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Pectin Methylesterase, a Regulator of Pollen Tube Growth

Pectin Methylesterase, a Regulator of Pollen Tube Growth

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Pectin Methylesterase, a Regulator of Pollen Tube Growth

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Full title

Pectin Methylesterase, a Regulator of Pollen Tube Growth

Publisher

Rockville, MD: American Society of Plant Biologists

Journal title

Plant physiology (Bethesda), 2005-07, Vol.138 (3), p.1334-1346

Language

English

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Rockville, MD: American Society of Plant Biologists

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Contents

The apical wall of growing pollen tubes must be strong enough to withstand the internal turgor pressure, but plastic enough to allow the incorporation of new membrane and cell wall material to support polarized tip growth. These essential rheological properties appear to be controlled by pectins, which constitute the principal component of the apic...

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Pectin Methylesterase, a Regulator of Pollen Tube Growth

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1176407

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1176407

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ISSN

0032-0889

E-ISSN

1532-2548

DOI

10.1104/pp.105.059865

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