Pollen tube guidance by LURE within the pistil. (IMAGE)

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

Pollen tube guidance by LURE within the pistil.

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The LURE peptide, which is secreted by the synergid cells within the ovule acts as a key to bind to the lock, which is the PRK6 receptor found on the tip of the pollen tube. Figure taken and adapted from the webpage of "The birth of new plant species", a project supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (http://www.ige.tohoku.ac.jp/prg/plant/).

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ITbM, Nagoya University

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