Lectins are fundamental to plant life and have important roles in cell-to-cell communication;
development and defence strategies. At the cell surface; lectins are present both as soluble …

Self-incompatibility (SI) in angiosperms prevents inbreeding and promotes outcrossing to
generate genetic diversity. In many angiosperms, self/non-self recognition in SI is …

The sensing of microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) triggers innate immunity in
animals and plants. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Gram-negative bacteria is a potent …

For decades a small number of model species have rightly occupied a privileged position in
laboratory experiments, but it is becoming increasingly clear that our knowledge of biology is …

Background Pollination is a crucial step in angiosperm (flowering plant) reproduction. Highly
orchestrated pollen–pistil interactions and signalling events enable plant species to avoid …

Early events occurring at the surface of the female organ are critical for plant reproduction,
especially in species with a dry stigma. After landing on the stigmatic papilla cells, the pollen …

Self-pollen rejection is an important reproductive regulator in flowering plants, and several
different intercellular signaling systems have evolved to elicit this response. In the …

[In the Brassicaceae, targeted exocytosis to the stigmatic papillar plasma membrane under
the compatible pollen grain is hypothesized to be essential for pollen hydration and pollen …

In plants, the genomic clustering of non-homologous genes for the biosynthesis of chemical
defense compounds is an emerging theme. Gene clustering is also observed for …

Protein sorting in the endomembrane system is responsible for the coordination of cellular
functions. Plant intracellular trafficking has its own unique features, which include specific …