Highly reactive chemicals meet haploidization

Alevtina Ruban; Andreas Houben

doi:10.1016/j.molp.2022.05.010

Highly reactive chemicals meet haploidization

Mol Plant. 2022 Jun 6;15(6):937-939. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2022.05.010. Epub 2022 May 27.

Authors

Alevtina Ruban¹, Andreas Houben²

Affiliations

¹ KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, Grimsehlstraße 31, 37574 Einbeck, Germany.
² Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Corrensstraße 3, 06466 Stadt Seeland, Germany. Electronic address: houben@ipk-gatersleben.de.

PMID: 35633042
DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2022.05.010

Abstract

Mutation of the sperm-specific phospholipase A and treatment of pollen with reactive oxygen species (ROS) reagents lead to the induction of maize haploids. ZmPOD65, a gene associated with sperm-specific ROS metabolism, also exhibits a haploidization effect.

MeSH terms

Haploidy
Pollen* / genetics
Pollen* / metabolism
Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
Zea mays* / genetics
Zea mays* / metabolism

Substances

Reactive Oxygen Species