Formation and breakdown of ABA

TL;DR: It is hypothesized that there must be an active mechanism of translational control that permits specific proteins to be synthesized despite a reduction in total protein synthesis.

TL;DR: Analyses of membrane subfractions and of mutants deleted in particular lipids indicate some specific association of lipid and protein in the membranes, and recent localization of some enzymes involved in chlorophyll synthesis indicates a highly compartmentalized process interacting with the envelope.

TL;DR: The levels of ABA in transgenic rice seedlings overexpressing AeNCED treated with 100 mM NaCl for 24 hours were higher than those of untransformed plants, however, a higher level of dihydrophaseic acid (DPA) and ABA glucose ester (ABA-GE) were also observed in these transgenic plants suggesting that rapid degradation of A BA through a self-regulation mechanism.

TL;DR: Genetic analysis of the F2 population derived from C. annuum ‘Sweet Banana’ revealed that orange fruit color is determined by a single recessive gene, and developed a derived cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (dCAPS) marker to distinguish the nonsense mutation in Ccs.

TL;DR: The DOXP pathway of IPP formation starts from D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and pyruvate, with DOXP-synthase as the starting enzyme, and provides new insight into the regulation of chloroplast metabolism.

TL;DR: This chapter discusses the role of hormones in plant growth, development, and senescence, and the mechanism of action of auxin and cytokinin in prokaryotes, as well as other aspects of hormone synthesis and action.

TL;DR: A new ABA-deficient mutant of maize has been identified and the corresponding gene, Vp14, has been cloned and the recombinant VP14 protein catalyzes the cleavage of 9-cis-epoxy-carotenoids to form C25 apo-aldehydes and xanthoxin, a precursor of ABA in higher plants.

TL;DR: The viviparous seed mutants of maize identify genes involved in synthesis and perception of ABA, a apocarotenoid synthesized from cleavage of carotenoids, which regulates seed maturation and stress responses in plants.