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Abstract In Brassicaceae self-incompatibility (SI), self-pollen rejection is initiated by the S-haplotype specific interactions between the pollen SCR/SP11 ligand and the stigma S Receptor kinase (SRK). In Brassica SI, a member of the Plant U-Box (PUB) E3 ubiquitin ligases, ARC1, is then activated by SRK in this stigma and cellular events downstream of this cause SI pollen rejection by inhibiting pollen hydration and pollen tube growth.
Abstract Flowering plants contain tightly controlled pollen-pistil interactions required for promoting intraspecies fertilization and preventing interspecies hybridizations. In Arabidopsis, several receptor kinases (RKs) are known to regulate the later stages of intraspecies pollen tube growth and ovular reception in the pistil, but less is known about RK regulation of the earlier stages.
Abstract In the Brassicaceae, the process of accepting compatible pollen is a key step in successful reproduction and highly regulated following interactions between the pollen and the stigma. Central to this, is the initiation of secretion in the stigma, which is proposed to provide resources to the pollen for hydration and germination and pollen tube growth. Previously, the eight exocyst subunit genes were shown to be required in the Arabidopsis stigma to support these pollen responses.
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