The functional domain of GCS1-based gamete fusion resides in the amino terminus in plant and parasite species.

Fertilization is one of the most important processes in all organisms utilizing sexual reproduction. In a previous study, we succeeded in identifying a novel male gametic transmembrane protein GCS1 (GENERATIVE CELL SPECIFIC 1), also called HAP2 (HAPLESS 2) in the male-sterile Arabidopsis thaliana mu...

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Main Authors: Toshiyuki Mori, Makoto Hirai, Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa, Shin-ya Miyagishima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3013147?pdf=render