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Mitochondrial GCD1 dysfunction reveals reciprocal cell-to-cell signaling during the maturation of Arabidopsis female gametes.
Developmental cell - 13 Nov 2012
Wu Jian-Jun, Peng Xiong-Bo, Li Wen-Wei, He Rui, Xin Hai-Ping, Sun Meng-Xiang
Abstract excerpt
Cell-to-cell communication in embryo sacs is thought to regulate the development of female gametes in flowering plants, but the details remain poorly understood. Here, we report a mitochondrial protein, GAMETE CELL DEFECTIVE 1 (GCD1), enriched in gametophytes that is essential for final maturation of female gametes. Using Arabidopsis gcd1 mutants, we found that final maturation of the egg and central cells is not...
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