Developmentally regulated mitochondrial biogenesis and cell death competence in maize pollen
Abstract Background Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) is a maternally inherited failure to produce functional pollen that most commonly results from expression of novel, chimeric mitochondrial genes. In Zea mays, cytoplasmic male sterility type S (CMS-S) is characterized by the collapse of immature,...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
BMC
2022-11-01
|
Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-022-03897-y |