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Antisense phenotypes reveal a role for SHY, a pollen-specific leucine-rich repeat protein, in pollen tube growth.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Aug 2004
Guyon Virginie, Tang Wei-Hua, Monti Maurilia M, Raiola Alessandro, Lorenzo Giulia De, McCormick Sheila, Taylor Loverine P
Abstract excerpt
SHY, a pollen-specific gene identified in a screen for genes upregulated at pollen germination, encodes a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) protein that is predicted to be secreted. To test if SHY plays an important role during pollen germination, we generated transgenic plants expressing an antisense (AS) copy of the SHY cDNA in pollen. Primary transformants exhibited poor seed set, but homozygous lines could be...
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