The Long Journey of Pollen Tube in the Pistil

In non-cleistogamous plants, the male gametophyte, the pollen grain is immotile and exploits various agents, such as pollinators, wind, and even water, to arrive to a receptive stigma. The complex process of pollination involves a tubular structure, i.e., the pollen tube, which delivers the two sper...

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Published in:International journal of molecular sciences 2018-11, Vol.19 (11), p.3529
Main Authors: Zheng, Yang-Yang, Lin, Xian-Ju, Liang, Hui-Min, Wang, Fang-Fei, Chen, Li-Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adhesiveness
female gametophyte
Fertilization
Flowers - physiology
Germination
Hydration
Kinases
Lipids
male gametophyte
Mutation
Permeability
Plant reproduction
Pollen
Pollen Tube - growth & development
Pollen Tube - physiology
pollen tube guidance
Pollen tubes
Pollination
Pollinators
Proteins
Review
Septum
sexual reproduction
Sperm
stigma
Stigmas (botany)
transmitting tract
Water
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Summary:In non-cleistogamous plants, the male gametophyte, the pollen grain is immotile and exploits various agents, such as pollinators, wind, and even water, to arrive to a receptive stigma. The complex process of pollination involves a tubular structure, i.e., the pollen tube, which delivers the two sperm cells to the female gametophyte to enable double fertilization. The pollen tube has to penetrate the stigma, grow in the style tissues, pass through the septum, grow along the funiculus, and navigate to the micropyle of the ovule. It is a long journey for the pollen tube and its two sperm cells before they meet the female gametophyte, and it requires very accurate regulation to perform successful fertilization. In this review, we update the knowledge of molecular dialogues of pollen-pistil interaction, especially the progress of pollen tube activation and guidance, and give perspectives for future research.
ISSN:1422-0067
1661-6596
1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms19113529