A pistil-expressed pectin methylesterase confers cross-incompatibility between strains of Zea mays
Domesticated maize and some varieties of wild teosinte grow in close proximity in parts of Mexico but rarely cross-fertilize. Here the authors show that a pistil-expressed pectin methylesterase, encoded by a gene within the Teosinte crossing barrier1-s haplotype, prevents fertilization of these teos...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10259-0 |
| Summary: | Domesticated maize and some varieties of wild teosinte grow in close proximity in parts of Mexico but rarely cross-fertilize. Here the authors show that a pistil-expressed pectin methylesterase, encoded by a gene within the Teosinte crossing barrier1-s haplotype, prevents fertilization of these teosintes by incompatible pollen. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |