Proteomics of pollen development and germination.
In higher plants, pollen grains represent the vestiges of a highly reduced male gametophyte generation. After germination, the pollen tube delivers the sperm cells by tip-growing to the embryo sac for fertilization. Besides the intrinsic importance for sexual reproduction, pollen development and germination serve as an attractive system to address important questions related to cell division, cell differentiation, polar growth, cell-cell interaction, and cell fate. Recently, pollen functional specification has been well-studied using multidisciplinary approaches. Here, we review recent advances in proteomics of pollen development and germination.
Dai
Shaojun
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College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
Wang
Tai
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Yan
Xiufeng
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Chen
Sixue
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D018525:Germination / Q000502:physiology; D011058:Pollen / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D053205:Pollen Tube / Q000254:growth & development; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods
D020033:Protein Isoforms