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The cysteine protease PAI1 acts as a quantitative metabolic coordinator of amino acid flux for pollen maturation and anther dehiscence in rice.
Plant physiology - 1 Sept 2026
Tian Jingfei, He Juan, Xu Yibo, Bao Jinlin, Wei Jianxin, Zhao Wenfeng, Shen Zejun, Wei Zihan, Wu Minghang, Wang Pengpeng, Mo Jun, Luo Jijing, Qin Baoxiang
Abstract excerpt
The coordination of pollen maturation and anther dehiscence is essential for cereal fertility, yet the metabolic mechanisms linking these processes remain poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that the rice cysteine protease PAI1 (Pollen Anther Integrator 1) functions as a quantitative metabolic coordinator during rice male reproduction. Unlike canonical cysteine protease mutants that exhibit complete male...
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- Oryza
- Pollen
- Amino Acids
- Plant Proteins
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Cysteine Proteases
