Advances in botanical research. v. 54 / series editors, Jean-Claude Kader, Michel Delseny. — Amsterdam : Elsevier, c2010. – (58.8/A244/v.54)

Contents

    CONTENTS
    
    CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 54
    CONTENTS OF VOLUMES 35-53
    Pollen Germination and Tube Growth
    I. Introduction
    II. Pollen Adhesion and Hydration on the Stigma
    III．Endomembrane Trafficking in the Tip Region Contributes to Rapid and Polar Growth
    IV. Roles of Actin Cytoskeleton， Ionic and Regulatory Proteins in Regulation of Pollen Tube Growth
    V. Ionic and Protein Regulators Contribute to Oscillatory Pollen Tube Growth.
    VI. Global Analysis of Gene Expression in Pollen Tubes
    VII. Conclusions
    Acknowledgements
    References
    Molecular Mechanisms of Sex Determination in Monoecious and Dioecious Plants
    I. Introduction 54
    II. Sex Determination in Cucurbitacea 56
    III. Sex Determination in Melon 57
    IV. Positional Specificity of the Sex Determination Signal 59
    V. Sex Determination in Maize 60
    VI. Genes Involved in Feminization 63
    VII. Genes Involved in Masculinization 64
    VIII. Silkless1--A Gene Involved in Perception and Protection from the Sex Determination Signal 66
    IX. Genetic Interaction Between Sex-Determining Genes 66
    X. Molecular Identity of the Ts2 Gene 67
    XI. Molecular Identity of Ts1 69
    XII. Are Cytokinins Involved with Ts1 and Ts2 in Lower Floret Abortion? 70
    XIII. Molecular Identity of Class II Tasselseeds-Ts4 71
    XIV. Molecular Identity of Ts6， A Dominant Gain-of-Function Mutant of ids1
    XV. The Maize Pistil Abortion Pathway may be Under Small RNA Control
    XVI. The Relationship Between Maize AP2 Genes and Sex Determination.
    XVII. Hormones， AP2 Genes and MADS Box Genes--What is the Connection To Sex Determination? Evidence and Speculation
    Acknowledgements
    References
    The Evolution of Floral Symmetry
    I. Introduction
    II. Definitions of Symmetry
    III. Symmetry and Flower Development
    IV. Evolution of Flower Symmetry
    V. The Significance of Symmetry in Plant-Pollinator Interactions
    VI. Molecular Bases of Flower Symmetry
    VII. Perspectives
    Acknowledgements
    References
    Protein Turnover in Grass Leaves
    I. Introduction
    II. Protein Synthesis
    III. Protein Degradation
    IV. Whole-Leaf Regulation of Protein Content
    V. Implications of Protein Turnover in Whole Plants
    VI. Conclusions
    Acknowledgements
    References
    Author Index
    Subject Index