In: The Plant Cell, 2005, vol. 17, p. 987-999
Plants treated with the nonprotein amino acid ß-aminobutyric acid (BABA) develop an enhanced capacity to resist biotic and abiotic stresses. This BABA-induced resistance (BABA-IR) is associated with an augmented capacity to express basal defense responses, a phenomenon known as priming. Based on the observation that high amounts of BABA induce sterility in Arabidopsis thaliana, a mutagenesis...
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In: Development, 2004, vol. 131, p. 117-130
In both insects and mammals, olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) expressing specific olfactory receptors converge their axons onto specific glomeruli, creating a spatial map in the brain. We have previously shown that second order projection neurons (PNs) in Drosophila are prespecified by lineage and birth order to send their dendrites to one of ~50 glomeruli in the antennal lobe. How can a given...
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In: Journal of Phytopathology, 2005, vol. 153, p. 27-36
The reduction of atmospheric sulphur dioxide pollution is causing increasing problems of sulphur deficiency in sulphur-demanding crop plants in northern Europe. Elemental sulphur and many sulphur containing compounds such as cysteine-rich antifungal proteins, glucosinolates (GSL) and phytoalexins play important roles in plant disease resistance. The aim of this work was to analyse the effect of...
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In: Plant Physiology, 2004, vol. 135, p. 95-104
The coordinated induced expression of ß-oxidation genes is essential to provide the energy supply for germination and postgerminative development. However, very little is known about other functions of ß-oxidation in nonreserve organs. We have identified a gene-specific pattern of induced ß-oxidation gene expression in wounded leaves of Arabidopsis. Mechanical damage triggered the local and...
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In: Plant Molecular Biology, 2005, vol. 54, p. 817-835
Plant secondary metabolism significantly contributes to defensive measures against adverse abiotic and biotic cues. To investigate stress-induced, transcriptional alterations of underlying effector gene families, which encode enzymes acting consecutively in secondary metabolism and defense reactions, a DNA array (MetArray) harboring gene-specific probes was established. It comprised complete sets...
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In: Phytochemistry, 2005, vol. 66, p. 267-277
The process of signal integration, which contributes to the regulation of multiple cellular activities, can be described in a digital language by a set of connected digital operations. In this article we delineate the basic concepts of cell signalling in the context of a logical description of information processing. Newly described instances of signal integration in plants are given as examples....
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In: Journal of Cell Science, 2004, vol. 117, p. 1179-1190
The water pipes of elongating plant organs are the result of programmed cell death and are formed by the walls of dead and empty protoxylem elements. These protoxylem elements are passively elongated many times by the surrounding tissue before they are replaced and collapse. Well-known adaptations for this unique task include the characteristic secondary wall thickenings, forming rings and...
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In: Evolution, 2004, vol. 58, no. 4, p. 757-767
Learning is thought to be adaptive in variable environments, whereas constant, predictable environments are supposed to favor unconditional, genetically fixed responses. A dichotomous view of behavior as either learned or innate ignores a potential evolutionary interaction between the learned and innate components of a behavioral response. We addressed this interaction in the context of...
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Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg : 2000 ; Nr. 1328.
Human gene therapy can be defined as the directed transfer of exogenous genes or other nucleotide sequences into somatic cells, for the purpose of preventing, correcting or healing various diseases. This novel approach to the therapy of human disorders is based on the realization that many previous medical treatments have usually been directed at the consequences of causative defects or at...
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Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg : 2003 ; 1403.
La plupart des animaux, invertébrés inclus, ont la capacité de modifier leur comportement à la suite d'expériences, ils sont capables d'apprendre. Leur capacité d'apprentissage est elle-même un produit de l'évolution et le degré de modification d'un comportement par l'apprentissage varie selon les espèces et selon le comportement considéré. Pour un biologiste de l'évolution ceci...
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