Publication Date:
2014-01-25
Description:
Article In plants, sperm is released from pollen tubes in order to fertilize the female gametophyte. In this study, Duan et al. demonstrate that NADPH generated reactive oxygen species are required for the female to induce rupture of the pollen tube. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms4129 Authors: Qiaohong Duan, Daniel Kita, Eric A. Johnson, Mini Aggarwal, Laura Gates, Hen-Ming Wu, Alice Y. Cheung
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics