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The AtXTH28 gene, a xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase, is involved in automatic self-pollination in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Plant & cell physiology - 1 Feb 2009
Kurasawa Kasumi, Matsui Akihiro, Yokoyama Ryusuke, Kuriyama Tomoko, Yoshizumi Takeshi, Matsui Minami, Suwabe Keita, Watanabe Masao, Nishitani Kazuhiko
Abstract excerpt
Successful automatic self-pollination in flowering plants is dependent on the correct development of reproductive organs. In the stamen, the appropriate growth of the filament, which largely depends on the mechanical properties of the cell wall, is required to position the anther correctly close to the stigma at the pollination stage. Xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolases (XTHs) are a family of enzymes that...
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