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Genomic and Molecular Analyses of Transporters in the Male Gametophyte

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The Pollen Tube

Part of the book series: Plant Cell Monographs ((CELLMONO,volume 3))

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The major events of male reproductive development and function have been known for years, but the molecular and cellular bases of these processes are still poorly understood. Recent advances in cell biology coupled with molecular genetics and functional genomics are poised to offer tremendous opportunities to understand how membrane transport is integrated with male gametophyte development and physiology. Here we first propose the type of transporters necessary to affect the dynamics of Ca 2+, K+, pH and others ions observed in polarized tip growth, and then show how pollen transcriptomics and molecular genetic tools are beginning to reveal the roles of specific transporters in microgametogenesis, pollen tube growth and male fertility.

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  1. Department Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics, HJ Patterson Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, 20742, MD, USA

    Heven Sze, Xiyan Li & Kevin W. Bock

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Fleischmann Agriculture Bldg. #319, University of Nevada, 89557, Reno, NV, USA

    Sabine Frietsch & Jeffrey F. Harper

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Sze, H., Frietsch, S., Li, X., Bock, K.W., Harper, J.F. Genomic and Molecular Analyses of Transporters in the Male Gametophyte. In: Malhó, R. (eds) The Pollen Tube. Plant Cell Monographs, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/7089_044

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