Cell and Developmental Biology of Arabinogalactan-Proteins

'Overall, this book is an excellent source of information to all scientists interested in AGPs and cell surface components. It provides a basis for further investigations on the involvement of AGPs in plant cell signalling.' Plant Science, 160 (2001)

• Section 1: Structure and Biosynthesis of Arabinogalactan-Proteins.- 1. A Brief History of Arabinogalactan-Proteins.- 2. Structural Classes of Arabinogalactan-Proteins.- 3. Molecular Analysis of Genes Encoding Arabinogalactan-Proteins.- 4. The C-Terminal PAC Domain of a Secreted Arabinogalactan-Protein from Carrot Defines a Family of Basic Proline-Rich Proteins.- 5. Structure and Biosynthesis of L-Fucosylated Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Cruciferous Plants.- Section 2: Localization and Action of Arabinogalactan-Proteins at the Subcellular and Cellular Levels.- 6. Characterization and Localization of a Novel Tomato Arabinogalactan-Protein (LeAGP-1) and the Involvement of Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Programmed Cell Death.- 7. Cell Cycle Arrest by Perturbation of Arabinogalactan-Proteins with Yariv Phenylglycoside.- 8. A Major Antimicrobial Hybrid Chitin-Binding Protein from French Bean with Features Common to Arabinogalactan-Proteins and Hydroxyproline-Rich Glycoproteins.- Section 3: Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Somatic Embryogenesis.- 9. Arabinogalactan-Proteins and Cell Development in Roots and Somatic Embryos.- 10. Effect of Arabinogalactan-Proteins and Chitinases on Somatic Embryogenesis.- Section 4: Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Reproductive Development.- 11. Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Reproductive Tissues of Flowering Plants.- 12. Transcriptional, Post-Transcriptional and Post-Translational Regulation of a Nicotiana Stylar Transmitting Tissue-Specific Arabinogalactan-Protein.- 13. Characterization of Arabinogalactan-Proteins and a Related Oligosaccharide in Developing Rice Anthers.- 14. Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Pollen Tube Growth.- Section 5: Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Vegetative Development.- 15. Arabinogalactan-Proteins, Place-Dependent Suppression and Plant Morphogenesis.- 16. Xylem-Specific Expression of Arabinogalactan-Protein-Like Genes.- 17. Induction of Phyletic Phenocopies in Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae) by Three Antagonists of Hydroxyproline-Protein Synthesis.- 18. Evidence for the Interrelated Actions of Auxin, Ethylene, and Arabinogalactan-Proteins on the Transition from Non-Apical to Apical Growth of Physcomitrella patens Hedw. (Funariaceae).- Section 6: Medically and Industrially Important Arabinogalactan-Proteins and Related Macromolecules.- 19. Bioactive Arabinogalactan-Proteins and Related Pectic Polysaccharides in Sino-Japanese Herbal Medicines.- 20. Uses of Gum Arabic (Acacia sp.) in the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries.- 21. Structural Analysis of Gum from Acacia senegal (Gum Arabic).- 22. Promising Gums from Sources other than Acacia senegal.- 23. Immunochemical, Structural and Functional Properties of Mesquite Gum Compared with Gum Arabic.- Section 7: Short Papers and Abstracts.- Structure of an Arabinogalactan-Protein Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchor.- Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Ceramide Lipid Anchor on Rose Arabinogalactan-Proteins.- Characterization of Arabinogalactan-Proteins Secreted by Suspension Cells and Protoplasts of Sugar Beet.- A Proteoglycan from Saffron Corm (Crocus sativus L.) Inhibits Root Elongation of Nicotiana tabacum Seedlings and is Highly Cytotoxic on Tobacco Cells and Protoplasts.- Arabinogalactan-Protein Epitopes Are Host-Derived in Frankia-Alnus Symbiosis.- The Role of Chitinases, Arabinogalactan-Proteins, and Nodulation Factors in the Regulation of Somatic Embryogenesis in Norway Spruce.- The Class III Pistil-Specific Extensin-Like Proteins of Nicotiana tabacum Show Arabinogalactan-Protein-Like Characteristics and are Non-Specifically Translocated Through Pollen Tube Walls InVivo.- Arabinogalactan-Proteins, Pollen Tube Growth and Effect of Yariv Phenylglycoside.- Pollination in Arabidopsis thaliana: Cell-Cell Interaction During Pollen Tube Growth.- Adhesion Molecules in Lily Pollination.- A Role for Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Root Growth.- Cytochemical Analysis of Cell Wall Composition in Non-Articulated Laticifers.- A Glycoconjugate Isolated from the Saffron Plant (Crocus sativus L.) is Cytolytic Against Tumoral Cells and Activates Macrophages In Vitro.- Production of Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Beta vulgaris Cell Suspension Cultures: A Response to Hydrodynamic Stress.- Quantitative and Qualitative Study of Arabinogalactan-Peptide During Bread Making.- The Effect of Larch Arabinogalactan on Mixing Characteristics of Wheat Flour Dough.