Transcript Profile Analyses of Maize Silks Reveal Effective Activation of Genes Involved in Microtubule-Based Movement, Ubiquitin-Dependent Protein Degradation, and Transport in the Pollination Process

Identification of genes specifically or preferentially expressed in maize silk reveals similarity and diversity in transcript abundance of different dry stigmas

(2012) Xiao Xu et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The R2R3 MYB Transcription Factors FOUR LIPS and MYB88 Regulate Female Reproductive Development

(2012) Srilakshmi Makkena et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Using maize as a model to study pollen tube growth and guidance, cross-incompatibility and sperm delivery in grasses

(2011) Thomas Dresselhaus et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Genome-wide atlas of transcription during maize development

(2011) Rajandeep S. Sekhon et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Whole Genome Analysis of Gene Expression Reveals Coordinated Activation of Signaling and Metabolic Pathways during Pollen-Pistil Interactions in Arabidopsis

(2011) L. C. Boavida et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Glutamate Receptor-Like Genes Form Ca2+ Channels in Pollen Tubes and Are Regulated by Pistil D-Serine

(2011) E. Michard et al.   SCIENCE

Wide-scale screening of T-DNA lines for transcription factor genes affecting male gametophyte development in Arabidopsis

(2011) David Reňák et al.   SEXUAL PLANT REPRODUCTION

Utility of RNA Sequencing for Analysis of Maize Reproductive Transcriptomes

(2011) Rebecca M. Davidson et al.   Plant Genome

Genome-scale analysis and comparison of gene expression profiles in developing and germinated pollen in Oryza sativa

(2010) Li Q Wei et al.   BMC GENOMICS

agriGO: a GO analysis toolkit for the agricultural community

(2010) Zhou Du et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Mutations in the Arabidopsis Nuclear-Encoded Mitochondrial Phage-Type RNA Polymerase Gene RPOTm Led to Defects in Pollen Tube Growth, Female Gametogenesis and Embryogenesis

(2010) Xiao-Yun Tan et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Comparative Analysis of Pistil Transcriptomes Reveals Conserved and Novel Genes Expressed in Dry, Wet, and Semidry Stigmas

(2010) A. M. Allen et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

SOAP2: an improved ultrafast tool for short read alignment

(2009) R. Li et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Sporophytic control of pollen tube growth and guidance in maize

(2009) Andreas Lausser et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Cellular Pathways Regulating Responses to Compatible and Self-Incompatible Pollen in Brassica and Arabidopsis Stigmas Intersect at Exo70A1, a Putative Component of the Exocyst Complex

(2009) M. A. Samuel et al.   PLANT CELL

The extracellular lipase EXL4 is required for efficient hydration of Arabidopsis pollen

(2009) Emily P. Updegraff et al.   SEXUAL PLANT REPRODUCTION

LAP3, a novel plant protein required for pollen development, is essential for proper exine formation

(2009) Anna A. Dobritsa et al.   SEXUAL PLANT REPRODUCTION

Penetration of the Stigma and Style Elicits a Novel Transcriptome in Pollen Tubes, Pointing to Genes Critical for Growth in a Pistil

(2009) Yuan Qin et al.   PLoS Genetics

Biochemical function of typical and variantArabidopsis thalianaU-box E3 ubiquitin-protein ligases

(2008) Jakob Wiborg et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Mapping and quantifying mammalian transcriptomes by RNA-Seq

(2008) Ali Mortazavi et al.   NATURE METHODS

Diverse cell signalling pathways regulate pollen-stigma interactions: the search for consensus

(2008) Simon J. Hiscock et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

A Rapid and effective method for RNA extraction from different tissues of grapevine and other woody plants

(2008) Giorgio Gambino et al.   PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS

Arabidopsis Phosphatidylinositol-4-Monophosphate 5-Kinase 4 Regulates Pollen Tube Growth and Polarity by Modulating Membrane Recycling

(2008) E. Sousa et al.   PLANT CELL

Interactions between the S-Domain Receptor Kinases and AtPUB-ARM E3 Ubiquitin Ligases Suggest a Conserved Signaling Pathway in Arabidopsis

(2008) M. A. Samuel et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Transcriptome Analyses Show Changes in Gene Expression to Accompany Pollen Germination and Tube Growth in Arabidopsis

(2008) Y. Wang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Analysis of the Nicotiana tabacum Stigma/Style Transcriptome Reveals Gene Expression Differences between Wet and Dry Stigma Species

(2008) A. C. Quiapim et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Distinct expression of members of the LHT amino acid transporter family in flowers indicates specific roles in plant reproduction

(2008) Justin Foster et al.   SEXUAL PLANT REPRODUCTION

Male reproductive development: gene expression profiling of maize anther and pollen ontogeny

(2008) Jiong Ma et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY