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OsMTD2-mediated reactive oxygen species (ROS) balance is essential for intact pollen-tube elongation in rice.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Aug 2021
Kim Yu-Jin, Kim Myung-Hee, Hong Woo-Jong, Moon Sunok, Kim Sun Tae, Park Soon Ki, Jung Ki-Hong
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The highly specialized haploid male gametophyte-pollen consist of two sperm cells and a large vegetative cell. Successful fertilization requires proper growth timing and rupture of the pollen tube until it delivers sperm cells, which occur immediately after a pollen grain hydrates. Although a tight regulation on polar cell-wall expansion of the pollen tube is fundamentally important, the underlying molecular...
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