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How a pollen tube manages to navigate through the female tissues during plant reproduction has been a mystery. A new analysis of an Arabidopsis mutant has provided the strongest evidence yet that a GABA gradient may be a critical signal for correct targeting of the pollen tube.

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PubMed ID:: 14588259

DOI:: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.10.015

ScienceOpen disciplines: Chemistry

Keywords: Arabidopsis,metabolism,physiology,Arabidopsis Proteins,Flowers,Reproduction,Transaminases,Transcription Factors,genetics,gamma-Aminobutyric Acid

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Chemistry

Keywords: Arabidopsis, metabolism, physiology, Arabidopsis Proteins, Flowers, Reproduction, Transaminases, Transcription Factors, genetics, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid

Plant reproduction: GABA gradient, guidance and growth.

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