Plant Cold Hardiness: Gene Regulation and Genetic Engineering

Part I: Gene Regulation and Signal Transduction. 1. Molecular Genetics of Plant Responses to Low Temperature; B.-h. Lee, et al. 2. Mutants Deficient in Cold Hardiness: What Can They Reveal About Freezing Tolerance? G.J. Warren, et al. 3. Molecular Cloning of Eskimo1 Gene of Arabidopsis Reveals Novel Mechanisms of Freezing Tolerance; Z. Xin. 4. Early Events During Cold Signaling; V. Sangwan, et al. 5. ATPP2CA Negatively Regulates Aba Responses During Cold Acclimation and Interacts with the Potassium Channel AKT3; S. Tähtiharju, et al. Part II: Physiological Aspects of Plant Cold Hardiness. 6. Physiological Aspects of Cold Hardiness in Northern Deciduous Tree Species; O. Junttila, et al. 7. Cold Acclimation in Rhododendron: a Genetic and Physiological Study; R. Arora. 8. Early Acclimation Response in Grapes (VITIS); A. Fennell, K. Mathiason. 9. Survival of Tropical Apices Cooled to -196°C By Vitrification: Development of a Potential Cryogenic Protocol of Tropical Plants by Vitrification; A. Sakai, et al. 10. Expression of Cold-Regulated (cor) Genes in Barley: Molecular Bases and environmental Interaction; L. Cattivelli, et al. 11. Involvement of Glutathione and Carbohydrate Biosynthesis Moreover COR 14B Gene Expression in Wheat Cold Acclimation; G. Galiba, et al. 12. Photosynthesis Ar Low Temperatures: A Case Study With Arabidopsis; V. Hurry, et al. 13. Changes in the Plasma Membrane From Arabidopsis Thaliana Within One Week of Cold Acclimation; Y. Kawamura, M. Uemura. 14. Cryoprotectin, a Cabbage ProteinProtecting Thylakoids from Freeze-Thaw Damage: Expression of Candidate Genes in E. COLI; S.M. Schilling, et al. 15. Extrinsic Ice Nucleation in Plants: What Are the Factors Involved and Can They Be Manipulated? M. Wisniewski, et al. 16. Attenuation of Reactive Oxygen Production During Chilling in Aba-treated Maize Cultured Cells; W.-P. Chen, P.H. Li. Part III: Genetic Engineering. 17. Genetic Engineering of Cultivated Plants for Enhanced Abiotic Stress Tolerance; L.V. Gusta, et al. 18. Engineering Trehalose Biosynthesis Improves Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis; I. Tamminen, et al. 19. Enhancing Cold Tolerance in Plant by Genetic Engineering of Glycinebetaine Synthesis; R. Yuwansiri, et al. 20. Wheat Catalase Expressed in Transgenic Rice Plants can Improve Tolerance Against Low Temperature Injury; T. Matsumuraa, et al. Index.