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VANGUARD1 encodes a pectin methylesterase that enhances pollen tube growth in the Arabidopsis style and transmitting tract.
The Plant cell - 1 Feb 2005
Jiang Lixi, Yang Shu-Lan, Xie Li-Fen, Puah Ching San, Zhang Xue-Qin, Yang Wei-Cai, Sundaresan Venkatesan, Ye De
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In flowering plants, penetration of the pollen tube through stigma, style, and transmitting tract is essential for delivery of sperm nuclei to the egg cells embedded deeply within female tissues. Despite its importance in plant reproduction, little is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms that regulate the navigation of the pollen tube through the stigma, style, and transmitting tract. Here, we report...
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