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Arabidopsis COBRA-LIKE 10, a GPI-anchored protein, mediates directional growth of pollen tubes.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 May 2013
Li Sha, Ge Fu-Rong, Xu Ming, Zhao Xin-Ying, Huang Guo-Qiang, Zhou Liang-Zi, Wang Jia-Gang, Kombrink Anja, McCormick Sheila, Zhang Xian Sheng, Zhang Yan
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Successful reproduction of flowering plants requires constant communication between female tissues and growing pollen tubes. Female cells secrete molecules and peptides as nutrients or guidance cues for fast and directional tube growth, which is executed by dynamic changes of intracellular activities within pollen tubes. Compared with the extensive interest in female cues and intracellular activities of pollen...
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