Subject of this book is the control of plant gene expression. This knowledge is crucial for the understanding of plant cell differentiation, plant development and plant responses to environmental factors.

Inhalt
A: Plant Transcription Systems.- 1 Structural Organization and Regulation of Transcription by RNA Polymerase I of Plant Nuclear Ribosomal RNA Genes.- 2 RNAPII: A Specific Target for the Cell Cycle Kinase Complex.- 3 Plastid Differentiation: Organelle Promoters and Transcription Factors.- 4 AT-Rich Elements (ATREs) in the Promoter Regions of Nodulin and Other Higher Plant Genes: a Novel Class of Cis-Acting Regulatory Element?.- 5 In Vitro Transcription of Plant Nuclear Genes.- B: Promoters Regulated by Stress and Developmental Signals.- 6 Heat Stress Promoters and Transcription Factors.- 7 Regulatory Elements Governing Pathogenesis-Related (PR) Gene Expression.- 8 Analysis of Tissue-Specific Elements in the CaMV 35S Promoter.- 9 Analysis of Ocs-Element Enhancer Sequences and Their Binding Factors.- 10 Regulation of a-Zein Gene Expression During Maize Endosperm Development.- 11 Control of Floral Organ Identity by Homeotic MADS-Box Transcription Factors.- 12 The GL1 Gene and the Trichome Developmental Pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana.