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Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University

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This shows the synergid-endosperm fusion (SE fusion), a novel cell to cell fusion in fertilized ovule. Left, mitochondria (green particles) in the persistent synergid cell (white dashed line) began to be observed in the endosperm (orange dashed line), indicating migration of the mitochondria; middle, electron micrograph of fertilized ovule showed the absence of cell wall between the persistent synergid cell and the endosperm (arrows); right, deactivation mechanism of the persistent synergid cell.

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ITbM, Nagoya University

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