Durotropic Growth of Pollen Tubes [PDF]
To reach the female gametophyte, growing pollen tubes must penetrate different tissues within the pistil, the female reproductive organ of a flower. Past research has identified various chemotropic cues that guide pollen tubes through the transmitting tract of the pistil, which represents the longest segment of its growth path.
Ronny Reimann+9 more
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The pollen receptor kinase LePRK2 mediates growth-promoting signals and positively regulates pollen germination and tube growth [PDF]
In flowering plants, the process of pollen germination and tube growth is required for successful fertilization. A pollen receptor kinase from tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), LePRK2, has been implicated in signaling during pollen germination and tube ...
Gui, Cai Ping+6 more
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Boron (B) is essential to plant development. However, excessive B is toxic to plants. This research was performed to evaluate the effects of B toxicity on cell wall architecture of Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Blume) pollen tubes with emphasis ...
Weiwei Zhang+11 more
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Kanamycin resistance during in vitro development of pollen from transgenic tomato plants [PDF]
Effects of kanamycin on pollen germination and tube growth of pollen from non-transformed plants and from transgenic tomato plants containing a chimaeric kanamycin resistance gene were determined. Germination of pollen was not affected by the addition of
AP Czernilofsky+19 more
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Identification and functional analysis of arabinogalactan protein expressed in pear pollen tubes
Arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) are widely distributed in the plant kingdom and play a vital role during the process of plant sexual reproduction. In this study, we performed a comprehensive identification of the PbrAGPs expressed in pear pollen and ...
Hui-jun JIAO+6 more
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The Arabidopsis mutant feronia disrupts the female gametophytic control of pollen tube reception [PDF]
Reproduction in angiosperms depends on communication processes of the male gametophyte (pollen) with the female floral organs (pistil, transmitting tissue) and the female gametophyte (embryo sac).
Federer, M.+3 more
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Regularized Stokeslet rings - an efficient method for axisymmetric Stokes flow, with application to the growing pollen tube [PDF]
The method of regularized Stokeslets, based on the divergence-free exact solution to the equations of highly viscous flow due to a spatially-smoothed concentrated force, is widely employed in biological fluid mechanics. Many problems of interest are axisymmetric, motivating the study of the azimuthally-integrated form of the Stokeslet which physically ...
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WD40-domain protein GORI is an integrative scaffold that is required for pollen tube growth in rice
The pollen tube plays a critical role in angiosperm plants by delivering sperm gametes for double fertilization. Although the molecular mechanisms underlying pollen tube germination and growth are crucial to crop plants, they are poorly understood. Here,
Yu-Jin Kim, Ki-Hong Jung
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The juxtamembrane and carboxy-terminal domains of Arabidopsis PRK2 are critical for ROP-induced growth in pollen tubes. [PDF]
Polarized growth of pollen tubes is a critical step for successful reproduction in angiosperms and is controlled by ROP GTPases. Spatiotemporal activation of ROP (Rho GTPases of plants) necessitates a complex and sophisticated regulatory system, in which
Ge, Fu-Rong+6 more
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Pollen-specific pectin methylesterase involved in pollen tube growth [PDF]
Pollen tube elongation in the pistil is a crucial step in the sexual reproduction of plants. Because the wall of the pollen tube tip is composed of a single layer of pectin and, unlike most other plant cell walls, does not contain cellulose or callose ...
Chen, Min-Huei+3 more
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