title: Advances in polyamine research in 2007.
abstract: Polyamines are small aliphatic amines found in all living organisms except some Archaea. In plants, putrescine, spermidine, and spermine are major components which are not only involved in fundamental cellular processes, for example cell proliferation, differentiation, and programmed cell death, but also in adaptive responses to environmental stress. In this article we review plant polyamine research focusing on recent studies.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. kusano@ige.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tomonobu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kusano
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Berberich
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D007473:Ion Channels / Q000502:physiology; D063245:Plant Development; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011073:Polyamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D011700:Putrescine / Q000378:metabolism; D013095:Spermidine / Q000378:metabolism; D013096:Spermine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D011073:Polyamines; D013096:Spermine; D013095:Spermidine; D011700:Putrescine