Unveiling the gene-expression profile of pollen.
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.
da Costa-Nunes
José António
JA
Institute for Plant Biology and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Centre, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland. grossnik@botinst.unizh.ch
Grossniklaus
Ueli
U
D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000379:methods*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D011058:Pollen / Q000235:genetics*