Functional and developmental convergence in the reproductive “nurse cells” of flowering plants
The successful sexual reproduction of flowering plants depends upon double fertilisation, during which pollen grains, produced within the male floral organ (the anther) deliver two sperm cells to the ovule, buried deep within the ovary, triggering the development of the embryo and the surrounding ti...
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| author | Doll, Nicolas Max Truskina, Jekaterina Ingram, Gwyneth |
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| description | The successful sexual reproduction of flowering plants depends upon double fertilisation, during which pollen grains, produced within the male floral organ (the anther) deliver two sperm cells to the ovule, buried deep within the ovary, triggering the development of the embryo and the surrounding tissues of the seed. Although much attention has been given to pollen and embryo development, less has been focused on the supporting tissues surrounding these organisms as they develop, the tapetum and the endosperm. Intriguingly, despite their very different origins, these tissues appear to have converged functionally and developmentally. Here we will discuss this apparent convergence and its molecular and physiological basis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03bb7f8c53744f83aed9875ac8d757b32023-11-22T14:25:49ZengAcadémie des sciencesComptes Rendus Biologies1768-32382023-05-01346G1455410.5802/crbiol.11910.5802/crbiol.119Functional and developmental convergence in the reproductive “nurse cells” of flowering plantsDoll, Nicolas Max0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5429-8920Truskina, Jekaterina1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7428-7356Ingram, Gwyneth2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1425-9545Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; VIB Center of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, BelgiumLaboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, INRAE, UCBL, F-69342, Lyon, FranceLaboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, INRAE, UCBL, F-69342, Lyon, FranceThe successful sexual reproduction of flowering plants depends upon double fertilisation, during which pollen grains, produced within the male floral organ (the anther) deliver two sperm cells to the ovule, buried deep within the ovary, triggering the development of the embryo and the surrounding tissues of the seed. Although much attention has been given to pollen and embryo development, less has been focused on the supporting tissues surrounding these organisms as they develop, the tapetum and the endosperm. Intriguingly, despite their very different origins, these tissues appear to have converged functionally and developmentally. Here we will discuss this apparent convergence and its molecular and physiological basis.https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/biologies/articles/10.5802/crbiol.119/Nurse cellsFlowering plantsEndospermTapetumAntherSeed |
| spellingShingle | Doll, Nicolas Max Truskina, Jekaterina Ingram, Gwyneth Functional and developmental convergence in the reproductive “nurse cells” of flowering plants Comptes Rendus Biologies Nurse cells Flowering plants Endosperm Tapetum Anther Seed |
| title | Functional and developmental convergence in the reproductive “nurse cells” of flowering plants |
| title_full | Functional and developmental convergence in the reproductive “nurse cells” of flowering plants |
| title_fullStr | Functional and developmental convergence in the reproductive “nurse cells” of flowering plants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Functional and developmental convergence in the reproductive “nurse cells” of flowering plants |
| title_short | Functional and developmental convergence in the reproductive “nurse cells” of flowering plants |
| title_sort | functional and developmental convergence in the reproductive nurse cells of flowering plants |
| topic | Nurse cells Flowering plants Endosperm Tapetum Anther Seed |
| url | https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/biologies/articles/10.5802/crbiol.119/ |
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