Journal article
Identification of the pollen determinant of S-RNase-mediated self-incompatibility
Nature (London), Vol.429(6989), pp.302-305
05/20/2004
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101413
PMID: 15152253
Abstract
Many flowering plants have adopted self-incompatibility mechanisms to prevent inbreeding and promote out-crosses. In the Solanaceae, Rosaceae and Scrophulariaceae, two separate genes at the highly polymorphic S-locus control self-incompatibility interactions: the S-RNase gene encodes the pistil determinant and the previously unidentified S-gene encodes the pollen determinant. S-RNases interact with pollen S-allele products to inhibit the growth of self-pollen tubes in the style. Pollen-expressed F-box genes showing allelic sequence polymorphism have recently been identified near to the S-RNase gene in members of the Rosaceae and Scrophulariaceae; but until now have not been directly shown to encode the pollen determinant. Here we report the identification and characterization of PiSLF, an S-locus F-box gene of Petunia inflata (Solanaceae). We show that transformation of S1S1, S1S2 and S2S3 plants with the S2-allele of PiSLF causes breakdown of their pollen function in self-incompatibility. This breakdown of pollen function is consistent with 'competitive interaction', in which pollen carrying two different pollen S-alleles fails to function in self-incompatibility. We conclude that PiSLF encodes the pollen self-incompatibility determinant.
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- Title
- Identification of the pollen determinant of S-RNase-mediated self-incompatibility
- Creators
- Paja Sijacic - Integrative Biosciences Graduate Degree Program, The Pennsylvania State University, 403 Althouse Laboratory, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USAXi WangAndrea L SkirpanYan WangPeter E DowdAndrew G McCubbinShihshieh HuangTeh-Hui Kao
- Publication Details
- Nature (London), Vol.429(6989), pp.302-305
- Academic Unit
- Biological Sciences, School of
- Publisher
- England
- Identifiers
- 99900546539201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article