ReviewThe New phytologist2003
Control of pollen tube growth: role of ion gradients and fluxes.
Review in The New phytologist, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 114 papers.
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114 citing papers in PubMed, 372 citations in OpenAlex.
- Papaver S-determinants trigger mitochondrially derived ROS production and disrupt energy metabolism in incompatible pollen tubes.The Plant cell · 2026Article
- SISE, free LabView-based software for ion flux measurements.Plant methods · 2025Article
- Polarized subcellular activation of Rho proteins by specific ROPGEFs drives pollen germination in Arabidopsis thaliana.PLoS biology · 2025Article
- The Microbiome of Fertilization-Stage Maize Silks (Style) Encodes Genes and Expresses Traits That Potentially Promote Survival in Pollen/Style Niches and Host Reproduction.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Sterols and Sphingolipids as New Players in Cell Wall Building and Apical Growth ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Expression of Clementine Asp-Rich Proteins (CcASP-RICH) in Tobacco Plants Interferes with the Mechanism of Pollen Tube Growth.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- The metaxenia effects of different pollen grains on secondary metabolites enzymes and sugars of 'Piarom' date palm fruit.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Let's shape again: the concerted molecular action that builds the pollen tube.Plant reproduction · 2022Review
- Apical pollen tube wall curvature correlates with growth and indicates localized changes in the yielding of the cell wall.Protoplasma · 2021Article
- P2K1 Receptor, Heterotrimeric Gα Protein and CNGC2/4 Are Involved in Extracellular ATP-Promoted Ion Influx in the Pollen ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- An optimized genetically encoded dual reporter for simultaneous ratio imaging of CaThe New phytologist · 2021Article
- Investigating the Mechanism of Unilateral Cross Incompatibility in Longan (Frontiers in plant science · 2021Article
- ZMK1 Is Involved in KFrontiers in plant science · 2021Article
- Insights into the molecular control of cross-incompatibility in Zea mays.Plant reproduction · 2020Review
- DNA marker-assisted evaluation of cooked bean hardness of three soybean progeny lines.Breeding science · 2020Article
- Calcium: A Critical Factor in Pollen Germination and Tube Elongation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Review
- Finding a Compatible Partner: Self-Incompatibility in European Pear (Frontiers in plant science · 2019Review
- Extracellular ATP promoted pollen germination and tube growth of Nicotiana tabacum through promoting KPlant reproduction · 2018Article
- Lily Pollen Tubes Pulse According to a Simple Spatial Oscillator.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Single measurement detection of individual cell ionic oscillations using an n-type semiconductor - electrolyte interface.Scientific reports · 2018Article
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Abstract
Pollen tube growth attracts our attention as a model system for studying cell elongation in plants. The process is fast, it is confined to the tip of the tube, and it is crucial for sexual reproduction in plants. In the enclosed review we focus on the control of pollen tube growth, giving special attention to the role of ions, especially calcium and protons. During the last decade technical advances have made it possible to detect localized intracellular gradients, and extracellular fluxes of calcium and protons in the apical domain. Other ions, notably potassium and chloride, are also receiving attention. An important development has been the realization that pollen tube growth oscillates in rate; in addition, the ion gradients and fluxes oscillate in magnitude. Although all the ionic oscillations show the same period as that of the growth rate, with the exception of extracellular chloride efflux, they are not in phase with growth. Considerable effort is devoted to the elucidation of these different phase relationships, with the view that a hierarchical order may provide clues about those events that are primary vs. secondary in growth control. Attention is also given to the targets for the ions, for example, the secretory system, the cytoskeleton, the cell wall, in an attempt to provide a global understanding of pollen tube growth. Contents Summary 539 I. Introduction 540 II. Ion gradients and flux patterns 541 III. Oscillations 544 IV. The need for a Ca
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