Diverse bacterial species possess the ability to produce the auxin phytohormone indole-3-
acetic acid (IAA). Different biosynthesis pathways have been identified and redundancy for …

Lipids are an essential constituent of all plant cells. The vegetative cells of plants contain-5
to 10% lipid by dry weight, and almost all of this weight is found in the membranes. Although …

A high-capacity system was developed to monitor the expression of many genes in parallel.
Microarrays prepared by high-speed robotic printing of complementary DNAs on glass were …

Phenylpropanoid compounds encompass a wide range of structural classes and biological
functions. Limiting discussion to stress-induced phenylpropanoids eliminates few of the …

The spliced alignment of expressed sequence data to genomic sequence has proven a key
tool in the comprehensive annotation of genes in eukaryotic genomes. A novel algorithm …

Environmental stresses come in many forms, yet the most prevalent stresses have in
common their effect on plant water status. The availability of water for its biological roles as …

Iron deficiency afflicts more than three billion people worldwide, and plants are the principal
source of iron in most diets. Low availability of iron often limits plant growth because iron …

Petunia embryos carrying the no apical meristem (nam) mutation fail to develop a shoot
apical meristem. Occasional shoots on nam− seedlings bear flowers that develop ten …

Abstract The Arabidopsis LEAFY COTYLEDON1 (LEC1) gene is required for the
specification of cotyledon identity and the completion of embryo maturation. We isolated the …

The plant hormone auxin regulates various developmental processes including root
formation, vascular development, and gravitropism. Mutations within the AUX1 gene confer …