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ArticleBotanical studies2015

Arabidopsis Qc-SNARE genes BET11 and BET12 are required for fertility and pollen tube elongation.

Pablo Bolaños-Villegas, Cian-Ling Guo, Guang-Yuh Jauh

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Article in Botanical studies, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Pablo Bolaños-VillegasFabio Baudrit Agricultural Experimental Station, University of Costa Rica, La Garita de Alajuela, P.O. Box 183-4050, Alajuela, Costa Rica. pablo.bolanosvillegas@ucr.ac.cr.
Cian-Ling GuoInstitute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, 128 Sec. 2, Academia Rd, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Guang-Yuh JauhInstitute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, 128 Sec. 2, Academia Rd, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan. jauh@gate.sinica.edu.tw.

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Abstract

key messageBET11 and 12 are required for pollen tube elongation. Pollen tubes are rapidly growing specialized structures that elongate in a polar manner. They play a crucial role in the delivery of sperm cells through the stylar tissues of the flower and into the embryo sac, where the sperm cells are released to fuse with the egg cell and the central cell to give rise to the embryo and the endosperm. Polar growth at the pollen tube tip is believed to result from secretion of materials by membrane trafficking mechanisms. In this study, we report the functional characterization of Arabidopsis BET11 and BET12, two genes that may code for Qc-SNAREs (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors). Double mutants (bet11/bet12) in a homozygous/heterozygous background showed reduced transmission of the mutant alleles, reduced fertilization of seeds, defective embryo development, reduced pollen tube lengths and formation of secondary pollen tubes. Both BET11 and BET12 are required for fertility and development of pollen tubes in Arabidopsis. More experiments are required to dissect the mechanisms involved.

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Arabidopsis thalianaFertilityPollen tube elongationSNAREs

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