The pollen exine,an inert lipid layer,is the outermost layer of the pollen wall and mainly consists of sporopollenin[1,2].Normal exine contributes to male fertility and geometric patterns of pollen grain[[1],[2],[3]]....The pollen exine,an inert lipid layer,is the outermost layer of the pollen wall and mainly consists of sporopollenin[1,2].Normal exine contributes to male fertility and geometric patterns of pollen grain[[1],[2],[3]].Genetic and physicochemical processes control exine formation and genic male sterility(GMS)genes constitute a significant proportion of identified genetic factors[[1],[2],[3],[4]].To date,more than 200 GMS genes have been identified in plants[4,5].The precise molecular mechanisms underlying exine formation rely on genetic networks established by these GMS genes.However,the specific genetic networks underlying the exine formation remain unclear.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFF1003501 and 2023ZD04076)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32330076 and 32301886)the Beijing Innovation Consortium of Agriculture Research System(BAIC02-2024).
文摘The pollen exine,an inert lipid layer,is the outermost layer of the pollen wall and mainly consists of sporopollenin[1,2].Normal exine contributes to male fertility and geometric patterns of pollen grain[[1],[2],[3]].Genetic and physicochemical processes control exine formation and genic male sterility(GMS)genes constitute a significant proportion of identified genetic factors[[1],[2],[3],[4]].To date,more than 200 GMS genes have been identified in plants[4,5].The precise molecular mechanisms underlying exine formation rely on genetic networks established by these GMS genes.However,the specific genetic networks underlying the exine formation remain unclear.
