FOCUS ISSUE ON THE GRASSES:

EDITORIALS - FOCUS ISSUE:

Elizabeth A. Kellogg and C. Robin Buell

Splendor in the Grasses
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 1-3. doi:10.1104/pp.104.900281 [Full Text] [PDF]  

UPDATES:

Michael D. Edgerton

Increasing Crop Productivity to Meet Global Needs for Feed, Food, and Fuel
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 7-13. doi:10.1104/pp.108.130195 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paolo A. Sabelli and Brian A. Larkins

The Development of Endosperm in Grasses
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 14-26. doi:10.1104/pp.108.129437 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geoffrey B. Fincher

Revolutionary Times in Our Understanding of Cell Wall Biosynthesis and Remodeling in the Grasses
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 27-37. doi:10.1104/pp.108.130096 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Beth E. Thompson and Sarah Hake

Translational Biology: From Arabidopsis Flowers to Grass Inflorescence Architecture
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 38-45. doi:10.1104/pp.108.129619 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paula McSteen

Hormonal Regulation of Branching in Grasses
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 46-55. doi:10.1104/pp.108.129056 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph Colasanti and Viktoriya Coneva

Mechanisms of Floral Induction in Grasses: Something Borrowed, Something New
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 56-62. doi:10.1104/pp.108.130500 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tao Sang

Genes and Mutations Underlying Domestication Transitions in Grasses
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 63-70. doi:10.1104/pp.108.128827 [Full Text] [PDF]  

David M. Braun and Thomas L. Slewinski

Genetic Control of Carbon Partitioning in Grasses: Roles of Sucrose Transporters and Tie-dyed Loci in Phloem Loading
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 71-81. doi:10.1104/pp.108.129049 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pascal-Antoine Christin, Nicolas Salamin, Elizabeth A. Kellogg, Alberto Vicentini, and Guillaume Besnard

Integrating Phylogeny into Studies of C₄ Variation in the Grasses
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 82-87. doi:10.1104/pp.108.128553 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazuo Nakashima, Yusuke Ito, and Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki

Transcriptional Regulatory Networks in Response to Abiotic Stresses in Arabidopsis and Grasses
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 88-95. doi:10.1104/pp.108.129791 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jörg Degenhardt

Indirect Defense Responses to Herbivory in Grasses
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 96-102. doi:10.1104/pp.108.128975 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frances Trail

For Blighted Waves of Grain: Fusarium graminearum in the Postgenomics Era
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 103-110. doi:10.1104/pp.108.129684 [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Robin Buell

Poaceae Genomes: Going from Unattainable to Becoming a Model Clade for Comparative Plant Genomics
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 111-116. First Published on November 12, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.128926 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joachim Messing

Synergy of Two Reference Genomes for the Grass Family
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 117-124. doi:10.1104/pp.108.128520 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew H. Paterson, John E. Bowers, Frank A. Feltus, Haibao Tang, Lifeng Lin, and Xiyin Wang

Comparative Genomics of Grasses Promises a Bountiful Harvest
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 125-131. doi:10.1104/pp.108.129262 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevin L. Childs

Genomic and Genetic Database Resources for the Grasses
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 132-136. doi:10.1104/pp.108.129593 [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Andrew N. Doust, Elizabeth A. Kellogg, Katrien M. Devos, and Jeffrey L. Bennetzen

Foxtail Millet: A Sequence-Driven Grass Model System
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 137-141. doi:10.1104/pp.108.129627 [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Daniela Schulte, Timothy J. Close, Andreas Graner, Peter Langridge, Takashi Matsumoto, Gary Muehlbauer, Kazuhiro Sato, Alan H. Schulman, Robbie Waugh, Roger P. Wise, and Nils Stein

The International Barley Sequencing Consortium—At the Threshold of Efficient Access to the Barley Genome
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 142-147. doi:10.1104/pp.108.128967 [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Martin M. Sachs

Cereal Germplasm Resources
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 148-151. doi:10.1104/pp.108.129205 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven R. Scofield and Richard S. Nelson

Resources for Virus-Induced Gene Silencing in the Grasses
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 152-157. doi:10.1104/pp.108.128702 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clifford F. Weil

TILLING in Grass Species
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 158-164. doi:10.1104/pp.108.128785 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arjun Krishnan, Emmanuel Guiderdoni, Gynheung An, Yue-ie C. Hsing, Chang-deok Han, Myung Chul Lee, Su-May Yu, Narayana Upadhyaya, Srinivasan Ramachandran, Qifa Zhang, Venkatesan Sundaresan, Hirohiko Hirochika, Hei Leung, and Andy Pereira

Mutant Resources in Rice for Functional Genomics of the Grasses
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 165-170. doi:10.1104/pp.108.128918 [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

John Gray, Michael Bevan, Thomas Brutnell, C. Robin Buell, Karen Cone, Sarah Hake, David Jackson, Elizabeth Kellogg, Carolyn Lawrence, Susan McCouch, Todd Mockler, Stephen Moose, Andrew Paterson, Thomas Peterson, Daniel Rokshar, Glaucia Mendes Souza, Nathan Springer, Nils Stein, Marja Timmermans, Guo-Liang Wang, and Erich Grotewold

A Recommendation for Naming Transcription Factor Proteins in the Grasses
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 4-6. doi:10.1104/pp.108.128504 [Full Text] [PDF]  

BIOINFORMATICS:

Alper Yilmaz, Milton Y. Nishiyama, Jr., Bernardo Garcia Fuentes, Glaucia Mendes Souza, Daniel Janies, John Gray, and Erich Grotewold GRASSIUS: A Platform for Comparative Regulatory Genomics across the Grasses Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 171-180. First Published on November 5, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.128579 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

RESEARCH ARTICLES:

Yi Ma, Thomas L. Slewinski, R. Frank Baker, and David M. Braun Tie-dyed1 Encodes a Novel, Phloem-Expressed Transmembrane Protein That Functions in Carbohydrate Partitioning Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 181-194. First Published on October 15, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.130971 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Israel Zelitch, Neil P. Schultes, Richard B. Peterson, Patrick Brown, and Thomas P. Brutnell High Glycolate Oxidase Activity Is Required for Survival of Maize in Normal Air Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 195-204. First Published on September 19, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.128439 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Xianting Wu, Andrea Skirpan, and Paula McSteen suppressor of sessile spikelets1 Functions in the ramosa Pathway Controlling Meristem Determinacy in Maize Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 205-219. First Published on November 7, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.125005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Taijoon Chung, Anongpat Suttangkakul, and Richard D. Vierstra The ATG Autophagic Conjugation System in Maize: ATG Transcripts and Abundance of the ATG8-Lipid Adduct Are Regulated by Development and Nutrient Availability Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 220-234. First Published on September 12, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.126714 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Zheng Yuan, Shan Gao, Da-Wei Xue, Da Luo, Lan-Tian Li, Shu-Yan Ding, Xuan Yao, Zoe A. Wilson, Qian Qian, and Da-Bing Zhang

RETARDED PALEA1 Controls Palea Development and Floral Zygomorphy in Rice
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 235-244. First Published on October 24, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.128231 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Assaf Distelfeld, Gabriela Tranquilli, Chengxia Li, Liuling Yan, and Jorge Dubcovsky Genetic and Molecular Characterization of the VRN2 Loci in Tetraploid Wheat Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 245-257. First Published on November 12, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.129353 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Thomas Wicker, Simon G. Krattinger, Evans S. Lagudah, Takao Komatsuda, Mohammad Pourkheirandish, Takashi Matsumoto, Sylvie Cloutier, Laurenz Reiser, Hiroyuki Kanamori, Kazuhiro Sato, Dragan Perovic, Nils Stein, and Beat Keller Analysis of Intraspecies Diversity in Wheat and Barley Genomes Identifies Breakpoints of Ancient Haplotypes and Provides Insight into the Structure of Diploid and Hexaploid Triticeae Gene Pools Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 258-270. First Published on November 14, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.129734 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Yan Meng, Matthew J. Moscou, and Roger P. Wise Blufensin1 Negatively Impacts Basal Defense in Response to Barley Powdery Mildew Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 271-285. First Published on November 12, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.129031 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Patricia M. Manosalva, Rebecca M. Davidson, Bin Liu, Xiaoyuan Zhu, Scot H. Hulbert, Hei Leung, and Jan E. Leach A Germin-Like Protein Gene Family Functions as a Complex Quantitative Trait Locus Conferring Broad-Spectrum Disease Resistance in Rice Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 286-296. First Published on November 14, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.128348 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Kengo Yokosho, Naoki Yamaji, Daisei Ueno, Namiki Mitani, and Jian Feng Ma OsFRDL1 Is a Citrate Transporter Required for Efficient Translocation of Iron in Rice Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 297-305. First Published on November 14, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.128132 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Caiyan Chen, Cui Fan, Muqiang Gao, and Hongyan Zhu Antiquity and Function of CASTOR and POLLUX, the Twin Ion Channel-Encoding Genes Key to the Evolution of Root Symbioses in Plants Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 306-317. First Published on October 31, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.131540 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Susan K. Boehlein, Janine R. Shaw, Jon D. Stewart, and L. Curtis Hannah Characterization of an Autonomously Activated Plant ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 318-326. First Published on August 20, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.126862 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Bertrand Lasseur, Lindsey Schroeven, Willem Lammens, Katrien Le Roy, German Spangenberg, Hélène Manduzio, Rudy Vergauwen, Jérémy Lothier, Marie-Pascale Prud'homme, and Wim Van den Ende

Transforming a Fructan:Fructan 6G-Fructosyltransferase from Perennial Ryegrass into a Sucrose:Sucrose 1-Fructosyltransferase
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 327-339. First Published on October 24, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.125559 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter R. Ryan, Harsh Raman, Sanjay Gupta, Walter J. Horst, and Emmanuel Delhaize A Second Mechanism for Aluminum Resistance in Wheat Relies on the Constitutive Efflux of Citrate from Roots Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 340-351. First Published on November 12, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.129155 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

REGULAR ISSUE:

ON THE INSIDE:

Peter V. Minorsky

On the Inside
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 352-353. doi:10.1104/pp.104.900282 [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENOME ANALYSIS:

José Díaz-Riquelme, Diego Lijavetzky, José M. Martínez-Zapater, and María José Carmona Genome-Wide Analysis of MIKCC-Type MADS Box Genes in Grapevine Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 354-369. First Published on November 7, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.131052 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AND MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURES:

Armin Wagner, Lloyd Donaldson, Hoon Kim, Lorelle Phillips, Heather Flint, Diane Steward, Kirk Torr, Gerald Koch, Uwe Schmitt, and John Ralph

Suppression of 4-Coumarate-CoA Ligase in the Coniferous Gymnosperm Pinus radiata
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 370-383. First Published on October 29, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.125765 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Takao Koeduka, Thomas J. Baiga, Joseph P. Noel, and Eran Pichersky Biosynthesis of t-Anethole in Anise: Characterization of t-Anol/Isoeugenol Synthase and an O-Methyltransferase Specific for a C7-C8 Propenyl Side Chain Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 384-394. First Published on November 5, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.128066 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Kathleen Weigelt, Helge Küster, Twan Rutten, Aaron Fait, Alisdair R. Fernie, Otto Miersch, Claus Wasternack, R. J. Neil Emery, Christine Desel, Felicia Hosein, Martin Müller, Isolde Saalbach, and Hans Weber

ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase-Deficient Pea Embryos Reveal Specific Transcriptional and Metabolic Changes of Carbon-Nitrogen Metabolism and Stress Responses
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 395-411. First Published on November 5, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.129940 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Alessio Lombardi, Alessandra Barbante, Pietro Della Cristina, Daniele Rosiello, Chiara Lara Castellazzi, Luca Sbano, Stefania Masci, and Aldo Ceriotti A Relaxed Specificity in Interchain Disulfide Bond Formation Characterizes the Assembly of a Low-Molecular-Weight Glutenin Subunit in the Endoplasmic Reticulum Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 412-423. First Published on November 12, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.127761 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Louise V. Michaelson, Simone Zäuner, Jonathan E. Markham, Richard P. Haslam, Radhika Desikan, Sarah Mugford, Sandra Albrecht, Dirk Warnecke, Petra Sperling, E. Heinz, and Johnathan A. Napier Functional Characterization of a Higher Plant Sphingolipid 4-Desaturase: Defining the Role of Sphingosine and Sphingosine-1-Phosphate in Arabidopsis Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 487-498. First Published on October 31, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.129411 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Katrin Besser, Andrea Harper, Nicholas Welsby, Ines Schauvinhold, Stephen Slocombe, Yi Li, Richard A. Dixon, and Pierre Broun Divergent Regulation of Terpenoid Metabolism in the Trichomes of Wild and Cultivated Tomato Species Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 499-514. First Published on November 7, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.126276 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

BIOENERGETICS AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS:

Rainer E. Häusler, Stefan Geimer, Hans Henning Kunz, Jessica Schmitz, Peter Dörmann, Kirsten Bell, Sonja Hetfeld, Andre Guballa, and Ulf-Ingo Flügge

Chlororespiration and Grana Hyperstacking: How an Arabidopsis Double Mutant Can Survive Despite Defects in Starch Biosynthesis and Daily Carbon Export from Chloroplasts
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 515-533. First Published on October 31, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.128124 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

CELL BIOLOGY AND SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION:

Sankalpi N. Warnasooriya and Beronda L. Montgomery Detection of Spatial-Specific Phytochrome Responses Using Targeted Expression of Biliverdin Reductase in Arabidopsis Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 424-433. First Published on October 29, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.127050 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

DEVELOPMENT AND HORMONE ACTION:

Zeyu Xin, Anyou Wang, Guohua Yang, Peng Gao, and Zhi-Liang Zheng The Arabidopsis A4 Subfamily of Lectin Receptor Kinases Negatively Regulates Abscisic Acid Response in Seed Germination Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 434-444. First Published on November 5, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.130583 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Barbara Molesini, Tiziana Pandolfini, Giuseppe Leonardo Rotino, Valeria Dani, and Angelo Spena

Aucsia Gene Silencing Causes Parthenocarpic Fruit Development in Tomato
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 534-548. First Published on November 5, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.131367 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS AND ADAPTATION TO STRESS:

Rebecca K. Vandeleur, Gwenda Mayo, Megan C. Shelden, Matthew Gilliham, Brent N. Kaiser, and Stephen D. Tyerman The Role of Plasma Membrane Intrinsic Protein Aquaporins in Water Transport through Roots: Diurnal and Drought Stress Responses Reveal Different Strategies between Isohydric and Anisohydric Cultivars of Grapevine Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 445-460. First Published on November 5, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.128645 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Jürgen Kreuzwieser, Jost Hauberg, Katharine A. Howell, Adam Carroll, Heinz Rennenberg, A. Harvey Millar, and James Whelan

Differential Response of Gray Poplar Leaves and Roots Underpins Stress Adaptation during Hypoxia
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 461-473. First Published on November 12, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.125989 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

PLANTS INTERACTING WITH OTHER ORGANISMS:

Ju-Young Park, Jianming Jin, Yin-Won Lee, Seogchan Kang, and Yong-Hwan Lee Rice Blast Fungus (Magnaporthe oryzae) Infects Arabidopsis via a Mechanism Distinct from That Required for the Infection of Rice Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 474-486. First Published on November 5, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.129536 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

James W. Allen and Yair Shachar-Hill

Sulfur Transfer through an Arbuscular Mycorrhiza
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 549-560. First Published on October 31, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.129866 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Meike Burow, Anja Losansky, René Müller, Antje Plock, Daniel J. Kliebenstein, and Ute Wittstock The Genetic Basis of Constitutive and Herbivore-Induced ESP-Independent Nitrile Formation in Arabidopsis Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 561-574. First Published on November 5, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.130732 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

WHOLE PLANT AND ECOPHYSIOLOGY:

Tim J. Brodribb and Hervé Cochard Hydraulic Failure Defines the Recovery and Point of Death in Water-Stressed Conifers Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 575-584. First Published on November 14, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.129783 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

SYSTEMS BIOLOGY, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, AND GENE REGULATION:

Eva Grafahrend-Belau, Falk Schreiber, Dirk Koschützki, and Björn H. Junker

Flux Balance Analysis of Barley Seeds: A Computational Approach to Study Systemic Properties of Central Metabolism
Plant Physiol. 2009 149: 585-598. First Published on November 5, 2008; doi:10.1104/pp.108.129635 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

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