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WBC27, an adenosine tri-phosphate-binding cassette protein, controls pollen wall formation and patterning in Arabidopsis.
Journal of integrative plant biology - 1 Jan 2011
Dou Xiao-Ying, Yang Ke-Zhen, Zhang Yi, Wang Wei, Liu Xiao-Lei, Chen Li-Qun, Zhang Xue-Qin, Ye De
Abstract excerpt
In flowering plants, the exine components are derived from tapetum. Despite its importance to sexual plant reproduction, little is known about the translocation of exine materials from tapetum to developing microspores. Here we report functional characterization of the arabidopsis WBC27 gene. WBC27 encodes an adenosine tri-phosphate binding cassette (ABC) transporter and is expressed preferentially in tapetum....
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