| | This journal provides immediate access to some articles. Focus Issue on ER-Derived Compartments in Plants State of the Field ER-Derived Compartments Are Formed by Highly Regulated Processes and Have Special Functions in Plants Gad Galili Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3411–3413. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.900125.PMCID: PMC527138 Update on Diversity and Formation of Compartments from ER Diversity and Formation of Endoplasmic Reticulum-Derived Compartments in Plants. Are These Compartments Specific to Plant Cells? Ikuko Hara-Nishimura, Ryo Matsushima, Tomoo Shimada, and Mikio Nishimura Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3435–3439. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.053876.PMCID: PMC527142 Update on Endoplasmic Reticulum and Oleosin in Seed and Tapetum Endoplasmic Reticulum, Oleosins, and Oils in Seeds and Tapetum Cells Kai Hsieh and Anthony H.C. Huang Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3427–3434. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.051060.PMCID: PMC527141 Update on Endoplasmic Reticulum to Vacuole Trafficking Endoplasmic Reticulum to Vacuole Trafficking of Endoplasmic Reticulum Bodies Provides an Alternate Pathway for Protein Transfer to the Vacuole Eliot Herman and Monica Schmidt Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3440–3446. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.051722.PMCID: PMC527143 Update on Endoplasmic Reticulum-Derived Compartments in Plants Targeting of Proteins to Endoplasmic Reticulum-Derived Compartments in Plants. The Importance of RNA Localization Andrew J. Crofts, Haruhiko Washida, Thomas W. Okita, Masahiro Ogawa, Toshihiro Kumamaru, and Hikaru Satoh Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3414–3419. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.048934.PMCID: PMC527139 Update on Protein Bodies and Quality Control Protein Quality Control Mechanisms and Protein Storage in the Endoplasmic Reticulum. A Conflict of Interests? Alessandro Vitale and Aldo Ceriotti Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3420–3426. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.050351.PMCID: PMC527140 Research Articles Zeolin. A New Recombinant Storage Protein Constructed Using Maize γ-Zein and Bean Phaseolin Davide Mainieri, Marika Rossi, Marco Archinti, Michele Bellucci, Francesca De Marchis, Stefano Vavassori, Andrea Pompa, Sergio Arcioni, and Alessandro Vitale Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3447–3456. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.046409.PMCID: PMC527144 Unexpected Deposition Patterns of Recombinant Proteins in Post-Endoplasmic Reticulum Compartments of Wheat Endosperm Elsa Arcalis, Sylvain Marcel, Friedrich Altmann, Daniel Kolarich, Georgia Drakakaki, Rainer Fischer, Paul Christou, and Eva Stoger Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3457–3466. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.050153.PMCID: PMC527145 On the Inside On the Inside Peter V. Minorsky Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3467–3468. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.900127.PMCID: PMC527146 Update on Root Transcription Factor Networks Transcription Factor Networks. Pathways to the Knowledge of Root Development Grégory Montiel, Pascal Gantet, Christian Jay-Allemand, and Christian Breton Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3478–3485. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.051029.PMCID: PMC527148 Breakthrough Technologies Bicarbonate-Induced Alkalinization of the Xylem Sap in Intact Maize Seedlings as Measured in Situ with a Novel Xylem pH Probe Lars H. Wegner and Ulrich Zimmermann Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3469–3477. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.043844.PMCID: PMC527147 Genome Analysis Sequence and Comparative Analysis of the Maize NB Mitochondrial Genome Sandra W. Clifton, Patrick Minx, Christiane M.-R. Fauron, Michael Gibson, James O. Allen, Hui Sun, Melissa Thompson, W. Brad Barbazuk, Suman Kanuganti, Catherine Tayloe, Louis Meyer, Richard K. Wilson, and Kathleen J. Newton Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3486–3503. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.044602.PMCID: PMC527149 Research Articles Biochemical Processes and Macromolecular Structures Circadian Regulation of the PhCCD1 Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase Controls Emission of β-Ionone, a Fragrance Volatile of Petunia Flowers Andrew J. Simkin, Beverly A. Underwood, Michele Auldridge, Holly M. Loucas, Kenichi Shibuya, Eric Schmelz, David G. Clark, and Harry J. Klee Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3504–3514. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.049718.PMCID: PMC527150 Maize Starch-Branching Enzyme Isoforms and Amylopectin Structure. In the Absence of Starch-Branching Enzyme IIb, the Further Absence of Starch-Branching Enzyme Ia Leads to Increased Branching Yuan Yao, Donald B. Thompson, and Mark J. Guiltinan Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3515–3523. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.043315.PMCID: PMC527151 Molecular Physiological Analysis of the Two Plastidic ATP/ADP Transporters from Arabidopsis Jens Reiser, Nicole Linka, Lilia Lemke, Wolfgang Jeblick, and H. Ekkehard Neuhaus Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3524–3536. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.049502.PMCID: PMC527152 Profiling of Oligolignols Reveals Monolignol Coupling Conditions in Lignifying Poplar Xylem Kris Morreel, John Ralph, Hoon Kim, Fachuang Lu, Geert Goeminne, Sally Ralph, Eric Messens, and Wout Boerjan Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3537–3549. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.049304.PMCID: PMC527153 Arabidopsis HMA2, a Divalent Heavy Metal-Transporting PIB-Type ATPase, Is Involved in Cytoplasmic Zn2+ Homeostasis Elif Eren and José M. Argüello Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3712–3723. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.046292.PMCID: PMC527169 The Biochemical and Molecular Basis for the Divergent Patterns in the Biosynthesis of Terpenes and Phenylpropenes in the Peltate Glands of Three Cultivars of Basil Yoko Iijima, Rachel Davidovich-Rikanati, Eyal Fridman, David R. Gang, Einat Bar, Efraim Lewinsohn, and Eran Pichersky Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3724–3736. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.051318.PMCID: PMC527170 Bioenergetics and Photosynthesis Untranslated Regions from C4 Amaranth AhRbcS1 mRNAs Confer Translational Enhancement and Preferential Bundle Sheath Cell Expression in Transgenic C4 Flaveria bidentis Minesh Patel, Amy C. Corey, Li-Ping Yin, Shahjahan Ali, William C. Taylor, and James O. Berry Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3550–3561. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.051508.PMCID: PMC527154 Plastid Regulation of Lhcb1 Transcription in the Chlorophyte Alga Dunaliella tertiolecta Yi-Bu Chen, Dion G. Durnford, Michal Koblizek, and Paul G. Falkowski Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3737–3750. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.038919.PMCID: PMC527171 Cell Biology and Signal Transduction Ca2+ Dynamics in a Pollen Grain and Papilla Cell during Pollination of Arabidopsis Megumi Iwano, Hiroshi Shiba, Teruhiko Miwa, Fang-Sik Che, Seiji Takayama, Takeharu Nagai, Atsushi Miyawaki, and Akira Isogai Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3562–3571. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.046961.PMCID: PMC527155 Evidence of Programmed Cell Death in Post-Phloem Transport Cells of the Maternal Pedicel Tissue in Developing Caryopsis of Maize Ales Kladnik, Karen Chamusco, Marina Dermastia, and Prem Chourey Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3572–3581. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.045195.PMCID: PMC527156 Pharmacological Evidence That Multiple Phospholipid Signaling Pathways Link Rhizobium Nodulation Factor Perception in Medicago truncatula Root Hairs to Intracellular Responses, Including Ca2+ Spiking and Specific ENOD Gene Expression Dorothée Charron, Jean-Luc Pingret, Mireille Chabaud, Etienne-Pascal Journet, and David G. Barker Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3582–3593. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.051110.PMCID: PMC527157 Deletion of the Chloroplast-Localized Thylakoid Formation1 Gene Product in Arabidopsis Leads to Deficient Thylakoid Formation and Variegated Leaves Qin Wang, Rusty W. Sullivan, Alicia Kight, Ralph L. Henry, Jirong Huang, Alan M. Jones, and Kenneth L. Korth Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3594–3604. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.049841.PMCID: PMC527158 A Stromal Hsp100 Protein Is Required for Normal Chloroplast Development and Function in Arabidopsis Diane Constan, John E. Froehlich, Sowkya Rangarajan, and Kenneth Keegstra Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3605–3615. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.052928.PMCID: PMC527159 Arabidopsis NAP and PIR Regulate Actin-Based Cell Morphogenesis and Multiple Developmental Processes Yunhai Li, Karim Sorefan, Georg Hemmann, and Michael W. Bevan Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3616–3627. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.053173.PMCID: PMC527160 Downstream Divergence of the Ethylene Signaling Pathway for Harpin-Stimulated Arabidopsis Growth and Insect Defense Hong-Ping Dong, Jianling Peng, Zhilong Bao, Xiangdong Meng, Jean M. Bonasera, Guangyong Chen, Steven V. Beer, and Hansong Dong Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3628–3638. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.048900.PMCID: PMC527161 Development and Hormone Action ARIA, an Arabidopsis Arm Repeat Protein Interacting with a Transcriptional Regulator of Abscisic Acid-Responsive Gene Expression, Is a Novel Abscisic Acid Signaling Component Sunmi Kim, Hyung-in Choi, Hyun-Ju Ryu, Ji Hye Park, Myoung Duck Kim, and Soo Young Kim Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3639–3648. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.049189.PMCID: PMC527162 The Arabidopsis Trehalose-6-P Synthase AtTPS1 Gene Is a Regulator of Glucose, Abscisic Acid, and Stress Signaling Nelson Avonce, Barbara Leyman, José O. Mascorro-Gallardo, Patrick Van Dijck, Johan M. Thevelein, and Gabriel Iturriaga Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3649–3659. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.052084.PMCID: PMC527163 AtGA3ox2, a Key Gene Responsible for Bioactive Gibberellin Biosynthesis, Is Regulated during Embryogenesis by LEAFY COTYLEDON2 and FUSCA3 in Arabidopsis Julien Curaba, Thomas Moritz, Renaud Blervaque, François Parcy, Vered Raz, Michel Herzog, and Gilles Vachon Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3660–3669. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.047266.PMCID: PMC527164 Characterization of a Xyloglucan Endotransglucosylase Gene That Is Up-Regulated by Gibberellin in Rice Asad Jan, Guangxiao Yang, Hidemitsu Nakamura, Hiroaki Ichikawa, Hidemi Kitano, Makoto Matsuoka, Hiroshi Matsumoto, and Setsuko Komatsu Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3670–3681. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.052274.PMCID: PMC527165 Circadian Rhythms of Ethylene Emission in Arabidopsis Simon C. Thain, Filip Vandenbussche, Lucas J.J. Laarhoven, Mandy J. Dowson-Day, Zhi-Yong Wang, Elaine M. Tobin, Frans J.M. Harren, Andrew J. Millar, and Dominique Van Der Straeten Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3751–3761. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.042523.PMCID: PMC527172 Environmental Stress and Adaptation Apoplastic Binding of Aluminum Is Involved in Silicon-Induced Amelioration of Aluminum Toxicity in Maize Yunxia Wang, Angelika Stass, and Walter J. Horst Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3762–3770. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.045005.PMCID: PMC527173 Citrate-Permeable Channels in the Plasma Membrane of Cluster Roots from White Lupin Wen-Hao Zhang, Peter R. Ryan, and Stephen D. Tyerman Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3771–3783. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.046201.PMCID: PMC527174 Investigations into the Role of the Plastidial Peptide Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase in Response to Oxidative Stress in Arabidopsis Hernán M. Romero, Barbara S. Berlett, Philip J. Jensen, Eva J. Pell, and Ming Tien Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3784–3794. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.046656.PMCID: PMC527175 Plant Nutrition Possible Influence of Cell Walls upon Ion Concentrations at Plasma Membrane Surfaces. Toward a Comprehensive View of Cell-Surface Electrical Effects upon Ion Uptake, Intoxication, and Amelioration Thomas B. Kinraide Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3804–3813. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.043174.PMCID: PMC527177 Identification of Thlaspi caerulescens Genes That May Be Involved in Heavy Metal Hyperaccumulation and Tolerance. Characterization of a Novel Heavy Metal Transporting ATPase Ashot Papoyan and Leon V. Kochian Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3814–3823. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.044503.PMCID: PMC527178 Cesium Toxicity in Arabidopsis Corrina R. Hampton, Helen C. Bowen, Martin R. Broadley, John P. Hammond, Andrew Mead, Katharine A. Payne, Jeremy Pritchard, and Philip J. White Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3824–3837. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.046672.PMCID: PMC527179 Processes Modulating Calcium Distribution in Citrus Leaves. An Investigation Using X-Ray Microanalysis with Strontium as a Tracer Richard Storey and Roger A. Leigh Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3838–3848. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.045674.PMCID: PMC527180 Plants Interacting with Other Organisms LIN, a Medicago truncatula Gene Required for Nodule Differentiation and Persistence of Rhizobial Infections Kavitha T. Kuppusamy, Gabriella Endre, Radhika Prabhu, R. Varma Penmetsa, Harita Veereshlingam, Douglas R. Cook, Rebecca Dickstein, and Kathryn A. VandenBosch Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3682–3691. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.045575.PMCID: PMC527166 nip, a Symbiotic Medicago truncatula Mutant That Forms Root Nodules with Aberrant Infection Threads and Plant Defense-Like Response Harita Veereshlingam, Janine G. Haynes, R. Varma Penmetsa, Douglas R. Cook, D. Janine Sherrier, and Rebecca Dickstein Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3692–3702. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.049064.PMCID: PMC527167 Oxalate Production by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Deregulates Guard Cells during Infection Rejane L. Guimarães and Henrik U. Stotz Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3703–3711. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.049650.PMCID: PMC527168 Whole Plant and Ecophysiology Phloem Loading. A Reevaluation of the Relationship between Plasmodesmatal Frequencies and Loading Strategies Robert Turgeon and Richard Medville Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3795–3803. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.042036.PMCID: PMC527176 Corrections Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3849. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.900124.PMCID: PMC527181 Corrects: Zhi Qi, et al. Protection of Plasma Membrane K+ Transport by the Salt Overly Sensitive1 Na+-H+ Antiporter during Salinity Stress. Plant Physiol. 2004 September; 136(1): 2548–2555. Plant Physiol. 2004 November; 136(3): 3850. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.900128.PMCID: PMC527182 Corrects: Tyler D.B. MacKenzie, et al. Carbon Status Constrains Light Acclimation in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus. Plant Physiol. 2004 October; 136(2): 3301–3312. |