ANK6, a mitochondrial ankyrin repeat protein, is required for male-female gamete recognition in Arabidopsis thaliana
ANK6, a mitochondrial ankyrin repeat protein, is required for male-female gamete recognition in Arabidopsis thaliana
复制标题
ANK6 是一种线粒体锚蛋白重复蛋白,是拟南芥雌雄配子识别所必需的
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1015911107
复制
发表时间:
2010-12
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Tian, Lianfu
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Yu, Feng;Buchanan, Bob B.;Li, Legong;Chen, Liangbi;Li, Dongping;Luan, Sheng;Shi, Jia;Zhou, Jiye;Gu, Jianing;Chen, Qihui;Li, Jian;Cheng, Wei;Mao, D;an;Tian, Lianfu
Double fertilization in angiosperms involves several successive steps, including guidance and reception of the pollen tube and male-female gamete recognition. Each step entails extensive communication and interaction between two different reproductive cell or tissue types. Extensive research has focused on the pollen tube, namely, its interaction with the stigma and reception by maternal cells. Little is known, however, about the mechanism by which the gametes recognize each other and interact to form a zygote. We report that an ankyrin repeat protein (ANK6) is essential for fertilization, specifically for gamete recognition. ANK6 (At5g61230) was highly expressed in the male and female gametophytes before and during but not after fertilization. Genetic analysis of a T-DNA insertional mutant suggested that loss of function of ANK6 results in embryonic lethality. Moreover, male-female gamete recognition was found to be impaired only when an ank6 male gamete reached an ank6 female gamete, thereby preventing formation of homozygous zygotes. ANK6 was localized to the mitochondria, where it interacted with SIG5, a transcription initiation factor previously found to be essential for fertility. These results show that ANK6 plays a central role in male-female gamete recognition, possibly by regulating mitochondrial gene expression.
登录
查看更多内容
影响因子:
4.6
作者:
von Besser, Kiera;Frank, Aubrey C.;Preuss, Daphne
通讯作者:
Preuss, Daphne
影响因子:
11.6
作者:
Capron, Arnaud;Gourgues, Mathieu;Sundaresan, Venkatesan
通讯作者:
Sundaresan, Venkatesan
影响因子:
7.2
作者:
Garcion, C.;Guilleminot, J.;Devic, M.
通讯作者:
Devic, M.
影响因子:
--
作者:
Christensen, CA;King, EJ;Drews, GN
通讯作者:
Drews, GN
影响因子:
4.6
作者:
Huck, N;Moore, JM;Grossniklaus, U
通讯作者:
Grossniklaus, U