Asymmetric division and cell-fate determination in developing pollen

被引:132
作者
Twell, D [1 ]
Park, SK [1 ]
Lalanne, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Leicester, Dept Biol, Leicester LE1 7RH, Leics, England
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会; 英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会;
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10.1016/S1360-1385(98)01277-1
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
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071001 ;
摘要
The first mitotic division of the haploid microspore in the pathway of pollen development is a striking example of an asymmetric division that leads to different fates in the daughter cells. Recently, new insight into microspore polarity and cell-fate determination in pollen has been obtained in Arabidopsis by applying cell-fate markers in conjunction with a mutational approach. These studies suggest that development into a vegetative cell is the default programme, but that this is repressed in the generative cell as a result of division asymmetry. Gametophytic mutants that affect cell division, division asymmetry and cell fate have highlighted the importance of asymmetrically localized factors in microspore polarity and cell-fate determination in pollen.
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