title: Molecular analysis of male gametogenesis in plants.
abstract: Reproduction in plants rivals the complexity of the process in animals. Recently, several genes that are expressed at specific stages during male gametogenesis have been cloned. These anther-specific genes are providing tools with which to study the cis- and trans-acting factors that regulate gene expression during pollen formation. Sequence analysis of the coding regions of some of these abundantly expressed anther genes is providing unexpected insights into the cell-cell interactions occurring during gamete formation and fertilization.
authors.affiliation: USDA/ARS-UC-Berkeley Plant Gene Expression Center, Albany 94710.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McCormick
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005718:Gametogenesis / Q000235:genetics*; D011058:Pollen / Q000235:genetics*