AMOR Assay to Investigate the Activation of Pollen Tubes (IMAGE)

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

AMOR Assay to Investigate the Activation of Pollen Tubes

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Using a glass needle, an ovule culture containing the activating compound of interest is added nearby a pollen tube that has undergone pollination 14 hours ago. With the culture that includes an activating compound (AMOR), which provides response capability, the pollen tube is attracted towards the ovule. On the other hand, if the culture does not include AMOR, the pollen tube is not attracted to the ovule. The photos show how the pollen tubes actually change their direction of growth by attraction to the ovule containing AMOR. The numbers show the time in minutes:seconds.

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ITbM, Nagoya University

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