| | This journal provides immediate access to some articles. Focus Issue on Biochemistry of Plant Volatiles State of the Field Functional Characterization of Enzymes Forming Volatile Esters from Strawberry and Banana Jules Beekwilder, Mayte Alvarez-Huerta, Evert Neef, Francel W.A. Verstappen, Harro J. Bouwmeester, and Asaph Aharoni Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 1865–1878. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.042580.PMCID: PMC520758 Scientific Correspondence The Plant-Specific Database. Classification of Arabidopsis Proteins Based on Their Phylogenetic Profile Rodrigo A. Gutiérrez, Matthew D. Larson, and Curtis Wilkerson Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 1888–1892. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.043687.PMCID: PMC520760 Update on Biochemistry of Plant Volatiles Biochemistry of Plant Volatiles Natalia Dudareva, Eran Pichersky, and Jonathan Gershenzon Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 1893–1902. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.049981.PMCID: PMC520761 Breakthrough Technologies Use of the Fluorescent Timer DsRED-E5 as Reporter to Monitor Dynamics of Gene Activity in Plants Rossana Mirabella, Carolien Franken, Gerard N.M. van der Krogt, Ton Bisseling, and René Geurts Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 1879–1887. doi: 10.1104/pp.103.038539.PMCID: PMC520759 Research Articles 13C Labeling Reveals Chloroplastic and Extrachloroplastic Pools of Dimethylallyl Pyrophosphate and Their Contribution to Isoprene Formation Francesco Loreto, Paola Pinelli, Enzo Brancaleoni, and Paolo Ciccioli Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 1903–1907. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.039537.PMCID: PMC520762 Functional Characterization of Nine Norway Spruce TPS Genes and Evolution of Gymnosperm Terpene Synthases of the TPS-d Subfamily Diane M. Martin, Jenny Fäldt, and Jörg Bohlmann Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 1908–1927. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.042028.PMCID: PMC520763 High Genetic Variability of Herbivore-Induced Volatile Emission within a Broad Range of Maize Inbred Lines Thomas Degen, Christine Dillmann, Frédéric Marion-Poll, and Ted C.J. Turlings Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 1928–1938. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.039891.PMCID: PMC520764 Rapid Regulation of the Methylerythritol 4-Phosphate Pathway during Isoprene Synthesis Michael Wolfertz, Thomas D. Sharkey, Wilhelm Boland, and Frank Kühnemann Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 1939–1945. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.043737.PMCID: PMC520765 Biochemical and Structural Characterization of Benzenoid Carboxyl Methyltransferases Involved in Floral Scent Production in Stephanotis floribunda and Nicotiana suaveolens Marcella B. Pott, Frank Hippauf, Sandra Saschenbrecker, Feng Chen, Jeannine Ross, Ingrid Kiefer, Alan Slusarenko, Joseph P. Noel, Eran Pichersky, Uta Effmert, and Birgit Piechulla Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 1946–1955. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.041806.PMCID: PMC520766 Characterization of a Root-Specific Arabidopsis Terpene Synthase Responsible for the Formation of the Volatile Monoterpene 1,8-Cineole Feng Chen, Dae-Kyun Ro, Jana Petri, Jonathan Gershenzon, Jörg Bohlmann, Eran Pichersky, and Dorothea Tholl Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 1956–1966. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.044388.PMCID: PMC520767 Transient Release of Oxygenated Volatile Organic Compounds during Light-Dark Transitions in Grey Poplar Leaves Martin Graus, Jörg-Peter Schnitzler, Armin Hansel, Cristian Cojocariu, Heinz Rennenberg, Armin Wisthaler, and Jürgen Kreuzwieser Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 1967–1975. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.043240.PMCID: PMC520768 Herbivore-Induced Defense Response in a Model Legume. Two-Spotted Spider Mites Induce Emission of (E)-β-Ocimene and Transcript Accumulation of (E)-β-Ocimene Synthase in Lotus japonicus Gen-ichiro Arimura, Rika Ozawa, Soichi Kugimiya, Junji Takabayashi, and Jörg Bohlmann Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 1976–1983. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.042929.PMCID: PMC520769 Emission of Plutella xylostella-Induced Compounds from Cabbages Grown at Elevated CO2 and Orientation Behavior of the Natural Enemies Terhi Vuorinen, Anne-Marja Nerg, M.A. Ibrahim, G.V.P. Reddy, and Jarmo K. Holopainen Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 1984–1992. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.047084.PMCID: PMC520770 Understanding in Vivo Benzenoid Metabolism in Petunia Petal Tissue Jennifer Boatright, Florence Negre, Xinlu Chen, Christine M. Kish, Barbara Wood, Greg Peel, Irina Orlova, David Gang, David Rhodes, and Natalia Dudareva Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 1993–2011. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.045468.PMCID: PMC520771 Combined Transcript and Metabolite Analysis Reveals Genes Involved in Spider Mite Induced Volatile Formation in Cucumber Plants Per Mercke, Iris F. Kappers, Francel W.A. Verstappen, Oscar Vorst, Marcel Dicke, and Harro J. Bouwmeester Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2012–2024. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.048116.PMCID: PMC520772 Jasmonic Acid Is a Key Regulator of Spider Mite-Induced Volatile Terpenoid and Methyl Salicylate Emission in Tomato Kai Ament, Merijn R. Kant, Maurice W. Sabelis, Michel A. Haring, and Robert C. Schuurink Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2025–2037. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.048694.PMCID: PMC520773 On the Inside Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2038–2039. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.900118.PMCID: PMC520774 Genome Analysis Types and Frequencies of Sequencing Errors in Methyl-Filtered and High C0t Maize Genome Survey Sequences Yan Fu, An-Ping Hsia, Ling Guo, and Patrick S. Schnable Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2040–2045. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.041640.PMCID: PMC520775 Research Articles Biochemical Processes and Macromolecular Structures AtPng1p. The First Plant Transglutaminase Massimiliano Della Mea, David Caparrós-Ruiz, Inmaculada Claparols, Donatella Serafini-Fracassini, and Joan Rigau Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2046–2054. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.042549.PMCID: PMC520776 Differential Antifungal and Calcium Channel-Blocking Activity among Structurally Related Plant Defensins Robert G. Spelbrink, Nejmi Dilmac, Aron Allen, Thomas J. Smith, Dilip M. Shah, and Gregory H. Hockerman Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2055–2067. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.040873.PMCID: PMC520777 Phosphorylation of Transitory Starch Is Increased during Degradation Gerhard Ritte, Anke Scharf, Nora Eckermann, Sophie Haebel, and Martin Steup Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2068–2077. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.041301.PMCID: PMC520778 Roots, Cycles and Leaves. Expression of the Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase Kinase Gene Family in Soybean Stuart Sullivan, Gareth I. Jenkins, and Hugh G. Nimmo Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2078–2087. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.042762.PMCID: PMC520779 The lys5 Mutations of Barley Reveal the Nature and Importance of Plastidial ADP-Glc Transporters for Starch Synthesis in Cereal Endosperm Nicola J. Patron, Boris Greber, Brendan F. Fahy, David A. Laurie, Mary L. Parker, and Kay Denyer Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2088–2097. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.045203.PMCID: PMC520780 Identification of Syn-Pimara-7,15-Diene Synthase Reveals Functional Clustering of Terpene Synthases Involved in Rice Phytoalexin/Allelochemical Biosynthesis P. Ross Wilderman, Meimei Xu, Yinghua Jin, Robert M. Coates, and Reuben J. Peters Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2098–2105. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.045971.PMCID: PMC520781 Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis The Role of the C4 Pathway in Carbon Accumulation and Fixation in a Marine Diatom John R. Reinfelder, Allen J. Milligan, and François M.M. Morel Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2106–2111. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.041319.PMCID: PMC520782 Phycobilisome Diffusion Is Required for Light-State Transitions in Cyanobacteria Sarah Joshua and Conrad W. Mullineaux Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2112–2119. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.046110.PMCID: PMC520783 Traffic Lights in Trichodesmium. Regulation of Photosynthesis for Nitrogen Fixation Studied by Chlorophyll Fluorescence Kinetic Microscopy Hendrik Küpper, Naila Ferimazova, Ivan Šetlík, and Ilana Berman-Frank Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2120–2133. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.045963.PMCID: PMC520784 Cell Biology and Signal Transduction Methyl Jasmonate-Induced Ethylene Production Is Responsible for Conifer Phloem Defense Responses and Reprogramming of Stem Cambial Zone for Traumatic Resin Duct Formation J.W. Hudgins and Vincent R. Franceschi Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2134–2149. doi: 10.1104/pp.103.037929.PMCID: PMC520785 Pathogen- and NaCl-Induced Expression of the SCaM-4 Promoter Is Mediated in Part by a GT-1 Box That Interacts with a GT-1-Like Transcription Factor Hyeong Cheol Park, Man Lyang Kim, Yun Hwan Kang, Joo Mi Jeon, Jae Hyuk Yoo, Min Chul Kim, Chan Young Park, Jae Cheol Jeong, Byeong Cheol Moon, Ju Huck Lee, Hae Won Yoon, Sung-Ho Lee, Woo Sik Chung, Chae Oh Lim, Sang Yeol Lee, Jong Chan Hong, and Moo Je Cho Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2150–2161. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.041442.PMCID: PMC520786 Characterization of the Arabidopsis Lysine-Rich Arabinogalactan-Protein AtAGP17 Mutant (rat1) That Results in a Decreased Efficiency of Agrobacterium Transformation Yolanda Maria Gaspar, Jaesung Nam, Carolyn Jane Schultz, Lan-Ying Lee, Paul R. Gilson, Stanton B. Gelvin, and Antony Bacic Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2162–2171. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.045542.PMCID: PMC520787 Development and Hormone Action Organ Polarity in Arabidopsis. NOZZLE Physically Interacts with Members of the YABBY Family Patrick Sieber, Michael Petrascheck, Alcide Barberis, and Kay Schneitz Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2172–2185. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.040154.PMCID: PMC520788 A Dominant Mutation in the Pea PHYA Gene Confers Enhanced Responses to Light and Impairs the Light-Dependent Degradation of Phytochrome A James L. Weller, Shona L. Batge, Jennifer J. Smith, L. Huub J. Kerckhoffs, Vitaly A. Sineshchekov, Ian C. Murfet, and James B. Reid Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2186–2195. doi: 10.1104/pp.103.036103.PMCID: PMC520789 Brassinosteroids Do Not Undergo Long-Distance Transport in Pea. Implications for the Regulation of Endogenous Brassinosteroid Levels Gregory M. Symons and James B. Reid Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2196–2206. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.043034.PMCID: PMC520790 Functional Characterization of OsMADS18, a Member of the AP1/SQUA Subfamily of MADS Box Genes Fabio Fornara, Lucie Pařenicová, Giuseppina Falasca, Nilla Pelucchi, Simona Masiero, Stefano Ciannamea, Zenaida Lopez-Dee, Maria Maddalena Altamura, Lucia Colombo, and Martin M. Kater Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2207–2219. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.045039.PMCID: PMC520791 Brassinosteroid Deficiency Due to Truncated Steroid 5α-Reductase Causes Dwarfism in the lk Mutant of Pea Takahito Nomura, Corinne E. Jager, Yukiko Kitasaka, Keiichi Takeuchi, Motohiro Fukami, Koichi Yoneyama, Yasuhiko Matsushita, Hiroshi Nyunoya, Suguru Takatsuto, Shozo Fujioka, Jennifer J. Smith, L. Huub J. Kerckhoffs, James B. Reid, and Takao Yokota Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2220–2229. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.043786.PMCID: PMC520792 A Novel Auxin Conjugate Hydrolase from Wheat with Substrate Specificity for Longer Side-Chain Auxin Amide Conjugates James J. Campanella, Adebanke F. Olajide, Volker Magnus, and Jutta Ludwig-Müller Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2230–2240. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.043398.PMCID: PMC520793 Proteome Reference Maps of Vegetative Tissues in Pea. An Investigation of Nitrogen Mobilization from Leaves during Seed Filling Séverine Schiltz, Karine Gallardo, Myriam Huart, Luc Negroni, Nicolas Sommerer, and Judith Burstin Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2241–2260. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.041947.PMCID: PMC520794 Roles for Class III HD-Zip and KANADI Genes in Arabidopsis Root Development Nathaniel P. Hawker and John L. Bowman Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2261–2270. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.040196.PMCID: PMC520795 Graft Transmission of a Floral Stimulant Derived from CONSTANS Brian G. Ayre and Robert Turgeon Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2271–2278. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.040592.PMCID: PMC520796 Disorganization of Cortical Microtubules Stimulates Tangential Expansion and Reduces the Uniformity of Cellulose Microfibril Alignment among Cells in the Root of Arabidopsis Tobias I. Baskin, Gerrit T.S. Beemster, Jan E. Judy-March, and Françoise Marga Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2279–2290. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.040493.PMCID: PMC520797 Environmental Stress and Adaptation The Spatially Variable Inhibition by Water Deficit of Maize Root Growth Correlates with Altered Profiles of Proton Flux and Cell Wall pH Ling Fan and Peter M. Neumann Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2291–2300. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.041426.PMCID: PMC520798 Dynamic Changes in the Osmotic Water Permeability of Protoplast Plasma Membrane Menachem Moshelion, Nava Moran, and François Chaumont Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2301–2317. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.043000.PMCID: PMC520799 Novel Regulation of Aquaporins during Osmotic Stress Rosario Vera-Estrella, Bronwyn J. Barkla, Hans J. Bohnert, and Omar Pantoja Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2318–2329. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.044891.PMCID: PMC520800 Transcriptome Profiling of the Response of Arabidopsis Suspension Culture Cells to Suc Starvation Anthony L. Contento, Sang-Jin Kim, and Diane C. Bassham Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2330–2347. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.044362.PMCID: PMC520801 An In Vivo Analysis of the Effect of Season-Long Open-Air Elevation of Ozone to Anticipated 2050 Levels on Photosynthesis in Soybean Patrick B. Morgan, Carl J. Bernacchi, Donald R. Ort, and Stephen P. Long Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2348–2357. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.043968.PMCID: PMC520802 Ovule Abortion in Arabidopsis Triggered by Stress Kelian Sun, Kimberly Hunt, and Bernard A. Hauser Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2358–2367. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.043091.PMCID: PMC520803 Genetics, Genomics, and Molecular Evolution Coordinated Genetic Regulation of Growth and Lignin Revealed by Quantitative Trait Locus Analysis of cDNA Microarray Data in an Interspecific Backcross of Eucalyptus Matias Kirst, Alexander A. Myburg, José P.G. De León, Mariana E. Kirst, Jay Scott, and Ronald Sederoff Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2368–2378. doi: 10.1104/pp.103.037960.PMCID: PMC520804 Gene Expression Profiling of the Tetrapyrrole Metabolic Pathway in Arabidopsis with a Mini-Array System Fuminori Matsumoto, Takeshi Obayashi, Yuko Sasaki-Sekimoto, Hiroyuki Ohta, Ken-ichiro Takamiya, and Tatsuru Masuda Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2379–2391. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.042408.PMCID: PMC520805 Plants Interacting with Other Organisms Tobacco Mosaic Virus Regulates the Expression of Its Own Resistance Gene N Michal Levy, Orit Edelbaum, and Ilan Sela Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2392–2397. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.044859.PMCID: PMC520806 Metabolic Discrimination of Catharanthus roseus Leaves Infected by Phytoplasma Using 1H-NMR Spectroscopy and Multivariate Data Analysis Young Hae Choi, Elisabet Casas Tapias, Hye Kyong Kim, Alfons W.M. Lefeber, Cornelis Erkelens, Jacobus Th.J. Verhoeven, Jernej Brzin, Jana Zel, and Robert Verpoorte Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2398–2410. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.041012.PMCID: PMC520807 Relocalization of Nuclear ALY Proteins to the Cytoplasm by the Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus P19 Pathogenicity Protein Joachim F. Uhrig, Tomas Canto, David Marshall, and Stuart A. MacFarlane Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2411–2423. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.046086.PMCID: PMC520808 Characterization of the Complex Locus of Bean Encoding Polygalacturonase-Inhibiting Proteins Reveals Subfunctionalization for Defense against Fungi and Insects Renato D'Ovidio, Alessandro Raiola, Cristina Capodicasa, Alessandra Devoto, Daniela Pontiggia, Serena Roberti, Roberta Galletti, Eric Conti, Donal O'Sullivan, and Giulia De Lorenzo Plant Physiol. 2004 August; 135(4): 2424–2435. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.044644.PMCID: PMC520809 |