Plant fertilization: bursting pollen tubes!
Higher plants don't have motile sperm; they rely on pollen tubes to deliver them. Recent research has identified key components involved in pollen tube tip bursting that allow sperm release and fertilization.
Franklin-Tong
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School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. V.E.Franklin-Tong@bham.ac.uk
D008954:Models, Biological; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D053205:Pollen Tube / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D054817:Pollination / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D003313:Zea mays / Q000502:physiology*
D010940:Plant Proteins