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Eugene A. Nothnagel
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University of California, Riverside, USA
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Antony Bacic
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University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Adrienne E. Clarke
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University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Table of contents (39 chapters)
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Medically and Industrially Important Arabinogalactan-Proteins and Related Macromolecules
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- P. A. Williams, O. H. M. Idris, G. O. Phillips
Pages 241-251
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- F. M. Goycoolea, A. M. Calderón de la Barca, G. Hernández, J. R. Valenzuela, J. R. Balderrama
Pages 263-276
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Short Papers and Abstracts
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- David Oxley, Joelian Youl, Antony Bacic
Pages 277-277
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- Jelka Svetek, Madhav P. Yadav, Eugene A. Nothnagel
Pages 278-279
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- Anna Majewska-Sawka, Rafal Butowt, Eugene A. Nothnagel
Pages 279-280
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- José Antonio, Abel Piqueras, JoaquÃn Medina, Julio Escribano
Pages 280-281
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- A. M. Berry, U. Rasmussen, K. Bateman, S. Lindwall, K. Huss-Danell, B. Bergman
Pages 281-282
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- Malgorzata Wiweger, Ulrika Egertsdotter, Sara von Arnold
Pages 282-283
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- Barend H. J. De Graaf, Bart Knuiman, Maurice J. M. Bosch, Celestina Mariani
Pages 283-284
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- Jean-Claude Mollet, Sunran Kim, Guang-Yuh Jauh, Elizabeth M. Lord
Pages 284-285
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- K. A. Lennon, S. Roy, P. K. Hepler, E. M. Lord
Pages 285-286
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- S.-Y. Park, J.-C. Mollet, G.-Y. Jauh, K. J. Eckard, E. A. Nothnagel, L. L. Walling et al.
Pages 286-287
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- Clare G. Steele-King, J. Paul Knox
Pages 287-287
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- Julio Escribano, M. José M. DÃaz-Guerra, Hans H. Riese, Alberto Alvarez, Remedios Proenza, Damián Garcia-Olmo et al.
Pages 289-290
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- Mario Rodriguez-Monroy, Enrique Galindo
Pages 290-292
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- Anne-Marie A. Loosveld, Caroline Maes, Piet J. Grobet, Jan A. Delcour
Pages 292-293
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- Anne-Marie A. Loosveld, Jan A. Delcour
Pages 293-293
About this book
Arabinogalactan-proteins are distributed throughout the plant kingdom and are present in leaves, stems, roots, floral parts, and seeds. At the subcellular level, AGPs are localized on the plasma membrane, in the cell wall, in secretory and endocytotic pathway organelles, in stylar and root secretions and in the medium of cultured cells. The widespread distribution of AGPs indicates that they perform important functions. An expansion of knowledge regarding AGPs has been initiated and sustained through new experimental approaches, including the development of monoclonal antibody probes and cloning of cDNAs corresponding to core polypeptides. Regulated expression and other evidence points to the involvement of AGPs in plant reproductive development, pattern formation, and somatic embryogenesis, as well as in the processes of cell division, cell expansion, and cell death. AGPs also have an importance to industry. One example is gum arabic, an exudate from Acacia senegal, a mixture of AGPs and polysaccharides which has unique viscosity and emulsifying properties that have led to many uses in the food as well as other industries.
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`Overall, this book is an excellent source of information to all scientists interested in AGPs and cell surface components. It provides a basis for further investigations on the involvement of AGPs in plant cell signalling.'
Plant Science, 160 (2001)