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SUBMITTER: Kurusu T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5119067 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kurusu Takamitsu T Koyano Tomoko T Hanamata Shigeru S Kubo Takahiko T Noguchi Yuhei Y Yagi Chikako C Nagata Noriko N Yamamoto Takashi T Ohnishi Takayuki T Okazaki Yozo Y Kitahata Nobutaka N Ando Daichi D Ishikawa Masaya M Wada Shinya S Miyao Akio A Hirochika Hirohiko H Shimada Hiroaki H Makino Amane A Saito Kazuki K Ishida Hiroyuki H Kinoshita Tetsu T Kurata Nori N Kuchitsu Kazuyuki K
Autophagy 20140324 5
In flowering plants, the tapetum, the innermost layer of the anther, provides both nutrient and lipid components to developing microspores, pollen grains, and the pollen coat. Though the programmed cell death of the tapetum is one of the most critical and sensitive steps for fertility and is affected by various environmental stresses, its regulatory mechanisms remain mostly unknown. Here we show that autophagy is required for the metabolic regulation and nutrient supply in anthers and that autop ...[more]