Towards the creation of a systems tip growth model for a pollen tube.

Liu, J.L.; Hussey, P.J.

Abstract

Essential features of pollen tube growth are polarization of extracellular ion fluxes, intracellular ion gradients, and oscillating dynamics. These features in pollen tube growth are regulated by a wide range of spatiotemporally organized functions such as exocytosis and endocytosis, actin cytoskeleton reorganization, cell wall deposition and assembly, intracellular signalling, fertilization, and self-incompatibility. Recently, by developing a compartmental model, we have demonstrated that the tip and shank in a pollen tube combine in an integrative and self-regulatory system of ion and growth dynamics. Recent developments in modelling and the wealth of experimental data can be used to develop a systems model that provides an integrative view of the the interactions between the different functions that affect pollen tube growth.

Citation

Liu, J., & Hussey, P. (2011). Towards the creation of a systems tip growth model for a pollen tube. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 6(4), 520-522. https://doi.org/10.4161/psb.6.4.14750

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2011-04
• Deposit Date: May 12, 2011
• Journal: Plant Signaling & Behavior
• Print ISSN: 1559-2316
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 520-522
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4161/psb.6.4.14750