1. Reviewer acknowledgments

   Acknowledgments 05 January 2017 Pages: 1 - 5

2. ZmDof3, a maize endosperm-specific Dof protein gene, regulates starch accumulation and aleurone development in maize endosperm

   • Xin Qi
   • Shixue Li
   • Jingjuan Yu

   OriginalPaper 05 October 2016 Pages: 7 - 20

   

3. Overexpression of OsDT11, which encodes a novel cysteine-rich peptide, enhances drought tolerance and increases ABA concentration in rice

   • Xiaoming Li
   • Huipei Han
   • Zhaohui Chu

   OriginalPaper 07 October 2016 Pages: 21 - 34

   

4. Genome-wide identification and characterization of tRNA-derived RNA fragments in land plants

   • Cristiane S. Alves
   • Renato Vicentini
   • Fabio T. S. Nogueira

   OriginalPaper 28 September 2016 Pages: 35 - 48

   

5. Regulatory cis-elements are located in accessible promoter regions of the CAT2 promoter and affect activating histone modifications in Arabidopsis thaliana

   • Miriam Laxa

   OriginalPaper 12 October 2016 Pages: 49 - 60

   

6. Five novel transcription factors as potential regulators of OsNHX1 gene expression in a salt tolerant rice genotype

   • Diego M. Almeida
   • Glenn B. Gregorio
   • Nelson J. M. Saibo

   OriginalPaper 20 October 2016 Pages: 61 - 77

   

7. Novel interaction between CCR4 and CAF1 in rice CCR4–NOT deadenylase complex

   • Wei-Lun Chou
   • Yue-Lin Chung
   • Chung-An Lu

   OriginalPaper 06 October 2016 Pages: 79 - 96

   

8. Chitin oligosaccharide binding to the lysin motif of a novel type of chitinase from the multicellular green alga, Volvox carteri

   • Yoshihito Kitaoku
   • Tamo Fukamizo
   • Takayuki Ohnuma

   OriginalPaper 02 November 2016 Pages: 97 - 108

   

9. Arabidopsis thaliana methionine sulfoxide reductase B8 influences stress-induced cell death and effector-triggered immunity

   • Shweta Roy
   • Ashis Kumar Nandi

   OriginalPaper 29 November 2016 Pages: 109 - 120

   

10. The targeting of starch binding domains from starch synthase III to the cell wall alters cell wall composition and properties

    • Mauricio J. Grisolia
    • Diego A. Peralta
    • María V. Busi

    OriginalPaper 21 October 2016 Pages: 121 - 135

    

11. Integrating QTL mapping and transcriptomics identifies candidate genes underlying QTLs associated with soybean tolerance to low-phosphorus stress

    • Dan Zhang
    • Hengyou Zhang
    • Deyue Yu

    OriginalPaper 04 November 2016 Pages: 137 - 150

    

12. Deep analysis of wild Vitis flower transcriptome reveals unexplored genome regions associated with sex specification

    • Miguel Jesus Nunes Ramos
    • João Lucas Coito
    • Margarida Rocheta

    OriginalPaper 24 October 2016 Pages: 151 - 170

    

13. Transformation of the Cyanidioschyzon merolae chloroplast genome: prospects for understanding chloroplast function in extreme environments

    • Maksymilian Zienkiewicz
    • Tomasz Krupnik
    • Elżbieta Romanowska

    OriginalPaper Open access 28 October 2016 Pages: 171 - 183

    

14. The far-upstream regulatory region of RFL is required for its precise spatial-temporal expression for floral development in rice

    • Sulin Lou
    • Shuifu Chen
    • Yuanling Chen

    OriginalPaper 12 November 2016 Pages: 185 - 195

    

15. Novel rice mutants overexpressing the brassinosteroid catabolic gene CYP734A4

    • Wenjing Qian
    • Chao Wu
    • Wenzhen Liu

    OriginalPaper 04 November 2016 Pages: 197 - 208

    

16. Kelch-motif containing acyl-CoA binding proteins AtACBP4 and AtACBP5 are differentially expressed and function in floral lipid metabolism

    • Zi-Wei Ye
    • Jie Xu
    • Mee-Len Chye

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2016 Pages: 209 - 225