Defensin-Like ZmES4 Mediates Pollen Tube Burst in Maize via Opening of the Potassium Channel KZM1

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Defensin-like polypeptide LUREs are pollen tube attractants secreted from synergid cells

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What makes a gate? The ins and outs of Kv-like K+ channels in plants

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The mode of antifungal action of plant, insect and human defensins

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Evolution of reproductive isolation in plants

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Targeting of Pollen Tubes to Ovules Is Dependent on Nitric Oxide (NO) Signaling

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Maternal Control of Male-Gamete Delivery in Arabidopsis Involves a Putative GPI-Anchored Protein Encoded by the LORELEI Gene

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A comparison of early molecular fertilization mechanisms in animals and flowering plants

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The Peroxin Loss-of-Function Mutation abstinence by mutual consent Disrupts Male-Female Gametophyte Recognition

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ZmES genes encode peptides with structural homology to defensins and are specifically expressed in the female gametophyte of maize

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