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Pollen-Expressed Leucine-Rich Repeat Extensins Are Essential for Pollen Germination and Growth.
Plant physiology - 1 Mar 2018
Wang Xiaoxiao, Wang Kaiyue, Yin Guimin, Liu Xiaoyu, Liu Mei, Cao Nana, Duan Yazhou, Gao Hui, Wang Wanlei, Ge Weina, Wang Jing, Li Rui, Guo Yi
Abstract excerpt
During pollen tube growth, the walls of the tube provide the mechanical strength resisting turgor pressure to protect two sperm cells. Cell wall proteins may play an important role in this process. Pollen tube cell wall proteins known as leucine-rich repeat extensins (LRXs) harbor a leucine-rich repeat domain and an extensin domain. In this study, the functions of four pollen-expressed LRXs, LRX8, LRX9, LRX10,...
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