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The stigma of death

Nature Plants volume 4, pages 323–324 (2018)Cite this article

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The stigma has a tightly regulated functional lifespan and is therefore a key determinant for floral receptivity. New evidence reveals how two transcription factors play a pivotal role in controlling stigma lifespan by regulating developmental programmed cell death in this tissue to terminate pollen receptivity.

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Fig. 1: dPCD in unpollinated stigmata.

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  1. Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK

    Maurice Bosch

  2. School of Biosciences, College of Lifesciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK

    Noni V. E. Franklin-Tong

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Bosch, M., Franklin-Tong, N.V.E. The stigma of death. Nature Plants 4, 323–324 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-018-0168-z

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