1. Prof. G. Melchers celebrates his ninetieth (90th) birthday!

   • J. Schell

   Editorial Pages: 135 - 136

2. Organization of the histone H3 genes in soybean, barley and wheat

   • Vladimir Kanazin
   • Tom Blake
   • Randy C. Shoemaker

   Original Paper Pages: 137 - 147

3. Identification ofTnr3, aSuppressor-Mutator/Enhancer-like transposable element from rice

   • Reiko Motohashi
   • Eiichi Ohtsubo
   • Hisako Ohtsubo

   Original Paper Pages: 148 - 152

4. Distinct cis-acting elements direct the germination and sugar responses of the cucumber malate synthase gene

   • Caroline J. Sarah
   • Ian A. Graham
   • Steven M. Smith

   Original Paper Pages: 153 - 161

5. Regulation ofSNM1, an inducibleSaccharomyces cerevisiae gene required for repair of DNA cross-links

   • Ralf Wolter
   • Wolfram Siede
   • Martin Brendel

   Original Paper Pages: 162 - 168

6. Identification of a partition and replication region in theAlcaligenes eutrophus megaplasmid pMOL28

   • Safieh Taghavi
   • Ann Provoost
   • Daniël van der Lelie

   Original Paper Pages: 169 - 179

7. A retrotransposon-like sequence linked to the S-locus ofNicotiana alata is expressed in styles in response to touch

   • Joaquin Royo
   • Norbert Nass
   • Ed Newbigin

   Original Paper Pages: 180 - 188

8. Expression of the thioredoxin gene (trxA) inRhodobacter sphaeroides Y is regulated by oxygen

   • Cécile Pasternak
   • Karine Assemat
   • Gabriele Klug

   Original Paper Pages: 189 - 196

9. Molecular analysis of thescrA andscrB genes fromKlebsiella pneumoniae and plasmid pUR400, which encode the sucrose transport protein Enzyme II^Scr of the phosphotransferase system and a sucrose-6-phosphate invertase

   • F. Titgemeyer
   • K. Jahreis
   • J. W. Lengeler

   Original Paper Pages: 197 - 206

10. Differential expression of genes in thevir regulon ofStreptococcus pyogenes is controlled by transcription termination

    • Kristen Hoikka Pritchard
    • P. Patrick Cleary

    Original Paper Pages: 207 - 213

11. chs-4, a class IV chitin synthase gene fromNeurospora crassa

    • Adi Beth Din
    • Charles A. Specht
    • Oded Yarden

    Original Paper Pages: 214 - 222

12. Codon adjustment to maximise heterologous gene expression inStreptomyces lividans can lead to decreased mRNA stability and protein yield

    • Elke Lammertyn
    • Lieve Van Mellaert
    • Jozef Anné

    Original Paper Pages: 223 - 229

13. A T7 promoter-specific, inducible protein expression system forBacillus subtilis

    • Birgit Conrad
    • Regina S. Savchenko
    • Jürgen Hofemeister

    Short Communication Pages: 230 - 236

14. Binding specificity and tissue-specific expression pattern of theArabidopsis bZIP transcription factor TGA2

    • Sylvia de Pater
    • Khanh Pham
    • Jan Kijne

    Short Communication Pages: 237 - 239