Self-fertilization, which results in reduced fitness of offspring, is a common problem in hermaphrodite angiosperms. To prevent this, many plants utilize SI (self-incompatibility), which is determined by the multi-allelic S-locus, that allows discrimination between self (incompatible) and non-self (compatible) pollen by the pistil. In poppy (Papaver rhoeas), the pistil S-determinant (PrsS) is a small secreted protein which interacts with the pollen S-determinant PrpS, a ~20 kDa novel transmembrane protein. Interaction of matching pollen and pistil S-determinants results in self-recognition, initiating a Ca2+-dependent signalling network in incompatible pollen. This triggers several downstream events, including alterations to the cytoskeleton, phosphorylation of sPPases (soluble inorganic pyrophosphatases) and an MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase), increases in ROS (reactive oxygen species) and nitric oxide (NO), and activation of several caspase-like activities. This results in the inhibition of pollen tube growth, prevention of self-fertilization and ultimately PCD (programmed cell death) in incompatible pollen. The present review focuses on our current understanding of the integration of these signals with their targets in the SI/PCD network. We also discuss our recent functional expression of PrpS in Arabidopsis thaliana pollen.
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Self-incompatibility in Papaver: advances in integrating the signalling network
Deborah J. Eaves;
Deborah J. Eaves
*School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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Carlos Flores-Ortiz;
Carlos Flores-Ortiz
*School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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Tamanna Haque;
Tamanna Haque
*School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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Zongcheng Lin;
Zongcheng Lin
*School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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Nianjun Teng;
Nianjun Teng
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*School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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Vernonica E. Franklin-Tong
Vernonica E. Franklin-Tong
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*School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
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October 25 2013
Online ISSN: 1470-8752
Print ISSN: 0300-5127
© The Authors Journal compilation © 2014 Biochemical Society
2014
Biochem Soc Trans (2014) 42 (2): 370–376.
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October 25 2013
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Deborah J. Eaves, Carlos Flores-Ortiz, Tamanna Haque, Zongcheng Lin, Nianjun Teng, Vernonica E. Franklin-Tong; Self-incompatibility in Papaver: advances in integrating the signalling network. Biochem Soc Trans 1 April 2014; 42 (2): 370–376. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/BST20130248
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