From gametes to zygote: Mechanistic advances and emerging possibilities in plant reproduction

doi:10.1093/plphys/kiae125

Review

. 2024 Apr 30;195(1):4-35.

doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiae125.

From gametes to zygote: Mechanistic advances and emerging possibilities in plant reproduction

Sheng Zhong¹, Peng Zhao^{2

3}, Xiongbo Peng^{2

3}, Hong-Ju Li⁴, Qiaohong Duan⁵, Alice Y Cheung⁶

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory for Protein and Plant Gene Research, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
³ Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China.
⁴ Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Center for Molecular Agrobiology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
⁵ College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China.
⁶ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Plant Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.

PMID: 38431529
PMCID: PMC11060694 (available on 2025-03-02)
DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae125

Review

From gametes to zygote: Mechanistic advances and emerging possibilities in plant reproduction

Sheng Zhong et al. Plant Physiol. 2024.

. 2024 Apr 30;195(1):4-35.

doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiae125.

Authors

Sheng Zhong¹, Peng Zhao^{2

3}, Xiongbo Peng^{2

3}, Hong-Ju Li⁴, Qiaohong Duan⁵, Alice Y Cheung⁶

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory for Protein and Plant Gene Research, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
³ Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China.
⁴ Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Center for Molecular Agrobiology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
⁵ College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China.
⁶ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Plant Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.

PMID: 38431529
PMCID: PMC11060694 (available on 2025-03-02)
DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae125

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[1] Abarca A, Franck CM, Zipfel C. Family-wide evaluation of RAPID ALKALINIZATION FACTOR peptides. Plant Physiol. 2021:187(2):996–1010. 10.1093/plphys/kiab308 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Abarca A, Franck CM, Zipfel C. Family-wide evaluation of RAPID ALKALINIZATION FACTOR peptides. Plant Physiol. 2021:187(2):996–1010. 10.1093/plphys/kiab308 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Akiyama Y, Goel S, Conner JA, Hanna WW, Yamada-Akiyama H, Ozias-Akins P. Evolution of the apomixis transmitting chromosome in Pennisetum. BMC Evol Biol. 2011:11(1):289. 10.1186/1471-2148-11-289 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Akiyama Y, Goel S, Conner JA, Hanna WW, Yamada-Akiyama H, Ozias-Akins P. Evolution of the apomixis transmitting chromosome in Pennisetum. BMC Evol Biol. 2011:11(1):289. 10.1186/1471-2148-11-289 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Ali MF, Fatema U, Peng X, Hacker SW, Maruyama D, Sun M-X, Kawashima T. ARP2/3-independent WAVE/SCAR pathway and class XI myosin control sperm nuclear migration in flowering plants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020:117(51):32757–32763. 10.1073/pnas.2015550117 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Ali MF, Fatema U, Peng X, Hacker SW, Maruyama D, Sun M-X, Kawashima T. ARP2/3-independent WAVE/SCAR pathway and class XI myosin control sperm nuclear migration in flowering plants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020:117(51):32757–32763. 10.1073/pnas.2015550117 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Ali MF, Kawashima T. Formins control dynamics of F-actin in the central cell of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Signal Behav. 2021:16(8):1920192. 10.1080/15592324.2021.1920192 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Ali MF, Kawashima T. Formins control dynamics of F-actin in the central cell of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Signal Behav. 2021:16(8):1920192. 10.1080/15592324.2021.1920192 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Amien S, Kliwer I, Márton ML, Debener T, Geiger D, Becker D, Dresselhaus T. Defensin-like ZmES4 mediates pollen tube burst in maize via opening of the potassium channel KZM1. PLoS Biol. 2010:8(6):e1000388. 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000388 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Amien S, Kliwer I, Márton ML, Debener T, Geiger D, Becker D, Dresselhaus T. Defensin-like ZmES4 mediates pollen tube burst in maize via opening of the potassium channel KZM1. PLoS Biol. 2010:8(6):e1000388. 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000388 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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