Since the discovery of double fertilization over a century ago, proteins mediating gamete interactions in flowering plants have remained elusive. A lily protein located at the sperm-cell surface ...

The researchers, who explored why ovules continue to attract pollen tubes after failed double fertilization ... Generally, the embryo sac of flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) contains ...

In flowering plants, seed development is preceded by a double fertilization event, whereby two male sperm cells fuse with two female gametes: the egg and central cells. The fertilized egg cell ...

This depicts double fertilization and termination of the pollen tube attraction. Synergid cells play a key role in attracting pollen tubes. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...