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A subunit of the oligosaccharyltransferase complex is required for interspecific gametophyte recognition in Arabidopsis

Authors :
Lena M. Müller
Heike Lindner
Nuno D. Pires
Valeria Gagliardini
Ueli Grossniklaus
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

Species-specific gamete recognition is needed to maintain species boundaries. Here, Müller et al. show that ARTUMES regulates pollen tube recognition between different Arabidopsisspecies, representing the first gene known to exclusively influence inter- but not intraspecific gamete interaction in plants.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.54e4749d6214d38bab9ea78b8c63bcc
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10826