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Dynamics and Structure of the Preprophase Band and the Phragmoplast
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Identification of Novel Cell Cycle Genes in Arabidopsis Thaliana
The aim of our research is to understand the molecular basis of cell cycle control in higher plants, in casu in Arabidopsis thaliana, and how intrinsic developmental signals and environmental factors influence ce...
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Genetic Engineering of Lignin Biosynthesis in Poplar
The removal of lignin in paper manufacture is a toxic and energy-requiring process. For the paper industry and for the environment, it would be very beneficial to process trees with less lignin or with lignin ...
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Higher Extractability of Lignin in Poplar (Populus Tremula x P. Alba) by Reducing Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase Activity
Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) catalyses the last step in the biosynthesis of the lignin precursors, which is the conversion of cinnamaldehydes into cinnamyl alcohols. A poplar (P. trichocarpa x P. deltoide...
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Co-suppression of β-1,3-Glucanase Genes in Nicotiana tabacum
Recent studies have demonstrated that introduction of sense gene constructs in plants can result in transgenic plants which express the transgene but also in plants with suppressed levels of transgene expressi...
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Molecular Characterization of Lignin Biosynthesis Genes in Poplar
One of the defense mechanisms of plants to pathogens is the formation of a lignin barrier around the site of infection. The infection is accompanied by an increase in activity of several lignin biosynthetic en...
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Phytoalexin Biosynthesis in Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.). cDNA Cloning and Regulation of NADPH : Isoflavone Oxidoreductase (IFR)
NADPH: risoflavone oxidoreductase (IFR) is the first soluble enzyme of the pterocarpan specific part of phytoalexin biosynthesis in chickpea. The enzyme was purified to apparent homogeneity. Partial amino acid...
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Study of Tomato Genes Affected by Infection with the Nematode Meloidogyne Incognita
In a compatible interaction, root knot nematodes (Meloidogyne) induce the development of galls containing several giant cells. To study host responses after nematode infection, tomato genes (Lemmi genes) from whi...
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The Molecular Basis of Cell Cycle Control in Arabidopsis thaliana
Cell division is an integral part of growth and development. Although the basic mechanisms of cell cycle control are apparently conserved in all eukaryotes examined until now, its fine regulation may differ ac...
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Transgenic Plants
Currently the term “transgenic organism” is used when referring to an organism which harbors additional genetic information as the result of a genetic engineering step, namely the transfer of purified or clone...
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Microsequencing of Plant Proteins and Cloning of the Corresponding Genes by Oligonucleotide Probing
The production of secondary metabolites in plants requires the coordinate and developmentally regulated expression of a set of genes. The understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the spatial expres...
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Phytohormone-Receptors from Tobacco Crown Gall Tissues
Plant cell and tissue cultures are useful tools for the study of plant hormone receptors as it is clearly illustrated by the work of the ‘Leiden-group’ on different aspects of auxin binding in tobacco callus t...
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Plasmid Mobilization as a Tool for in Vivo Genetic Engineering
Mutagenesis through the insertion of transposons has proved to be an invaluable technique for map** the genes of complex plasmids1. No selection for a mutant phenotype has to be devised, but a straightforward s...
