening.- 7.6 Cell wall changes during fruit softening.- 7.7 Conclusion.- References.