Fertilization mechanisms in flowering plants

T Dresselhaus, S Sprunck, GM Wessel - Current Biology, 2016 - cell.com
Compared with the animal kingdom, fertilization is particularly complex in flowering plants
(angiosperms). Sperm cells of angiosperms have lost their motility and require transportation …

Genome‐wide identification of EMBRYO‐DEFECTIVE (EMB) genes required for growth and development in Arabidopsis

DW Meinke - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With the emergence of high‐throughput methods in plant biology, the importance of long‐
term projects characterized by incremental advances involving multiple laboratories can …

Paternal DNA methylation is remodeled to maternal levels in rice zygote

Q Liu, X Ma, X Li, X Zhang, S Zhou, L ** and genome-wide association reveal candidate genes conferring thermotolerance of seed-set in maize
J Gao, S Wang, Z Zhou, S Wang, C Dong… - Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
It is predicted that high-temperature stress will increasingly affect crop yields worldwide as a
result of climate change. In order to determine the genetic basis of thermotolerance of seed …

Genomic decoding of Theobroma grandiflorum (cupuassu) at chromosomal scale: evolutionary insights for horticultural innovation

RM Alves, VAC de Abreu, RP Oliveira… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Theobroma grandiflorum (Malvaceae), known as cupuassu, is a tree
indigenous to the Amazon basin, valued for its large fruits and seed pulp, contributing …

Profiling of Translatomes of in Vivo–Grown Pollen Tubes Reveals Genes with Roles in Micropylar Guidance during Pollination in Arabidopsis

SY Lin, PW Chen, MH Chuang, P Juntawong… - The Plant …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Transcriptome profiling has been used to identify genes expressed in pollen tubes
elongating in vitro; however, little is known of the transcriptome of in vivo–grown pollen …

Scalable phylogenetic profiling using MinHash uncovers likely eukaryotic sexual reproduction genes

D Moi, L Kilchoer, PS Aguilar… - PLoS computational …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Phylogenetic profiling is a computational method to predict genes involved in the same
biological process by identifying protein families which tend to be jointly lost or retained …