10.1371/journal.pone.0007817.g004
Paul E. Grini
Paul
E. Grini
Tage Thorstensen
Tage
Thorstensen
Vibeke Alm
Vibeke
Alm
Gema Vizcay-Barrena
Gema
Vizcay-Barrena
Susanne S. Windju
Susanne
S. Windju
Tommy S. Jørstad
Tommy
S. Jørstad
Zoe A. Wilson
Zoe
A. Wilson
Reidunn B. Aalen
Reidunn B.
Aalen
Pollen development in <i>ashh2</i> and <i>pASHH2:GUS</i> expression in anther development.
Public Library of Science
2009
anther
2009-11-12 02:08:00
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<p>(A) Average number of pollen per anther (<i>n<sub>wt</sub></i> = 4, n<i><sub>ashh2</sub></i>>8) in wt and <i>ashh2</i> mutant lines. Standard deviations are shown. (B) Light- and fluorescent micrographs of <i>ashh2-1</i> anthers and germinating pollen tubes. (<i>i</i>) Four long stamina from <i>ashh2-1</i> from a flower just before abscission. All anthers are delayed in dehiscence. Note different numbers of pollen (p) in each locule and absence of normal locule development (arrows). (<i>ii</i>) Mature <i>ashh2-1</i> anther with released pollen in the trinucleate stage (boxed area). Inset is a magnification of the boxed area, (s) sperm cell, (v) vegetative cell. (<i>iii</i>) Pollen tube germination on the papillae in <i>ashh2-1</i>. (p) pollen, (pt) pollen tube. (C) Stage 7 flower of <i>pASHH2:GUS</i> plant. No GUS expression was seen in the developing floral organs but only in the pedicel. s – sepal; g – gynoecium; pp – petal primordium; sp – stamen primordium. (D) Stage 9 to 11 flowers showing increasing GUS expression post meiosis. The boxed insert shows that no GUS expression was detected in tetrads. s – sepal; g – gynoecium; a – anther. (E) Stage 12 flower with mature anthers with GUS expression in anthers (a), as well as the gynoecium (g) and mid veins of petals (p) and sepals (s). (F) Anther of stage 12 flower showing GUS expression both in the tapetal cell layer (t) and the mature microspores (ms), but not in the anther filaments (f). (G) Detail of GUS expression in floral stage 12 anther demonstrate specific expression in tapetum (t) and microspores (ms), but not in the surrounding endothecium (en) and epidermis (e) cell layers. (H) Scanning electron micrographs of wt pollen (<i>i</i>) with a sexine layer (<i>ii</i>) with regular ridges (muri – m) and spaces (lumina – l). (I) Scanning electron micrographs of <i>ashh2-1</i> pollen grains (<i>i, ii</i>) and exine layers with filled muris (<i>iii</i>), and in severe cases visible nexine layer (n) and bacula (b) due to absent tectum layer (<i>iv</i>).</p>