title: Mitochondria-responsive signaling between egg and central cell controls their coordinated maturation.
abstract: Recent studies suggest a complex regulatory network in female gametophyte of angiosperm. The cell-cell communication between female gametes was confirmed during their maturation and functional specialization. The mitochondria-responsive signaling may play a critical role in this process. Here, we briefly summarized the recent discussion on this topic and proposed a two-pathway's mechanism for regulating coordinated development of the female gamete cells.
authors: Department of Cell and Developmental Biology; College of Life Science; Wuhan University; Wuhan, China.
authors: Jian-jun
authors: JJ
authors: Wu
authors: Xiong-bo
authors: XB
authors: Peng
authors: Meng-xiang
authors: MX
authors: Sun
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000166:cytology*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D056771:Ovule / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
keywords: Arabidopsis; cell-cell communication; female gametophyte; gamete development; mitochondria