Cell and Developmental Biology of Arabinogalactan-Proteins

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
A Brief History of Arabinogalactan-Proteins....Pages 1-10
Structural Classes of Arabinogalactan-Proteins....Pages 11-23
Molecular Analysis of Genes Encoding Arabinogalactan-Proteins....Pages 25-42
The C-Terminal PAC Domain of a Secreted Arabinogalactan-Protein from Carrot Defines a Family of Basic Proline-Rich Proteins....Pages 43-49
Structure and Biosynthesis of L-Fucosylated Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Cruciferous Plants....Pages 51-60
Characterization and Localization of a Novel Tomato Arabinogalactan-Protein (LeAGP-1) and the Involvement of Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Programmed Cell Death....Pages 61-70
Cell Cycle Arrest by Perturbation of Arabinogalactan-Proteins with Yariv Phenylglycoside....Pages 71-81
A Major Antimicrobial Hybrid Chitin-Binding Protein from French Bean with Features Common to Arabinogalactan-Proteins and Hydroxyproline-Rich Glycoproteins....Pages 83-93
Arabinogalactan-Proteins and Cell Development in Roots and Somatic Embryos....Pages 95-107
Effect of Arabinogalactan-Proteins and Chitinases on Somatic Embryogenesis....Pages 109-119
Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Reproductive Tissues of Flowering Plants....Pages 121-131
Transcriptional, Post-Transcriptional and Post-Translational Regulation of a Nicotiana Stylar Transmitting Tissue-Specific Arabinogalactan-Protein....Pages 133-148
Characterization of Arabinogalactan-Proteins and a Related Oligosaccharide in Developing Rice Anthers....Pages 149-152
Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Pollen Tube Growth....Pages 153-167
Arabinogalactan-Proteins, Place-Dependent Suppression and Plant Morphogenesis....Pages 169-178
Xylem-Specific Expression of Arabinogalactan-Protein-Like Genes....Pages 179-190
Induction of Phyletic Phenocopies in Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae) by Three Antagonists of Hydroxyproline-Protein Synthesis....Pages 191-203
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)....Pages 205-219
Bioactive Arabinogalactan-Proteins and Related Pectic Polysaccharides in Sino-Japanese Herbal Medicines....Pages 221-229
Uses of Gum Arabic ( Acacia sp. ) in the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries....Pages 231-239
Structural Analysis of Gum from Acacia senegal (Gum Arabic)....Pages 241-251
Promising Gums from Sources other than Acacia senegal ....Pages 253-261
Immunochemical, Structural and Functional Properties of Mesquite Gum Compared with Gum Arabic....Pages 263-276
Structure of an Arabinogalactan-Protein Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchor....Pages 277-277
Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Ceramide Lipid Anchor on Rose Arabinogalactan-Proteins....Pages 278-279
Characterization of Arabinogalactan-Proteins Secreted by Suspension Cells and Protoplasts of Sugar Beet....Pages 279-280
A Proteoglycan from Saffron Corm ( Crocus sativus L. ) Inhibits Root Elongation of Nicotiana tabacum Seedlings and is Highly Cytotoxic on Tobacco Cells and Protoplasts....Pages 280-281
Arabinogalactan-Protein Epitopes Are Host-Derived in Frankia-Alnus Symbiosis....Pages 281-282
The Role of Chitinases, Arabinogalactan-Proteins and Nodulation Factors in the Regulation of Somatic Embryogenesis in Norway Spruce....Pages 282-283
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 In Vivo ....Pages 283-284
Arabinogalactan-Proteins, Pollen Tube Growth and Effect of Yariv Phenylglycoside....Pages 284-285
Pollination in Arabidopsis thaliana : Cell-Cell Interaction During Pollen Tube Growth....Pages 285-286
Adhesion Molecules in Lily Pollination....Pages 286-287
A Role for Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Root Growth....Pages 287-287
Cytochemical Analysis of Cell Wall Composition in Non-Articulated Laticifers....Pages 288-288
A Glycoconjugate Isolated from the Saffron Plant ( Crocus sativus L. ) is Cytolytic Against Tumoral Cells and Activates Macrophages In Vitro ....Pages 289-290
Production of Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Beta vulgaris Cell Suspension Cultures: A Response to Hydrodynamic Stress....Pages 290-292
Quantitative and Qualitative Study of Arabinogalactan-Peptide During Bread Making....Pages 292-293
The Effect of Larch Arabinogalactan on Mixing Characteristics of Wheat Flour Dough....Pages 293-293
Back Matter....Pages 295-301