1. [Control of fertilization by self-incompatibility mechanisms].
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Fobis-Loisy I and Gaude T
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- Brassicaceae enzymology, Brassicaceae genetics, Brassicaceae physiology, Fertilization genetics, Magnoliopsida enzymology, Magnoliopsida genetics, Papaver genetics, Papaver physiology, Pollen growth & development, Pollination genetics, Pollination physiology, Reproduction physiology, Ribonucleases genetics, Ribonucleases metabolism, Fertilization physiology, Magnoliopsida physiology, Pollen physiology
- Abstract
Flowering plants (angiosperms) are the most prevalent and evolutionarily advanced group of plants. Reproductive strategies that promote cross-fertilization have played an essential role in the success of angiosperms as they contribute to genetic variability among plant species. A major genetic barrier to self-fertilization is self-incompatibility (SI), which allows female reproductive cells to discriminate between self- and non-self pollen and specifically reject self-pollen. In this review, we describe three SI mechanisms showing that different flowering plant families use distinct molecules for recognition of self as well as diverse biochemical pathways to arrest pollen tube growth., (© Société de Biologie, 2010.)
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- 2010
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