From Plant Genomics to Plant Biotechnology

<p>List of figures</p> <p>List of tables</p> <p>Abbreviations</p> <p>About the contributors</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Chapter 1: From plant genomics to -omics technologies</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>1.1 SuperSAGE</p> <p>1.2 CAGE – cap analysis of gene expression</p> <p>1.3 -Omics and new advances in plant functional genomics</p> <p>Chapter 2: Plant microRNAs</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>2.1 Introduction</p> <p>2.2 Transcription of miRNA genes</p> <p>2.3 MicroRNA processing</p> <p>2.4 Modes of action</p> <p>2.5 Evolution of miRNA genes</p> <p>2.6 Differences from animal miRNAs</p> <p>2.7 miRNA functions</p> <p>2.8 The potential roles of microRNAs in crop improvement</p> <p>Chapter 3: Epigenetic control by plant Polycomb proteins: new perspectives and emerging roles in stress response</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>3.1 Introduction</p> <p>3.2 Conserved multi-protein complexes with histone post-translational modifying activities</p> <p>3.3 Polycomb functions in plant development</p> <p>3.4 Non-coding RNAs as regulatory cofactors of Polycomb complexes</p> <p>3.5 Emerging roles of PcG and ncRNAs in responses to environmental stress</p> <p>3.6 PcG protein functions in three-dimensional nuclear organization</p> <p>3.7 Perspectives: the role of Polycomb in abiotic and biotic stress response</p> <p>Chapter 4: Metabolite profiling for plant research</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>4.1 Introduction</p> <p>4.2 Methodological approach</p> <p>4.3 Metabolomic platform</p> <p>4.4 Metabolomics in plant science</p> <p>4.5 The future role of metabolomics in crop improvement</p> <p>4.6 Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 5: The uniqueness of conifers</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>5.1 Introduction</p> <p>5.2 Functional differentiation</p> <p>5.3 Genome structure and composition</p> <p>5.4 Genome function</p> <p>5.5 Chemical divergence</p> <p>5.6 Meeting the challenge: the system biology approach to unraveling the conifer genome</p> <p>Chapter 6: Cryptochrome genes modulate global transcriptome of tomato</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>6.1 Introduction</p> <p>6.2 Cryptochrome functions</p> <p>6.3 Role of cryptochromes in mediating light-regulated gene expression in plants</p> <p>6.4 Cryptochromes influence the diurnal global transcription profiles in tomato</p> <p>Chapter 7: Genomics of grapevine: from genomics research on model plants to crops and from science to grapevine breeding</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>7.1 Use of genetic and molecular markers for studies of genetic diversity and genome selection in grapevine</p> <p>7.2 Grapevine breeding</p> <p>7.3 Transgene silencing</p> <p>7.4 Identification and characterization of transgene insertion loci</p> <p>7.5 Integration of vector backbone</p> <p>7.6 Stability of inserted transgenes</p> <p>7.7 Conclusions</p> <p>7.8 Acknowledgement</p> <p>Chapter 8: Grapevine genomics and phenotypic diversity of bud sports, varieties and wild relatives</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>8.1 Introduction</p> <p>8.2 Origin of Vitis vinifera, domestication, and early selection for fruit characters</p> <p>8.3 Sources of phenotypic variation in present-day grapevines</p> <p>8.4 Genomic tools in the genome sequencing era</p> <p>8.5 Current activities in grapevine genome analysis</p> <p>8.6 Bud organogenesis, somatic mutations, and DNA typing of somatic chimeras</p> <p>8.7 Phenotypically divergent clones and the underlying DNA variation</p> <p>8.8 Transposon insertion-site profiling using NGS</p> <p>8.9 Large structural variation using NGS</p> <p>8.10 Copy number variation, gene redundancy, and subtle specialisation in secondary metabolism</p> <p>8.11 Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 9: Peach ripening transcriptomics unveils new and unexpected targets for the improvement of drupe quality</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>9.1 Introduction</p> <p>9.2 The fruit</p> <p>9.3 Peach development and ripening</p> <p>9.4 Microarray Transcript Profiling in peach</p> <p>9.5 New players in the control of peach ripening</p> <p>9.6 Conclusions</p> <p>9.7 Acknowledgements</p> <p>Chapter 10: Application of doubled haploid technology in breeding of Brassica napus</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>10.1 Introduction</p> <p>10.2 Technique of isolated microspore culture</p> <p>10.3 Doubled haploid method in breeding of Brassica napus</p> <p>10.4 In vitro mutagenesis</p> <p>10.5 Utilization of double haploidy in selection for resistance</p> <p>10.6 Selection for modified seed oil composition</p> <p>10.7 Selection for improved seed meal</p> <p>10.8 Selection for cold tolerance</p> <p>10.9 Concluding remarks</p> <p>Chapter 11: Plant biodiversity and biotechnology</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>11.1 Biodiversity</p> <p>11.2 Biotechnology</p> <p>11.3 Heat stress tolerance in cereals</p> <p>11.4 Modern approaches in cereals for yield and food security under temperature stress</p> <p>11.5 Future perspectives</p> <p>11.6 Acknowledgment</p> <p>Chapter 12: Natural resveratrol bioproduction</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>12.1 Stilbenes and resveratrol</p> <p>12.2 Health benefits of resveratrol</p> <p>12.3 trans-resveratrol production through plant cell cultures</p> <p>12.4 Introducing new pathway branches to crop plants: trans-resveratrol synthesis in tomato fruits</p> <p>12.5 Concluding remarks</p> <p>Index</p>