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PCP-B class pollen coat proteins are key regulators of the hydration checkpoint in Arabidopsis thaliana pollen-stigma interactions.
The New phytologist - 1 Jan 2017
Wang Ludi, Clarke Lisa A, Eason Russell J, Parker Christopher C, Qi Baoxiu, Scott Rod J, Doughty James
Abstract excerpt
The establishment of pollen-pistil compatibility is strictly regulated by factors derived from both male and female reproductive structures. Highly diverse small cysteine-rich proteins (CRPs) have been found to play multiple roles in plant reproduction, including the earliest stages of the pollen-stigma interaction. Secreted CRPs found in the pollen coat of members of the Brassicaceae, the pollen coat proteins...
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