MYB97, MYB101 and MYB120 function as male factors that control pollen tube-synergid interaction in Arabidopsis thaliana fertilization.

Pollen tube reception involves a pollen tube-synergid interaction that controls the discharge of sperm cells into the embryo sac during plant fertilization. Despite its importance in the sexual reproduction of plants, little is known about the role of gene regulation in this process. We report here...

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Main Authors: Yan Liang, Ze-Min Tan, Lei Zhu, Qian-Kun Niu, Jing-Jing Zhou, Meng Li, Li-Qun Chen, Xue-Qin Zhang, De Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-11-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3836714?pdf=render