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Improved performance of transgenic fructan-accumulating tobacco under drought stress by Pilon-Smits, E.A.H, Ebskamp, M.J.M, Paul, M.J, Jeuken, M.J.W, Weisbeek, P.J, Smeekens, S.C.M

“…Fructans are polyfructose molecules produced by approximately 15% of the flowering plant species. It is possible that, in addition to being a storage…”
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Mannose Inhibits Arabidopsis Germination via a Hexokinase-Mediated Step by Jónatas V. Pego, Weisbeek, Peter J., Sjef C. M. Smeekens

“…Low concentrations of the glucose (Glc) analog mannose (Man) inhibit germination of Arabidopsis seeds. Man is phosphorylated by hexokinase (HXK), but the…”
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Sucrose control of phytochrome A signaling in Arabidopsis by Dijkwel, P.P. (University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.), Huijser, C, Weisbeek, P.J, Chua, N.H, Smeekens, S.C.M

“…The expression of the Arabidopsis plastocyanin (PC) gene is developmentally controlled and regulated by light. During seedling development, PC gene expression…”
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Fructan as a new carbohydrate sink in transgenic potato plants by Meer, I.M. van der, Ebskamp, M.J.M, Visser, R.G.F, Weisbeek, P.J, Smeekens, S.C.M

“…Fructans are polyfructose molecules that function as nonstructural storage carbohydrates in several plant species that are important crops. We have been…”
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Sucrose Metabolism in Plastids by Nathalie Gerrits, Stefan C. H. J. Turk, Kees P. M. van Dun, Stephan H. D. Hulleman, Richard G. F. Visser, Weisbeek, Peter J., Sjef C. M. Smeekens

“…The question whether sucrose (Suc) is present inside plastids has been long debated. Low Suc levels were reported to be present inside isolated chloroplasts,…”
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Sucrose Represses the Developmentally Controlled Transient Activation of the Plastocyanin Gene in Arabidopsis thaliana Seedlings by Dijkwel, Paul P., Patricia A. M. Kock, Rex Bezemer, Weisbeek, Peter J., Sjef C. M. Smeekens

“…The plastocyanin (PC) gene of Arabidopsis thaliana is activated independently of light during early seedling development. In etiolated seedlings, PC mRNA…”
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Chloroplast protein topogenesis: import, sorting and assembly by Douwe de Boer, A, Weisbeek, P J

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The transit sequence mediates the specific interaction of the precursor of ferredoxin with chloroplast envelope membrane lipids by VAN'T HOF, R, VAN KLOMPENBURG, W, PILON, M, KOZUBEK, A, DE KORTE-KOOL, G, DEMEL, R. A, WEISBEEK, P. J, DE KRUIJFF, B

“…The interaction of the precursor of the chloroplast protein ferredoxin with membrane lipids was studied in monolayer experiments in order to investigate the…”
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New insights into the import mechanism of the ferredoxin precursor into chloroplasts by Pilon, M, de Kruijff, B, Weisbeek, P J

“…We have investigated the import pathway of the nuclear-encoded chloroplast protein ferredoxin. By using purified precursor protein and washed intact…”
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The ferric-pseudobactin receptor PupA of Pseudomonas putida WCS358: homology to TonB-dependent Escherichia coli receptors and specificity of the protein by Bitter, W, Marugg, J D, de Weger, L A, Tommassen, J, Weisbeek, P J

“…The initial step in the uptake of iron via ferric pseudobactin by the plant-growth-promoting Pseudomonas putida strain WCS358 is binding to a specific…”
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Isolation and overexpression in Escherichia coli of the flavodoxin gene from Anabaena PCC 7119 by Fillar, M.F, Borrias, W.E, Weisbeek, P.J

“…The gene coding for flavodoxin from Anabaena PCC 7119 was cloned by using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The gene is transcribed into a 1250-base…”
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Identification and characterization of the pupB gene encoding an inducible ferric-pseudobactin receptor of Pseudomonas putida WCS358 by Koster, M, van de Vossenberg, J, Leong, J, Weisbeek, P J

“…Pseudomonas putida WCS358 can transport iron complexed to a wide variety of pseudobactins produced by other Pseudomonas strains. The pupB gene encoding an…”
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Low temperature sensing in tulip (Tulipa gesneriana L.) is mediated through an increased response to auxin by Rietveld, P.L, Wilkinson, C, Franssen, H.M, Balk, P.A, Plas, L.H.W. van der, Weisbeek, P.J, Boer, A.D. de

“…Tulip (Tulipa gesneriana L.) is a bulbous plant species that requires a period of low temperature for proper growth and flowering. The mechanism of sensing the…”
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Secondary structure and folding of a functional chloroplast precursor protein by Pilon, M. (University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands), Rietveld, A.G, Weisbeek, P.J, Kruijff, B. de

“…Ferredoxin is a chloroplast stroma protein which is cytosolically synthesized as a precursor with an amino-terminal extension called the transit sequence that…”
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A Novel Signaling Pathway Controlling Induced Systemic Resistance in Arabidopsis by Corné M. J. Pieterse, Saskia C. M. van Wees, van Pelt, Johan A., Knoester, Marga, Laan, Ramon, Gerrits, Han, Weisbeek, Peter J., van Loon, Leendert C.

“…Plants have the ability to acquire an enhanced level of resistance to pathogen attack after being exposed to specific biotic stimuli. In Arabidopsis,…”
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Analysis of the chromatin domain organisation around the plastocyanin gene reveals an MAR-specific sequence element in Arabidopsis thaliana by Drunen, C.M. van, Oosterling, R.W, Keultjes, G.M, Weisbeek, P.J, Driel, R. van, Smeekens, S.C.M

“…The Arabidopsis thaliana genome is currently being sequenced, eventually leading towards the unravelling of all potential genes. We wanted to gain more insight…”
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Siderophore receptor PupA as a marker to monitor wild-type Pseudomonas putida WCS358 in natural environments by RAAIJMAKERS, J. M, BITTER, W, PUNTE, H. L. M, BAKKER, P. A. H. M, WEISBEEK, P. J, SCHIPPERS, B

“…For application of genetically engineered fluorescent Pseudomonas spp., specific markers are required for monitoring of wild-type Pseudomonas strains and their…”
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Identification and characterization of the exbB, exbD and tonB genes of Pseudomonas putida WCS358: their involvement in ferric-pseudobactin transport by Bitter, W, Tommassen, J, Weisbeek, P J

“…Catechol-cephalosporins are siderophore-like antibiotics which are taken up by cells of Pseudomonas putida WCS358 via the ferric-siderophore transport pathway…”
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Isolation and analysis of genes involved in siderophore biosynthesis in plant-growth-stimulating Pseudomonas putida WCS358 by MARUGG, J. D, VAN SPANJE, M, HOEKSTRA, W. P. M, SCHIPPERS, B, WEISBEEK, P. J

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Identification of Arabidopsis loci required for susceptibility to the downy mildew pathogen Hyaloperonospora parasitica by Damme, M. van, Andel, A, Huibers, R.P, Panstruga, R, Weisbeek, P.J, Ackerveken, G. van den

“…Plants are susceptible to a limited number of pathogens. Most infections fail due to active defense or absence of compatibility. Many components of the plant's…”
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