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The journey to glory: receptor-like kinases in pollen tube growth

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Double fertilization in angiosperm is a prerequisite for seed and fruit development and has been under close scrutiny in the past decades. Communications between male and female gametophytes are especially important in achieving successful reproduction, in which receptor-like kinases are dominant players. Here, we review progress on the functionality of receptor-like kinases (RLKs) in pollen tube growth and point out challenges facing the study of RLKs in pollen biology.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31471304) and the Shandong Provincial Funds for Outstanding Young Scientists. Yan Zhang’s laboratory is partially supported by Tai-Shan Scholar Program of the Shandong Provincial Government. We thank Dr. Sheila McCormick for language editing.

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    Sen Chai, Furong Ge, Sha Li & Yan Zhang

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Chai, S., Ge, F., Li, S. et al. The journey to glory: receptor-like kinases in pollen tube growth. Sci. Bull. 61, 827–831 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-015-0926-5

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