JOURNAL

Contents

Original Papers

Characterization of AtbZIP2, AtbZIP11 and AtbZIP53 from the group S basic region-leucine zipper family in Arabidopsis thaliana

Sung Shin Lee, Seung Hwan Yang, Thomas Berberich, Atsushi Miyazaki, Tomonobu Kusano. . . . . . . 249 [PDF]

Rapid induction of transcriptional and post-transcriptional gene silencing using a novel Cucumber mosaic virus vector

Shungo Otagaki, Makoto Arai, Akiko Takahashi, Kazunori Goto, Jin-Sung Hong, Chikara Masuta, Akira Kanazawa. . . . . . . 259 [PDF]

Antisense suppression of glutamate decarboxylase in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) results in accumulation of glutamate in transgenic tomato fruits

Hiroaki Kisaka, Takao Kida, Tetsuya Miwa. . . . . . . 267 [PDF]

Root specific expression of Na+/H+ antiporter gene from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 confers salt tolerance of tobacco plant

Gazi Sakir Hossain, Rungaroon Waditee, Takashi Hibino, Yoshito Tanaka, Teruhiro Takabe. . . . . . . 275 [PDF]

Highly efficient production of human interferon- α by transgenic cultured rice cells

Hiroyuki Shirono, Satoshi Morita, Yoshiyuki Miki, Akihiro Kurita, Shigeto Morita, Junichi Koga, Kunisuke Tanaka, Takehiro Masumura. . . . . . . 283 [PDF]

Regioselective hydroxylation, reduction, and glycosylation of diphenyl compounds by cultured plant cells of Eucalyptus perriniana

Yoko Kondo, Kei Shimoda, Keiichi Miyahara, Hatsuyuki Hamada, Hiroki Hamada. . . . . . . 291 [PDF]

Elicitor-induced activity of isorinic acid 3′-hydroxylase, an enzyme catalyzing the final step of rosmarinic acid biosynthesis in Lithospermum erythrorhizon cell suspension cultures

Ayako Tsuruga, Kazuyoshi Terasaka, Kohei Kamiya, Toshiko Satake, Hajime Mizukami. . . . . . . 297 [PDF]

Analysis of functional domains and binding sequences of Arabidopsis transcription factor ESR1

Hiroharu Banno, Hiromi Mase, Koji Maekawa. . . . . . . 303 [PDF]

Effect of a special screened greenhouse covered by fine mesh on maize outcrossing

Shin Watanabe, Hiroshi Kamada, Hiroshi Ezura. . . . . . . 309 [PDF]

Notes

Gene Note

Transcriptional response of glycinebetaine-related genes to salt stress and light in leaf beet

Tomoki Tabuchi, Tomoyuki Okada, Yuhei Takashima, Tetsushi Azuma, Takashi Nanmori, Takeshi Yasuda. . . . . . . 317 [PDF]

Microarray Note

A model system to screen for candidate plant activators using an immune-induction system in Arabidopsis

Mari Narusaka, Hiroshi Abe, Masatomo Kobayashi, Yasuyuki Kubo, Kiyoshi Kawai, Norihiko Izawa, Yoshihiro Narusaka. . . . . . . 321 [PDF]

Secondary Metabolite Note

Biotransformation of monofluorophenols by cultured cells of Eucalyptus perriniana

Yoko Kondo, Kei Shimoda, Naoji Kubota, Hatsuyuki Hamada, Hiroki Hamada. . . . . . . 329 [PDF]

Technical Note

Cryopreservation of tobacco BY-2 suspension cell cultures by vitrification with encapsulation

Toshihiro Kobayashi, Takao Niino, Masatomo Kobayashi. . . . . . . 333 [PDF]

Report

Gene literacy education in Japan -Fostering public understanding through practice of hands-on laboratory activities in high schools

Michiei Oto, Michiyuki Ono, Hiroshi Kamada. . . . . . . 339 [PDF]

Correction

Vol.23 (No.1) : 13-17 (2006), Vol.23 (No.2): 179-183 (2006). . . . . . . 347 [PDF]