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The rice tapetum degeneration retardation gene is required for tapetum degradation and anther development.
The Plant cell - 1 Nov 2006
Li Na, Zhang Da-Sheng, Liu Hai-Sheng, Yin Chang-Song, Li Xiao-xing, Liang Wan-qi, Yuan Zheng, Xu Ben, Chu Huang-Wei, Wang Jia, Wen Tie-Qiao, Huang Hai, Luo Da, Ma Hong, Zhang Da-Bing
Abstract excerpt
In flowering plants, tapetum degeneration is proposed to be triggered by a programmed cell death (PCD) process during late stages of pollen development; the PCD is thought to provide cellular contents supporting pollen wall formation and to allow the subsequent pollen release. However, the molecular basis regulating tapetum PCD in plants remains poorly understood. We report the isolation and characterization of a...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Apoptosis
- DNA Fragmentation
- Flowers
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genes, Plant
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Oryza
- Phenotype