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Tapetum-specific NEF1 is essential for primexine AGP and polysaccharide formation during pollen wall pattern establishment.
Plant physiology - 2 Jul 2026
Wang Yun, Huang Long-Cheng, Shu Jia-Ni, Shao Ya-Rong, Cui Yong-Lan, Wang Jian-Lin, Wang Shui, Yang Zhong-Nan, Zhang Cheng
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The establishment of a specific pollen wall pattern is essential for pollen development in flowering plants. This process largely depends on the formation of a temporary wall surrounding microspores in tetrads, known as the primexine, which is primarily composed of Arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) and polysaccharides. NEF1, a gene identified two decades ago in Arabidopsis thaliana, is required for primexine...
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