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Mitochondrial gene expression in developing male gametophytes of male-fertile and S male-sterile maize

Mitochondrial gene expression in developing male gametophytes of male-fertile and S male-sterile...  Mitochondria play a critical role in the normal development of the plant male gametophyte and in the disruption of normal gametophyte development associated with cytoplasmically inherited male sterility (CMS). To investigate the role of mitochondria in these processes, the accumulation of mitochondrial gene transcripts and the accumulation of nuclear gene transcripts encoding mitochondrial proteins were investigated through male gametophyte development in normal maize and through the course of pollen abortion in CMS-S maize. Male gametophytes differing in developmental stage were isolated from male-fertile or male-sterile plants by sucrose density gradient centrifugation. Mature pollen was collected from dehiscent anthers of male-fertile plants. Aborted pollen, which collapsed during starch accumulation, was isolated from emergent tassels of CMS-S male-sterile plants. Microspores, developing pollen and mature pollen exhibited striking differences in mitochondrial transcript accumulation. Mature pollen lacked detectable mitochondrial transcripts. Aborted pollen of CMS-S plants contained abundant, intact transcripts of all mitochondrial genes studied, but prematurely degraded transcripts of several nuclear genes. Transcripts of the CMS-S associated mitochondrial open reading frames (orf355 and orf77) were detected from the early stages of microspore development through the aborted pollen stage. The implications of these findings are discussed in terms of the mitochondrial requirements for pollen function and the mechanism of pollen abortion in CMS-S maize. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Sexual Plant Reproduction Springer Journals

Mitochondrial gene expression in developing male gametophytes of male-fertile and S male-sterile maize

Wen, Lan-Ying; Chase, Christine D.
Sexual Plant Reproduction , Volume 11 (6) – Jan 22, 1999
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 1999 by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
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Life Sciences; Cell Biology; Plant Sciences; Agriculture
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2194-7953
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1432-2145
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10.1007/s004970050159
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Abstract

 Mitochondria play a critical role in the normal development of the plant male gametophyte and in the disruption of normal gametophyte development associated with cytoplasmically inherited male sterility (CMS). To investigate the role of mitochondria in these processes, the accumulation of mitochondrial gene transcripts and the accumulation of nuclear gene transcripts encoding mitochondrial proteins were investigated through male gametophyte development in normal maize and through the course of pollen abortion in CMS-S maize. Male gametophytes differing in developmental stage were isolated from male-fertile or male-sterile plants by sucrose density gradient centrifugation. Mature pollen was collected from dehiscent anthers of male-fertile plants. Aborted pollen, which collapsed during starch accumulation, was isolated from emergent tassels of CMS-S male-sterile plants. Microspores, developing pollen and mature pollen exhibited striking differences in mitochondrial transcript accumulation. Mature pollen lacked detectable mitochondrial transcripts. Aborted pollen of CMS-S plants contained abundant, intact transcripts of all mitochondrial genes studied, but prematurely degraded transcripts of several nuclear genes. Transcripts of the CMS-S associated mitochondrial open reading frames (orf355 and orf77) were detected from the early stages of microspore development through the aborted pollen stage. The implications of these findings are discussed in terms of the mitochondrial requirements for pollen function and the mechanism of pollen abortion in CMS-S maize.

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Published: Jan 22, 1999

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