The flowering plant germline is produced during the haploid gametophytic stage. Defining
the germline is complicated by the extreme reduction of the male and female gametophytes …

The reproductive adaptations of land plants have played a key role in their terrestrial
colonization and radiation. This encompasses mechanisms used for the production …

The utilization of stored RNA is a driving force in rapid development. Here, we show that
retention and subsequent removal of introns from pre-mRNAs regulate temporal patterns of …

Here, we show that the polyamine spermidine plays a key role as a morphogenetic
determinant during spermatid development in the water fern Marsilea vestita. Spermidine …

Alternation of generations underpins all plant life histories and is held to possess important
adaptive features. A wide range of data have accumulated over the past century which …

Background Many rapidly develo** systems rely on the regulated translation of stored
transcripts for the formation of new proteins essential for morphogenesis. The microspores of …

Ferns are one of the most speciose lineages of land plants, and occupy an important
phylogenetic position sister to seed plants. Despite this, ferns remain one of the last groups …

The male gametophyte of the semi‐aquatic fern, Marsilea vestita, produces multiciliated
spermatozoids in a rapid developmental sequence that is controlled post‐transcriptionally …

Spermatogenesis in Marsilea vestita is a rapid process that is activated by placing dry
microspores into water. Nine division cycles produce seven somatic cells and 32 …

The endosporic male gametophyte of the water fern, Marsilea vestita, provides a unique
opportunity to study the mechanisms that control cell fate determination during a burst of …