Changes in the arrangement of cell wall components determine cell wall properties (integrity, stiffness), thereby affecting the macro properties of fruits, which are important for consumers and industry. The...
Tag - arabinogalactan proteins
Alex Assiry
Glycoprotein secretions and pollen tube kinetics in apple
The obturator bridges the downward transit of the pollen tube through style to ovary in many angiosperms. Examining pollen tube growth kinetics in the pistil in Malus × domestica and relating these to changes occurring...
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Galactose-containing enriched root exudates of potato interfere with the growth of Pectobacterium atrosepticum
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a major food crop worldwide and its cultivation is fraught with difficulty. This is because potato roots and tubers are susceptible to many devastating diseases caused by soil-borne...
AGPs and pectins during cork oak ovule development
Quercus suber is an extremely important forest species in European Western Mediterranean regions, due to its ecological value and economic potential, allowing local sustainable use of natural resources. Although it has...
BcMF8 contributes to pollen wall development and tube growth
Lin et al. examine expression of Brassica campestris male fertility 8 (BcMF8) in pistils of Chinese cabbage (B. campestris ssp. chinensis), and find that it encodes a putative AGP that is located in the cell wall and is...
AGPs in Trithuria reproductive structures
Trithuria is the sole genus of Hydatellaceae, a family of the early-divergent angiosperm lineage Nymphaeales. In order to help determine the early evolution of angiosperm cell-wall structures, Costa et al. use...
August Image: Apple Stigma
This month the inset cover image shows a detail of the stigma of a flower of apple, Malus × domestica. The acquisition of stigmatic receptivity is concomitant with secretion of arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs, strained...
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