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Calcium: A Critical Factor in Pollen Germination and Tube Elongation
Pollen is the male gametophyte of higher plants. Its major function is to deliver sperm cells to the ovule to ensure successful fertilization. During this process, many interactions occur among pollen tubes and pistil cells and tissues, and calcium ion (Ca(2+)) dynamics mediate these interactions am...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6358865/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30669423 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20020420 |
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author | Zheng, Ren Hua Su, Shun De Xiao, Hui Tian, Hui Qiao |
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description | Pollen is the male gametophyte of higher plants. Its major function is to deliver sperm cells to the ovule to ensure successful fertilization. During this process, many interactions occur among pollen tubes and pistil cells and tissues, and calcium ion (Ca(2+)) dynamics mediate these interactions among cells to ensure that pollen reaches the embryo sac. Although the precise functions of Ca(2+) dynamics in the cells are unknown, we can speculate about its roles on the basis of its spatial and temporal characteristics during these interactions. The results of many studies indicate that calcium is a critical element that is strongly related to pollen germination and pollen tube growth. |
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spelling | pubmed-63588652019-02-06 Calcium: A Critical Factor in Pollen Germination and Tube Elongation Zheng, Ren Hua Su, Shun De Xiao, Hui Tian, Hui Qiao Int J Mol Sci Review Pollen is the male gametophyte of higher plants. Its major function is to deliver sperm cells to the ovule to ensure successful fertilization. During this process, many interactions occur among pollen tubes and pistil cells and tissues, and calcium ion (Ca(2+)) dynamics mediate these interactions among cells to ensure that pollen reaches the embryo sac. Although the precise functions of Ca(2+) dynamics in the cells are unknown, we can speculate about its roles on the basis of its spatial and temporal characteristics during these interactions. The results of many studies indicate that calcium is a critical element that is strongly related to pollen germination and pollen tube growth. MDPI 2019-01-19 /pmc/articles/PMC6358865/ /pubmed/30669423 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20020420 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Zheng, Ren Hua Su, Shun De Xiao, Hui Tian, Hui Qiao Calcium: A Critical Factor in Pollen Germination and Tube Elongation |
title | Calcium: A Critical Factor in Pollen Germination and Tube Elongation |
title_full | Calcium: A Critical Factor in Pollen Germination and Tube Elongation |
title_fullStr | Calcium: A Critical Factor in Pollen Germination and Tube Elongation |
title_full_unstemmed | Calcium: A Critical Factor in Pollen Germination and Tube Elongation |
title_short | Calcium: A Critical Factor in Pollen Germination and Tube Elongation |
title_sort | calcium: a critical factor in pollen germination and tube elongation |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6358865/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30669423 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20020420 |
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