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Male gametophyte defective 4 encodes a rhamnogalacturonan II xylosyltransferase and is important for growth of pollen tubes and roots in Arabidopsis.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Feb 2011
Liu Xiao-Lei, Liu Lifeng, Niu Qian-Kun, Xia Chuan, Yang Ke-Zhen, Li Rui, Chen Li-Qun, Zhang Xue-Qin, Zhou Yihua, Ye De
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In flowering plants, the growth of pollen tubes is essential for the delivery of sperm to the egg cells. Although many factors (including cell-wall properties) are involved in this process, little is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms that regulate the growth of pollen tubes. We report here the characterization of an Arabidopsis mutant male gametophyte defective 4 (mgp4) that is severely defective in...
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