1. Interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization mapping: a physical mapping strategy for plant species with large complex genomes

   • J. Jiang
   • S. H. Hulbert
   • D. C. Ward

   Original Paper Pages: 497 - 502

2. Green fluorescent protein (GFP) as a new vital marker in the phytopathogenic fungusUstilago maydis

   • T. Spellig
   • A. Bottin
   • R. Kahmann

   Original Paper Pages: 503 - 509

3. Novel structure of a high molecular weight FK506 binding protein fromArabidopsis thaliana

   • V. A. Vucich
   • C. S. Gasser

   Original Paper Pages: 510 - 517

4. A mutation in a thioredoxin reductase homolog suppresses p53-induced growth inhibition in the fission yeastSchizosaccharomyces pombe

   • D. Casso
   • D. Beach
   • D. Beach

   Original Paper Pages: 518 - 529

5. Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants defective in plasmid-chromosome recombination

   • M. Elias-Arnanz
   • A. A. Firmenich
   • P. Berg

   Original Paper Pages: 530 - 538

6. Isolation and characterization of a laccase gene fromPodospora anserina

   • J. Fernández-Larrea
   • U. Stahl

   Original Paper Pages: 539 - 551

7. Mutations inSTS1 suppress the defect in 3′ mRNA processing caused by therna15-2 mutation inSaccharomyces cerevisiae

   • N. Amrani
   • M. -E. Dufour
   • F. Lacroute

   Original Paper Pages: 552 - 562

8. Repeated sequences from theArabidopsis thaliana genome function as enhancers in transgenic tobacco

   • R. W. Ott
   • L. K. Hansen

   Original Paper Pages: 563 - 571

9. Stable nuclear transformation of the diatomPhaeodactylum tricornutum

   • K. E. Apt
   • A. R. Grossman
   • P. G. Kroth-Pancic

   Original Paper Pages: 572 - 579

10. Allele specificity of theEscherichia coli dnaA gene function in the replication of plasmids derived from phageλ

    • G. Węgrzyn
    • A. Pankiewicz
    • K. Taylor

    Original Paper Pages: 580 - 586

11. Gene isolation inArabidopsis thaliana by conditional overexpression of cDNAs toxic toSaccharomyces cerevisiae: identification of a novel early response zinc-finger gene

    • M. Martínez-García
    • C. Garcidueñas-Piña
    • P. Guzmán

    Original Paper Pages: 587 - 596

12. Development of microsatellite markers and characterization of simple sequence length polymorphism (SSLP) in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    • O. Panaud
    • X. Chen
    • S. R. McCouch

    Original Paper Pages: 597 - 607

13. Genetic interactions indicate a role for Mdg1p and the SH3 domain protein Bem1p in linking the G-protein mediated yeast pheromone signalling pathway to regulators of cell polarity

    • E. Leberer
    • T. Leeuw
    • I. Herskowitz

    Original Paper Pages: 608 - 621

14. Autoinducer-independent mutants of the LuxR transcriptional activator exhibit differential effects on the twolux promoters ofVibrio fischeri

    • D. M. Sitnikov
    • G. S. Shadel
    • T. O. Baldwin

    Short Communication Pages: 622 - 625

15. ThenadB gene ofSalmonella typhimurium complements the nicotinic acid auxotrophy ofShigella flexneri

    • N. J. Mantis
    • P. J. Sansonetti

    Short Communication Pages: 626 - 629