| | 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 PMCID: PMC527145 On the Inside On the Inside Peter V. Minorsky 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 PMCID: PMC527153 Arabidopsis HMA2, a Divalent Heavy Metal-Transporting PIB-Type ATPase, Is Involved in Cytoplasmic Zn2+ Homeostasis Elif Eren and José M. Argüello 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 PMCID: PMC527167 Oxalate Production by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Deregulates Guard Cells during Infection Rejane L. Guimarães and Henrik U. Stotz PMCID: PMC527168 Whole Plant and Ecophysiology Phloem Loading. A Reevaluation of the Relationship between Plasmodesmatal Frequencies and Loading Strategies Robert Turgeon and Richard Medville 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. |
