Laser microdissection of conifer stem tissues: Isolation and analysis of high quality RNA, terpene synthase enzyme activity and terpenoid metabolites from resin ducts and cambial zone tissue of white spruce (Picea glauca)

[1] Franceschi VR(2005)Anatomical and chemical defenses of conifer bark against bark beetles and other pests New Phytol 167 353-375

[2] Krokene P(2010)Terpenoid biosynthesis and specialized vascular cells of conifer defense J Integr Plant Biol 52 86-97

[3] Christiansen E(2003)Inducible anatomical defense responses in Norway spruce stems and their possible role in induced resistance Tree Physiol 23 191-197

[4] Krekling T(2006)Genes, enzymes and chemicals of terpenoid diversity in the constitutive and induced defence of conifers against insects and pathogens New Phytol 170 657-675

[5] Zulak KG(2002)Methyl jasmonate induces traumatic resin ducts, terpenoid resin biosynthesis, and terpenoid accumulation in developing xylem of Norway spruce stems Plant Physiol 129 1003-1018

[6] Bohlmann J(2002)Application of methyl jasmonate on Am J Bot 89 578-586

[7] Krokene P(2005) (Pinaceae) stems induces defense-related responses in phloem and xylem Plant Physiol 137 369-382

[8] Solheim H(1998)Insect-induced conifer defense. White pine weevil and methyl jasmonate induce traumatic resinosis, de novo formed volatile emissions, and accumulation of terpenoid synthase and putative octadecanoid pathway transcripts in Sitka spruce Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 95 13330-13335

[9] Krekling T(2008)Gene discovery in the wood-forming tissues of poplar: analysis of 5, 692 expressed sequence tags New Phytol 180 766-786

[10] Christiansen E(1997)Identification of conserved core xylem gene sets: conifer cDNA microarray development, transcript profiling and computational analyses Plant Physiol 115 577-585

[1] Franceschi VR(2005)Anatomical and chemical defenses of conifer bark against bark beetles and other pests New Phytol 167 353-375

[2] Krokene P(2010)Terpenoid biosynthesis and specialized vascular cells of conifer defense J Integr Plant Biol 52 86-97

[3] Christiansen E(2003)Inducible anatomical defense responses in Norway spruce stems and their possible role in induced resistance Tree Physiol 23 191-197

[4] Krekling T(2006)Genes, enzymes and chemicals of terpenoid diversity in the constitutive and induced defence of conifers against insects and pathogens New Phytol 170 657-675

[5] Zulak KG(2002)Methyl jasmonate induces traumatic resin ducts, terpenoid resin biosynthesis, and terpenoid accumulation in developing xylem of Norway spruce stems Plant Physiol 129 1003-1018

[6] Bohlmann J(2002)Application of methyl jasmonate on Am J Bot 89 578-586

[7] Krokene P(2005) (Pinaceae) stems induces defense-related responses in phloem and xylem Plant Physiol 137 369-382

[8] Solheim H(1998)Insect-induced conifer defense. White pine weevil and methyl jasmonate induce traumatic resinosis, de novo formed volatile emissions, and accumulation of terpenoid synthase and putative octadecanoid pathway transcripts in Sitka spruce Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 95 13330-13335

[9] Krekling T(2008)Gene discovery in the wood-forming tissues of poplar: analysis of 5, 692 expressed sequence tags New Phytol 180 766-786

[10] Christiansen E(1997)Identification of conserved core xylem gene sets: conifer cDNA microarray development, transcript profiling and computational analyses Plant Physiol 115 577-585