EPAD1 Orthologs Play a Conserved Role in Pollen Exine Patterning.

ABSTRACT: The pollen wall protects pollen during dispersal and is critical for pollination recognition. In the Poaceae family, the pollen exine stereostructure exhibits a high degree of conservation with similar patterns across species. However, there remains controversy regarding the conservation of key factors involved in its formation among various Poaceae species. EPAD1, as a gene specific to the Poaceae family, and its orthologous genes play a conserved role in pollen wall formation in wheat and rice. However, they do not appear to have significant functions in maize. To further confirm the conserved function of EPAD1 in Poaceae, we performed an analysis on four EPAD1 orthologs from two distinct sub-clades within the Poaceae family. The two functional redundant barley EP

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11354838 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature