Ion signals are critical to regulating polarized growth in many cell types, including pollen in
plants and neurons in animals. Genetic evidence presented here indicates that pollen tube …

The Arabidopsis thaliana genome contains 20 CNGCs, which are proposed to encode c
yclic n ucleotide g ated, non-selective, Ca2+-permeable ion c hannels. CNGC7 and CNGC8 …

Cyclic nucleotide-gated channels (CNGCs) have been implicated in diverse aspects of plant
growth and development, including responses to biotic and abiotic stress, as well as pollen …

Calcium, as a ubiquitous second messenger, plays essential roles in tip-growing cells, such
as animal neurons, plant pollen tubes, and root hairs. However, little is known concerning …

In flowering plants, pollen tubes are guided into ovules by multiple attractants from female
gametophytes to release paired sperm cells for double fertilization. It has been well …

Dear Editor, Extracellular Ca2+ influx focusing at the tips of pollen tubes is the main source
of Ca2+ for the pollen tube tip cytosolic Ca2+ gradient, which is essential for both polar …

Calcium is a universal signal in all eukaryotes, but the mechanism for encoding calcium
signatures remains largely unknown. Calcium oscillations control pollen tube growth and …

Calcium signals are critical for the regulation of polarized growth in many eukaryotic cells,
including pollen tubes and neurons. In plants, the regulatory pathways that code and …

Root hairs create an enormous surface area to aid plants in nutrient and water acquisition,
anchorage in the soil, and microbe interactions. Root hairs develop in two stages, including …

Apical growth in pollen tubes (PTs) is associated with the presence of tip-focused ion
gradients and fluxes, implying polar localization or regulation of the underlying transporters …