Defensin-Like ZmES4 Mediates Pollen Tube Burst in Maize via Opening of the Potassium Channel KZM1

Suseno Amien; Irina Kliwer; Mihaela L. Márton; Thomas Debener; Dietmar Geiger; Dirk Becker; Thomas Dresselhaus

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000388

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Defensin-Like ZmES4 Mediates Pollen Tube Burst in Maize via Opening of the Potassium Channel KZM1

Suseno Amien Irina Kliwer Mihaela L. Márton Thomas Debener Dietmar Geiger Dirk Becker

Thomas Dresselhaus

PLOS Biology Vol. 8 No. 6 pp. e1000388 · Public Library of Science (PLoS)

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Published: Jun 01, 2010
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Suseno Amien, Irina Kliwer, Mihaela L. Márton, et al. (2010). Defensin-Like ZmES4 Mediates Pollen Tube Burst in Maize via Opening of the Potassium Channel KZM1. PLOS Biology, 8(6), e1000388. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000388

Defensin-Like ZmES4 Mediates Pollen Tube Burst in Maize via Opening of the Potassium Channel KZM1

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