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The Rab GTPase RabA4d regulates pollen tube tip growth in Arabidopsis thaliana.
The Plant cell - 1 Feb 2009
Szumlanski Amy L, Nielsen Erik
Abstract excerpt
During reproduction in flowering plants, pollen grains form a tube that grows in a polarized fashion through the female tissues to eventually fertilize the egg cell. These highly polarized pollen tubes have a rapid rate of growth that is supported by a tip-focused delivery of membrane and cell wall components. To gain a better understanding of how this growth is regulated, we investigated the function RABA4D, a...
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