title: Unveiling the gene-expression profile of pollen.
abstract: Four recent papers have characterized the transcription profile of pollen grains, showing striking differences between gene expression in pollen and other plant tissues. These studies increase the number of known pollen-expressed genes by as much as 50-fold and have identified many novel genes that are potentially pollen-specific.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Plant Biology and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Centre, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland. grossnik@botinst.unizh.ch
authors.forename: José António
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: da Costa-Nunes
authors.forename: Ueli
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Grossniklaus
mesh_terms: D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000379:methods*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D011058:Pollen / Q000235:genetics*