Plant genetic transformation heavily relies on the bacterial pathogen Agrobacterium
tumefaciens as a powerful tool to deliver genes of interest into a host plant. Inside the plant …

Comprehensive analysis of gene function requires the detailed examination of mutant
alleles. In Arabidopsis thaliana, large collections of sequence‐indexed insertion and …

1O2 (singlet oxygen) is a reactive O2 species produced from triplet excited chlorophylls in
the chloroplasts, especially when plants are exposed to excess light energy. Similarly to …

Abstract Jasmonoyl-isoleucine (JA-Ile) is a plant hormone that regulates a broad array of
plant defence and developmental processes,,,,. JA-Ile-responsive gene expression is …

Peroxidases have been shown to be involved in the polymerization of lignin precursors, but
it remains unclear whether laccases (EC 1.10. 3.2) participate in constitutive lignification. We …

The complete sequence of the Arabidopsis thaliana genome revealed thousands of
previously unsuspected genes, many of which cannot be ascribed even putative functions …

Tobacco rattle virus (TRV)-based virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is widely used in
various plant species to downregulate the expression of a target plant gene. TRV is a …

Background Lateral roots are formed at regular intervals along the main root by recurrent
specification of founder cells. To date, the mechanism by which branching of the root system …

Wounding plant tissues initiates large-scale changes in transcription coupled to growth
arrest, allowing resource diversion for defense. These processes are mediated in large part …

The year 2014 marked the 25th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research. In the
50 yr since the first International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, held in 1965 in …