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Cell-cell communication in plants: Self-incompatibility in flower development

Year: 1992

Type: review

Abstract: Self-incompatibility, a mechanism that prevents self-fertilization in plants, is based on the ability of the pistil to discern the presence of self-pollen and on the female tissue's capacity to inhibit the growth or germination of self-related, but not of genetically unrelated, pollen. As a self-recognition system, self-incompatibility responds to specific cellular products and signals and thus offers a unique system in which to study the components of cellular communication in plants. The cytological manifestations of self-incompatibility have been well studied, and, with the cloning of cDNAs for several proteins associated with this recognition process, a detailed molecular view of self-incompatibility is emerging.

Source: Developmental Biology

DOI: 10.1016/0012-1606(92)90092-u

Authors: Valdis A. Dzelzkalns, June B. Nasrallah, Mikhail E. Nasrallah

Institution: Cornell University

Language: English

Topic: Plant Reproductive Biology

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,550

Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Purdue University