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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
13
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-19
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
We identified a tobacco stigma-specific gene, designated STIG1. The STIG1 gene is developmentally regulated and expressed specifically in the stigmatic secretory zone. We used a chimeric STIG1-GUS gene to show that the stigma-specific STIG1 gene expression pattern is controlled primarily at the transcriptional level. We constructed a stigma-specific cytotoxic gene by fusing the STIG1 gene 5' regulatory region with the coding sequence of the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens barnase gene, to assess the role of the stigmatic secretory zone in the pollination process. Pistils of transgenic STIG1-barnase tobacco plants undergo normal development, but lack the stigmatic secretory zone and are female sterile. Pollen grains germinate on the ablated 'stigmatic' surface, but are unable to penetrate the transmitting tissue of the style. Application of stigmatic exudate from wild-type pistils to the ablated surface increases the efficiency of pollen tube germination and growth and restores the capacity of pollen tubes to penetrate the style. Our data demonstrate the importance of the stigmatic secretory zone in the pollination process and provide an approach to identify compounds produced by the stigma that are critical for successful pollination and fertilization to occur.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0261-4189
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:geneSymbol
STIG1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2976-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Female sterile tobacco plants are produced by stigma-specific cell ablation.
pubmed:affiliation
Plant Genetic Systems NV, Gent, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't