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Fertilisation and cell cycle in angiosperms

de Graaf, Barend H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0542-5510 and Dewitte, Walter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0606-1686 2019. Fertilisation and cell cycle in angiosperms. Annual Plant Reviews Online 2019 (2) 10.1002/9781119312994.apr0641

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Abstract

Fertilisation is the result of successful fusion of female and male gametes, forming a zygote that develops into the embryo. From the perspective of cell cycle control, fertilisation is a hat‐trick. Firstly, the generation of gametes depends on the generation of haploid spores by meiosis and a sequence of mitotic divisions. Mitosis is required to produce the cells of the gametophyte, closely associated with differential fate acquisition. Secondly, cell cycle progression in both male and female gametes has to be synchronised in order to avoid chromosomal imbalance at karyogamy, and last but not least, the cell cycle should only be relaunched after a successful fusion. Here, we seek to survey our current knowledge of these processes from a cell cycle perspective and explore possible mechanisms involved in cell cycle control and coordination.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Biosciences
Publisher: Wiley
ISSN: 2639-3832
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 30 May 2019
Date of Acceptance: 2 May 2019
Last Modified: 06 Nov 2023 21:23
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/122962

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