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Callose deficiency modulates plasmodesmata frequency and extracellular distance in rice pollen mother and tapetal cells.
Annals of botany - 31 Dec 2024
Somashekar Harsha, Takanami Keiko, Benitez-Alfonso Yoselin, Oishi Akane, Hiratsuka Rie, Nonomura Ken-Ichi
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Fertilization relies on pollen mother cells able to transition from mitosis to meiosis to supply gametes. This process involves remarkable changes at the molecular, cellular and physiological levels, including (but not limited to) remodelling of the cell wall. During the onset of meiosis, the cellulose content in the pollen mother cell walls gradually declines, with the concurrent deposition...
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