The pollen wall is a specialized extracellular cell wall matrix that surrounds male
gametophytes and plays an essential role in plant reproduction. Uncovering the …

Fatty acids and their derivatives are essential building blocks for anther cuticle and pollen
wall formation. Disruption of lipid metabolism during anther and pollen development often …

Pollen development is a critical step in plant development that is needed for successful
breeding and seed formation. Manipulation of male fertility has proved a useful trait for …

The breeding and large-scale adoption of hybrid seeds is an important achievement in
agriculture. Rice hybrid seed production uses cytoplasmic male sterile lines or …

Microsporogenesis and male gametogenesis are essential for the alternating life cycle of
flowering plants between diploid sporophyte and haploid gametophyte generations. Rice …

Cutin and suberin are insoluble lipid polymers that provide critical barrier functions to the
cell wall of certain plant tissues, including the epidermis, endodermis and periderm. Genes …

The formation of the durable outer pollen wall, largely composed of sporopollenin, is
essential for the protection of the male gametophyte and plant reproduction. Despite its …

The outer wall of pollen and spores, namely the exine, is composed of sporopollenin, which
is highly resistant to chemical reagents and enzymes. In this study, we demonstrated that …

Mature pollen is covered by durable cell walls, principally composed of sporopollenin, an
evolutionary conserved, highly resilient, but not fully characterized, biopolymer of aliphatic …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play important roles during anther and pollen development.
DNA damage may cause chromosome fragmentation that is considered to underlie …