Unlocking a 'lock-key' mechanism governing pollen-pistil interactions

Ravi Gupta; Durgesh Kumar Tripathi; Vijay Pratap Singh

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2023.12.002

Unlocking a 'lock-key' mechanism governing pollen-pistil interactions

Trends Plant Sci. 2024 Apr;29(4):394-396. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.12.002. Epub 2023 Dec 16.

Authors

Ravi Gupta¹, Durgesh Kumar Tripathi², Vijay Pratap Singh³

Affiliations

¹ College of General Education, Kookmin University, Seoul, 02707, South Korea. Electronic address: ravigupta@kookmin.ac.kr.
² Crop Nanobiology and Molecular Stress Physiology Laboratory, Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida-201313, India.
³ Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, C.M.P. Degree College, A Constituent Post Graduate College of University of Allahabad, Prayagraj-211002, India.

PMID: 38104032
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.12.002

Abstract

Pollen-pistil interactions ensure genetic diversity and shape the reproductive success of plants. Lan et al. recently revealed that the interaction among various receptor-like kinases, cell-wall proteins, and stigmatic RALF peptides (sRALFs) or pollen RALF peptides (pRALFs) on the stigma surface govern the penetration of pollen tubes in members of the Brassicaceae.

Keywords: Arabidopsis thaliana; Brassicaceae; peptides; pollen–pistil interactions; receptors.

MeSH terms

Brassicaceae*
Flowers / genetics
Flowers / metabolism
Peptides / metabolism
Pollen / genetics
Pollen / metabolism
Pollen Tube
Reproduction

Substances

Peptides