ReviewSexual plant reproduction2010
How to shape a cylinder: pollen tube as a model system for the generation of complex cellular geometry.
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 70 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evaluation of Pectin and Arabinogalactan Protein Distribution in Olive Pollen Tube Cell Walls Using Immunofluorescent Labeling.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026Article
- OsPRK1/2/3-mediated reactive oxygen species signaling is required for pollen tube germination in rice.Journal of integrative plant biology · 2025Article
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- Conserved physical mechanisms of cell and tissue elongation.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2024Review
- Pollen tube invasive growth is promoted by callose.Plant reproduction · 2023Article
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- Plant cell-like tip-growing polymer precipitate with structurally embedded multistimuli sensing ability.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- An actin mechanostat ensures hyphal tip sharpness inScience advances · 2022Article
- Let's shape again: the concerted molecular action that builds the pollen tube.Plant reproduction · 2022Review
- Kinase Partner Protein Plays a Key Role in Controlling the Speed and Shape of Pollen Tube Growth in Tomato.Plant physiology · 2020Article
- A Series of Tubes: TheJournal of developmental biology · 2020Review
- Evolution of Cell Wall Polymers in Tip-Growing Land Plant Gametophytes: Composition, Distribution, Functional Aspects and Their Remodeling.Frontiers in plant science · 2019Review
- The REN4 rheostat dynamically coordinates the apical and lateral domains of Arabidopsis pollen tubes.Nature communications · 2018Article
- Pectin methylesterase inhibitor (PMEI) family can be related to male sterility in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis).Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG · 2018Article
- Elongation and shape changes in organisms with cell walls: A dialogue between experiments and models.Cell surface (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2018Review
- Pollen-Expressed Leucine-Rich Repeat Extensins Are Essential for Pollen Germination and Growth.Plant physiology · 2018Article
- LRX Proteins Play a Crucial Role in Pollen Grain and Pollen Tube Cell Wall Development.Plant physiology · 2018Article
- Time to make the doughnuts: Building and shaping seamless tubes.Seminars in cell & developmental biology · 2017Review
- Signaling with Ions: The Keystone for Apical Cell Growth and Morphogenesis in Pollen Tubes.Plant physiology · 2017Review
- Dynamics of cell wall assembly during early embryogenesis in the brown alga Fucus.Journal of experimental botany · 2016Article
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Abstract
Expansive growth in plant cells is a formidable problem for biophysical studies, and the mechanical principles governing the generation of complex cellular geometries are still poorly understood. Pollen, the male gametophyte stage of the flowering plants, is an excellent model system for the investigation of the mechanics of complex growth processes. The initiation of pollen tube growth requires first of all, the spatially confined formation of a protuberance. This process must be controlled by the mechanical properties of the cell wall, since turgor is a non-vectorial force. In the elongating tube, cell wall expansion is confined to the apex of the cell, requiring the tubular region to be stabilized against turgor-induced tensile stress. Tip focused surface expansion must be coordinated with the supply of cell wall material to this region requiring the precise, logistical control of intracellular transport processes. The advantage of such a demanding mechanism is the high efficiency it confers on the pollen tube in leading an invasive way of life.
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