Callose (β-1,3 glucan) is essential for <it>Arabidopsis </it>pollen wall patterning, but not tube growth
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Callose (β-1,3 glucan) separates developing pollen grains, preventing their underlying walls (exine) from fusing. The pollen tubes that transport sperm to female gametes also contain callose, both in their walls as well as in the plu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/5/22 |