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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): instrument model, LTQ Orbitrap XL
ORGANISM(S): Oryza Sativa (rice)
TISSUE(S): Callus, Seedling, Egg, Semen, Sperm, Pollen
SUBMITTER: Masato Taoka
PROVIDER: PXD000265 | Pride | 2013-08-02
REPOSITORIES: Pride
Abiko Mafumi M Furuta Kensyo K Yamauchi Yoshio Y Fujita Chiharu C Taoka Masato M Isobe Toshiaki T Okamoto Takashi T
PloS one 20130725 7
In angiosperms, female gamete differentiation, fertilization, and subsequent zygotic development occur in embryo sacs deeply embedded in the ovaries. Despite their importance in plant reproduction and development, how the egg cell is specialized, fuses with the sperm cell, and converts into an active zygote for early embryogenesis remains unclear. This lack of knowledge is partly attributable to the difficulty of direct analyses of gametes in angiosperms. In the present study, proteins from egg ...[more]