Plant Genetic Engineering

Eminent researchers provide broad coverage of plant molecular biology and genetic engineering, detailing technological advances in plant cell transformation and responses. This state-of-the-art text includes coverage of molecular action of plant growth hormone, signal transduction, light mediated expression of genes, and genetic engineering of crop plants and trees.

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1 Prospects, Perspectives, and Problems of Plant Genetic Engineering.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Perspectives.- 3. Problems and Future Outlook.- 4. Concluding Remarks.- 5. References.- 2 Molecular Biology of Legume Vicilin-Type Seed Storage Protein Genes.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Vicilin Gene Structural and Functional Sequences.- 3. Expression of Bean Seed Storage Protein Genes in Foreign Plant Tissues.- 4. Expression of Other Foreign Seed Storage Protein Genes in Tobacco.- 5. Concluding Remarks.- 6. References.- 3 Haploid Plants from Tissue Culture: Application in Crop Improvement.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Summary of Tissue Culture Methodologies.- 3. Gametoclonal Variation.- 4. Chromosome Doubling Methods.- 5. Comparison of Doubled-Haploid and Conventional Inbreeding Methods '.- 6. Transfer of Specific Traits via Hybrid Porting.- 7. Development of Crop Varieties via In Vitro Haploid Methods.- 8. Future Prospects.- 9. References.- 4 Plant Transposable Elements.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Molecular Characterization of Transposable Elements.- 3. Mechanism and Regulation of Transposition.- 4. Activation/Inactivation of Transposable Elements.- 5. Cloning of Genes by Transposon Tagging and Cloning of Transposable Elements by Gene Tagging.- 6. Discussion.- 7. References.- 5 Potentials of Woody Plant Transformation.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Rationale.- 3. Production of Transgenic Plants.- 4. Transformation.- 5. Useful Traits for Woody Plants.- 6. Examples of Woody Plant Transformation.- 7. Environmental Impact of Transgenic Woody Plants.- 8. References.- 6 Genetic Manipulation of Male Gametophytic Generation in Higher Plants.- 1. Pollen Biotechnology and Plant Breeding.- 2. The Extent of Gene Expression in Pollen.- 3. Gametophytic Selection and Plant Breeding.- 4 Male Gametophytic Mutants.-5. Gene Transfer by Means of Pollen Transformation.- 6. References.- 7 Transient Gene Expression of Chimeric Genes in Cells and Tissues of Crops.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Methodology.- 3. Applied Transient Gene Expression Assays.- 4. Concluding Remarks.- 5. References.- 8 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism in Plants and Its Implications.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Methods.- 3. Uses of RFLPs and RFLP Maps.- 4. Summary.- 5. References.- 9 Fundamentals of Light-Regulated Gene Expression in Plants.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Light Sensors.- 3. Light Regulation of Transcription.- 4. Light-Dependent Translational Control of Gene Expression.- 5. Light-Dependent Changes in Protein Stability.- 6. Light Modulation of Enzyme Activity.- 7. Light and Development.- 8. Conclusions.- 9. References.- 10 Genetic Manipulation of Photosynthetic Processes in Plants.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Limiting Factors.- 3. Control Theory in Relation to Photosynthesis.- 4. Isolation and Manipulation of Coding Sequences.- 5. Progress in the Manipulation of Specific Genes.- 6. Relationship between Photosynthesis and Yield.- 7. Conclusion.- 8. References.- 11 Transfer RNA Involvement in Chlorophyll Biosynthesis.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Pathways of 8-Aminolevulinic Acid Biosynthesis.- 3. RNA Involvement in the C5-Pathway.- 4. Enzymology.- 5. Regulation.- 6. Biochemical Origin of the C5-Pathway.- 7. Conclusions.- 8. References.- 12 Biochemical and Molecular Studies on Plant Development In Vitro.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Pathways for Plant Regeneration: Organogenesis versus Somatic Embryogenesis.- 3. Signals and Signal Transduction Systems in Plant Development.- 4. Biochemical and Molecular Markers.- 5. Conclusions.- 6. References.- 13 The Molecular Basis of Ethylene Biosynthesis, Mode of Action, and Effects in Higher Plants.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Molecular Aspects of Ethylene Biosynthesis.- 3. Ethylene Mode of Action: On the Way to Unravel How a Plant Perceives a Two-Carbon Atom Molecule.- 4. Molecular Aspects of Ethylene Inducibility.- 5. Conclusions and Perspectives.- 6. References.- 14 Gibberellin-Binding Proteins and Hormonal Regulation of Transcription in Cell Nuclei and Chloroplasts of Higher Plants.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Some General Characteristics of Phytohormones.- 3. Gibberellins and the Genetic System of Plants.- 4. Gibberellin-Binding Proteins.- 5. Gibberellin-Binding Proteins and Transcription in Cell Nuclei and Chloroplasts.- 6. Conclusions.- 7. References.