title: The Pollen Coat Proteome: At the Cutting Edge of Plant Reproduction.
abstract: The tapetum is a single layer of secretory cells which encloses the anther locule and sustains pollen development and maturation. Upon apoptosis, the remnants of the tapetal cells, consisting mostly of lipids and proteins, fill the pits of the sculpted exine to form the bulk of the pollen coat. This extracellular matrix forms an impermeable barrier that protects the male gametophyte from water loss and UV light. It also aids pollen adhesion and hydration and retains small signaling compounds involved in pollen-stigma communication. In this study, we have updated the list of the pollen coat's protein components and also discussed their functions in the context of sexual reproduction.
authors.affiliation: Plant Reproductive Biology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Profesor Albareda 1, 18008 Granada, Spain. juandavid.rejon@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Juan David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rejón
authors.affiliation: Bio-Organic Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (LSMBO), IPHC, Université de Strasbourg, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg, France. delaland@unistra.fr.|IPHC, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR7178, 67087 Strasbourg, France. delaland@unistra.fr.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Delalande
authors.affiliation: Bio-Organic Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (LSMBO), IPHC, Université de Strasbourg, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg, France. christine.schaeffer@unistra.fr.|IPHC, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR7178, 67087 Strasbourg, France. christine.schaeffer@unistra.fr.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schaeffer-Reiss
authors.affiliation: Plant Reproductive Biology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Profesor Albareda 1, 18008 Granada, Spain. juandedios.alche@eez.csic.es.
authors.forename: Juan de Dios
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Alché
authors.affiliation: Plant Reproductive Biology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Profesor Albareda 1, 18008 Granada, Spain. mariaisabel.rodriguez@eez.csic.es.
authors.forename: María Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-García
authors.affiliation: Bio-Organic Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (LSMBO), IPHC, Université de Strasbourg, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg, France. vandors@unistra.fr.|IPHC, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR7178, 67087 Strasbourg, France. vandors@unistra.fr.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Dorsselaer
authors.affiliation: Plant Reproductive Biology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Profesor Albareda 1, 18008 Granada, Spain. antoniojesus.castro@eez.csic.es.
authors.forename: Antonio Jesús
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Castro
keywords: olive; pollen coat; proteomics; self-incompatibility; tapetum