Small RNA pathways are present and functional in the angiosperm male gametophyte. by Grant-Downton, R, Hafidh, S, Twell, D, Dickinson, H

“…Small RNAs are thus likely to make a hitherto unappreciated contribution to male gametophyte gene expression patterns, pollen development, and gametogenesis.…”

Bridging the generation gap: flowering plant gametophytes and animal germlines reveal unexpected similarities. by Dickinson, H, Grant-Downton, R

“…A wide range of data have accumulated over the past century which suggest that alternation from sporophyte to gametophyte in angiosperms includes a significant phase of 'informational reprogramming', leaving the founder cells of the gametophyte developmentally uncommitted. …”

MicroRNA and tasiRNA diversity in mature pollen of Arabidopsis thaliana. by Grant-Downton, R, Le Trionnaire, G, Schmid, R, Rodriguez-Enriquez, J, Hafidh, S, Mehdi, S, Twell, D, Dickinson, H

“…However, little is known about small RNAs in their reproductive cells, especially in post-meiotic cells of the gametophyte generation. Pollen - the male gametophyte - is the specialised haploid structure that generates and delivers the sperm cells to the female gametes at fertilisation. …”

Germlines: Argonautes go full cycle. by Grant-Downton, R, Dickinson, H

“…Although plants strictly do not have germlines and form their gametes from gametophytes, there is now evidence that reproductive Argonautes play equally important roles in plants.…”