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PERSISTENT TAPETAL CELL1 encodes a PHD-finger protein that is required for tapetal cell death and pollen development in rice.
Plant physiology - 1 Jun 2011
Li Hui, Yuan Zheng, Vizcay-Barrena Gema, Yang Caiyun, Liang Wanqi, Zong Jie, Wilson Zoe A, Zhang Dabing
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In higher plants, timely degradation of tapetal cells, the innermost sporophytic cells of the anther wall layer, is a prerequisite for the development of viable pollen grains. However, relatively little is known about the mechanism underlying programmed tapetal cell development and degradation. Here, we report a key regulator in monocot rice (Oryza sativa), PERSISTANT TAPETAL CELL1 (PTC1), which controls...
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