Abstract
During fertilization in eukaryotes, gametes of the opposite sex undergo a complex series of interactions that culminate in cell fusion. A new study on gamete interaction in plants has identified the first protein in multicellular organisms shown by gene disruption to be essential for gamete membrane adhesion.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | R164-R166 |
Journal | Current Biology |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 17 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)