Table Of ContentBiology and Biotechnology of
the Plant Hormone Ethylene
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3. High Technology - Vol. 34
Biology and Biotechnology of
the Plant Hormone Ethylene
edited by
A. K. Kanellis
Institute of Viticulture Vegetable Crops & Floriculture,
National Agricultural Research Foundation,
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology,
Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas,
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
C. Chang
Department of Plant Biology,
University of Maryland,
College Park, MD, U.S.A.
H. Kende
MSU-DOE, Plant Research Laboratory,
Michigan State University,
East Lansing, MI, U.S.A.
and
D. Grierson
BBSRC Research Group in Plant Gene Regulation,
Department of Physiology and Environmental Science,
University of Nottingham,
Loughborough, U.K.
Springer-Science+Business Media, B.V.
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on
Biology and Biotechnology of the Plant Hormone Ethylene
Chania, Crete, Greece
9-13 June 1996
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Biology and Biotechnology of the
Plant Hormone Ethylene
A.K. Kanellis
C. Chang
H. Kende
D. Grierson
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Prologos xiii
Kanellis, A.K, C. Chang, H Kende, and D. Grierson
1. Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms of Ethylene Synthesis
Structure-function analysis of tomato ACC synthase 1
Tarun, A.S. and A. Theologis
Structure-function analysis of ACC oxidase by site-directed mutagenesis 5
Kadyrzhanova, D.K, TJ McCully, S.A. Jaworski, P. Ververidis,
KE. Vlachonasios, KG. Murakami, and D.R. Dilley
l-Aminocyclopropane-l-carboxylate oxidase: molecular structure
and catalytic function 15
John, P., Tlturriagagoitia-Bueno, v. Lay, P.G. Thomas,
TA. J Hedderson, A. G. Prescott, E.J Gibson, and c.J Schofield,
On l-aminocyclopropane-l-carboxylic acid (ACC) oxidase:
Degradation of a-aminoisobutyric acid and structure-function studies
on the CO2 binding site 23
Charng, f.-y., f. Liu, JG. Dong" and s.F. Yang
Regulation of auxin-induced ethylene biosynthesis in etiolated
pea stems 31
Peck, S. C. and H. Kende
The role of jasmonates in ethylene biosynthesis 39
Saniewski, M
Ethylene biosynthesis and its regulation in ripening
"Hayward" kiwifruit 47
Sfakiotakis, E., MD. Antunes, G. Stavroulakis, N. Niklis,
P. Ververidis, and D. Gerasopoulos
2. Perception and Signal Transduction Pathways
Two-component regulators and ethylene signal transduction
in Arabidopsis 57
Jirage, D. and C. Chang
viii
The Ethylene Binding Site of the ETRl Protein 63
Bleecker, A.B.
The ethylene receptor gene family in Arabidopsis 71
Hua, J., H Sakai, and E. M Meyerowitz
Ethylene signal perception and transduction 77
Smith, A.R., A. W Berry N. v.J. Harpham, R.J. Hemsley,
M Gholland, 1. Moshkov, G. Novikova and MA. Hall
3. Growth and Development
Ethylene and Arabidopsis rosette development 87
Smalle, J., J. Kurepa, M Haegman, M Van Montagu,
and D. Van Der Straeten
Ethylene regulates life-span in cells of reproductive organs in
Pisum sativum 93
Granell, A., R. Blay and D. Orzaez
Fluctuations in ethylene formation and flowering in Chenopodium
rubrum 99
Machizc1wva, I., N Chauvaux, W. Dewitte and H van Onckelen
Regulation of circadianly rhythmic ethylene production by
phytochrome B in Sorghum 105
Morgan, P. W, S.A. Finlayson, I.-J. Lee, KL. Childs, C.-J. He,
R.A. Creelman, M C. Drew, and J.E. Mullet
Ethylene involvement in the dormancy of Amaranthus seeds 113
Kr;pczynski, J, M Bihun and E. Kfpczynska
Control of gene transcription by ethylene during tomato fruit ripening 123
Deikman, J., S.A. Coupe, and R. Xu
Molecular genetic analysis of ethylene-regulated and developmental
components of tomato fruit ripening: Ethylene and Developmental
Signal Transduction in Tomato 133
Giovannoni, J.J.
The role of ethylene in banana fruit ripening 141
Clendennen, S.K., P. B. Kipp, and G. D. May
IX
The modulation of ethylene biosynthesis and ACC oxidase gene
expression during peach fruit development and fruitlet abscission 149
Tonutti, P., C. Bonghi, B. Ruperti, and A. Ramina
4. Ethylene and Senescence of Plant Organs
Transcriptional regulation of senescence-related genes in
carnation flowers 155
Maxson, JM and W.R. Woodson
Ethylene: interorgan signaling and modeling of binding
site structure 163
Woltering, E.J, A. Van der Bent, G.J de Vrije, and A. Van Amerongen
An ethylene-regulated DNA element in abscission-specific
gene promoters and the expression of an ETRI homologue
in tomato abscission 175
Tucker, ML., G.L Matters, S.M Koehler, D. Zhou, S-B Hong,
P. Kalaitzis, A.K. Mattoo, and P. Nath
Spatial and temporal expression of abscission related genes
during ethylene-promoted organ shedding 185
Roberts, JA., S.A. Coupe, C.A. Whitelaw, and JE. Taylor
Different endo-J3-1,4-g1ucanases are expressed during
abscission and fruit ripening in pepper and peach plants 191
Trainotti, L., L. Ferrarese, and G. Casadoro
The tomato endo-J3-1,4-g1ucanase gene family: regulation
by both ethylene and auxin 197
Rose, JK.c., C. Catala, D.A. Brummell, c.c. Lashbrook,
C. Gonzalez-Bosch, and A.B. Bennett
5. Stress Ethylene
Ethylene synthesis and a role in plant responses to different stressors 207
Kacperska, A.
Ethylene and the defense against endogenous oxidative stress
in higher plants 217
Ievinsh, G. and D. Ozola
x
Potamogeton pectinatus: a vascular plant that makes no ethylene 229
Jackson, MB., J.E. Summers, and L.A.e.J. Voesenek
Hypoxia and fruit ripening 239
Solomos, T. and A.K. Kanellis
Ethylene regulation by the nitric oxide (NO) free radical:
a possible mode of action of endogenous NO 253
Haramaty, E. and Y. Y. Leshem
Ethylene syntbesis in tomato plants exposed to ozone:
The Role of Ethylene in Ozone Damage 259
Kangasjiirvi, J., J. Tuomainen, e. Betz, D. Ernst,
e. Langebartels, H Sandermann Jr
Involvement of ethylene in protein elicitor-induced plant r:esponses 267
Anderson, J.D., F.e. Cardinale, J.e. Jennings, HA. Norman, A. Avni,
U. Hanania, and B.A. Bailey
Changes in in vivo and in vitro ACC oxidase activities during
chilling and subsequent warming as exemplified by
Vigna radiata seedlings 275
Corbineau, F, R. Bogatek, S. Radice, M.A. Picard and D. Come
Impact assessment for ethylene emissions at a petrochemical site 283
Jack, T. R., R. K. McBrien, and B. Dowsley
6. Biotechnological Control of Ethylene
Potential applications of controlling ethylene synthesis
and perception in transgenic plants 289
Klee, HJ. and D. Tieman
Regulation of ethylene synthesis and perception in tomato
and its control using gene technology 299
Barry, e.s., B. Blume, A. Hamilton, R. Fray, S. Payton,
A. Alpuche-Solis, and D. Grierson
Reduced ethylene synthesis and ripening control in
tomatoes expressing S-adenosylmethionine hydrolase 307
Kramer, M. G., J. Kellogg, W. Wagoner, W. Matsumura,
X Good, S. Peters, G. Clough, and R.K. Bestwick
xi
Interactions of ethylene and polyamines in regulating
fruit ripening 231
Mehta, R., A. Handa, andA. Mattoo
Differential expression of ACC oxidase genes in melon
and physiological characterization of fruit expressing
an antisense ACC oxidase 327
Guis, M, T. Bouquin, H. Zegzouti, R. Ayub, M Ben Amor,
E. Lasserre, R. Botondi, J. Raynal, A. Latche, M Bouzayen,
C. Balagw!, and J C. Pech
Genetic modification of ethylene biosynthesis and ethylene
sensitivity in carnation 339
Van Altvorst, A.C, A.G. Bovy, G.C Angenent, and J.J.M Dons
Modulation of ethylene production in transgenic tobacco 347
Knoester, M, J.F Bol, L.C Van Loon, and H.J.M Linthorst
Index of Authors 355
Index of Keywords 359
