InhaltsangabeAbbreviations. Section 1: Structure and Biosynthesis of Arabinogalactan-Proteins. 1. A Brief History of Arabinogalactan-Proteins; B.A. Stone, K. Valenta. 2. Structural Classes of Arabinogalactan-Proteins; A. Bacic, et al. 3. Molecular Analysis of Genes Encoding Arabinogalactan-Proteins; C. Reuzeau, et al. 4. The C-Terminal PAC Domain of a Secreted Arabinogalactan-Protein from Carrot Defines a Family of Basic Proline-Rich Proteins; T.C. Baldwin, et al. 5. Structure and Biosynthesis of L-Fucosylated Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Cruciferous Plants; Y. Hashimoto. Section 2: Localization and Action of Arabinogalactan-Proteins at the Subcellular and Cellular Levels. 6. Characterization and Localization of a Novel Tomato Arabinogalactan-Protein (LeAGP-1) and the Involvement of Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Programmed Cell Death; A.M. Showalter, et al. 7. Cell Cycle Arrest by Perturbation of Arabinogalactan-Proteins with Yariv Phenylglycoside; J.A. Eyvazzadeh, E.A. Nothnagel. 8. A Major Antimicrobial Hybrid Chitin-Binding Protein from French Bean with Features Common to Arabinogalactan-Proteins and Hydroxyproline-Rich Glycoproteins; G.P. Bolwell, et al. Section 3: Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Somatic Embryogenesis. 9. Arabinogalactan-Proteins and Cell Development in Roots and Somatic Embryos; C.G. Steele-King, et al. 10. Effect of Arabinogalactan-Proteins and Chitinases on Somatic Embryogenesis; M. Kreuger, et al. Section 4: Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Reproductive Development. 11. Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Reproductive Tissues of Flowering Plants; A.E. Clarke, et al. 12. Transcriptional, Post-Transcriptional and Post-Translational Regulation of a Nicotiana Stylar Transmitting Tissue-Specific Arabinogalactan-Protein; A.Y. Cheung, et al. 13. Characterization of Arabinogalactan-Proteins and a Related Oligosaccharide in Developing Rice Anthers; K. Kawaguchi, N. Shibuya. 14. Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Pollen Tube Growth; E.M. Lord, et al. Section 5: Arabinogalactan-Proteins in Vegetative Development. 15. Arabinogalactan-Proteins, Place-Dependent Suppression and Plant Morphogenesis; D.V. Basile, et al. 16. Xylem-Specific Expression of Arabinogalactan-Protein-Like Genes; C.A. Loopstra, et al. 17. Induction of Phyletic Phenocopies in Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae) by Three Antagonists of Hydroxyproline-Protein Synthesis; R.A. Rauh, D.V. Basile. 18. Evidence for the Interrelated Actions of Auxin, Ethylene, and Arabinogalactan-Proteins on the Transition from Non-Apical to Apical Growth of Physcomitrella patens Hedw. (Funariaceae); M.M. Mignone, D.V. Basile. Section 6: Medically and Industrially Important Arabinogalactan-Proteins and Related Macromolecules. 19. Bioactive Arabinogalactan-Proteins and Related Pectic Polysaccharides in Sino-Japanese Herbal Medicines; H. Yamada. 20. Uses of Gum Arabic (Acacia sp.) in the Food and Pharmaceutial Industries; F.M. Ward. 21. Structural Analysis of Gum from Acacia senegal (Gum Arabic); P.A. Williams, et al. 22. Promising Gums from Sources other than Acacia senegal; G. León de Pinto. 23. Immunochemical, Structural and Functional Properties of Mesquite Gum Compared with Gum Arabic; F.M. Goycoolea, et al. Section 7: Short Papers and Abstracts. Structure of an Arabinogalactan-Protein Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchor; D. Oxley, et al. Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Ceramide Lipid Anchor on Rose Arabinogalactan-Proteins; J. Svetek, et al. Characterization of Arabinogalactan-Proteins Secreted by Suspension Cells and Protoplasts of Sugar Beet; A. Majewska-Sawka, et al. A Proteoglycan from Saffron Corm (Crocus sativus L.) Inhibits Root Elongation of Nicotiana tabacum Seedlings and is Highly Cytotoxic on Tobacco Cells and Protoplasts; J.A. Fernández, et al. Arabinogalactan-Protein Epitopes Are Host-Derived in Frankia-Alnus Symbiosis; A.M. Berry, et al. The Role of Chitinases, Arabinogalactan-Proteins, and Nodulation Factors in the Regula