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Polymorphism and structure of style-specific arabinogalactan proteins as determinants of pollen tube growth in Nicotiana.
BMC evolutionary biology - 10 Aug 2017
Noyszewski Andrzej K, Liu Yi-Cheng, Tamura Koichiro, Smith Alan G
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BACKGROUND: Pollen tube growth and fertilization are key processes in angiosperm sexual reproduction. The transmitting tract (TT) of Nicotiana tabacum controls pollen tube growth in part by secreting pistil extensin-like protein III (PELPIII), transmitting-tract-specific (TTS) protein and 120 kDa glycoprotein (120 K) into the stylar extracellular matrix. The three arabinogalactan proteins (AGP) are referred to as...
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