Publications by authors named "Keyu Mei"
Plant Commun
November 2023
Article Synopsis
- Sporopollenin, a protective component of pollen cell walls, shields male gametophytes from environmental stresses, but its exact structure is not completely understood.
- Researchers analyzed sporopollenin from maize and Arabidopsis using advanced techniques and discovered that p-hydroxyphenyl, guaiacyl, and syringyl lignin units are present, with H units being the most abundant.
- A genome-wide study identified the vesicle-associated membrane protein (ZmVAMP726) as crucial for determining lignin composition in sporopollenin and enhancing pollen's resistance to heat and UV radiation in both maize and Arabidopsis.
