A pistil-expressed pectin methylesterase confers cross-incompatibility between strains of Zea mays

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...

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Main Authors: Yongxian Lu, Samuel A. Hokin, Jerry L. Kermicle, Thomas Hartwig, Mathew M. S. Evans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10259-0
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spelling doaj-8a8568ced9894cc48592d1276e5123dd2021-05-11T11:45:04ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-05-011011710.1038/s41467-019-10259-0A pistil-expressed pectin methylesterase confers cross-incompatibility between strains of Zea maysYongxian Lu0Samuel A. Hokin1Jerry L. Kermicle2Thomas Hartwig3Mathew M. S. Evans4Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for ScienceDepartment of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for ScienceLaboratory of Genetics, University of WisconsinDepartment of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for ScienceDepartment of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for ScienceDomesticated 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10259-0
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author Yongxian Lu
Samuel A. Hokin
Jerry L. Kermicle
Thomas Hartwig
Mathew M. S. Evans
spellingShingle Yongxian Lu
Samuel A. Hokin
Jerry L. Kermicle
Thomas Hartwig
Mathew M. S. Evans
A pistil-expressed pectin methylesterase confers cross-incompatibility between strains of Zea mays
Nature Communications
author_facet Yongxian Lu
Samuel A. Hokin
Jerry L. Kermicle
Thomas Hartwig
Mathew M. S. Evans
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title A pistil-expressed pectin methylesterase confers cross-incompatibility between strains of Zea mays
title_short A pistil-expressed pectin methylesterase confers cross-incompatibility between strains of Zea mays
title_full A pistil-expressed pectin methylesterase confers cross-incompatibility between strains of Zea mays
title_fullStr A pistil-expressed pectin methylesterase confers cross-incompatibility between strains of Zea mays
title_full_unstemmed A pistil-expressed pectin methylesterase confers cross-incompatibility between strains of Zea mays
title_sort pistil-expressed pectin methylesterase confers cross-incompatibility between strains of zea mays
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2019-05-01
description 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.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10259-0
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