Identification of proteins enriched in rice egg or sperm cells by single-cell proteomics.

In angiosperms, female gamete differentiation, fertilization, and subsequent zygotic development occur in embryo sacs deeply embedded in the ovaries. Despite their importance in plant reproduction and development, how the egg cell is specialized, fuses with the sperm cell, and converts into an activ...

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Main Authors: Mafumi Abiko, Kensyo Furuta, Yoshio Yamauchi, Chiharu Fujita, Masato Taoka, Toshiaki Isobe, Takashi Okamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3723872?pdf=render