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Front Plant Sci

Title:		Reproduction and the pheromonal regulation of sex type in fern gametophytes
Author(s):		Atallah NM; Banks JA;
Address:		"Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette , IN, USA"
Journal Title:		Front Plant Sci
Year:		2015
Volume:		20150306
Issue:
Page Number:		100 -
DOI:		10.3389/fpls.2015.00100
ISSN/ISBN:		1664-462X (Print) 1664-462X (Electronic) 1664-462X (Linking)
Abstract:		"The fern life cycle includes a haploid gametophyte that is independent of the sporophyte and functions to produce the gametes. In homosporous ferns, the sex of the gametophyte is not fixed but can vary depending on its social environment. In many species, the sexual phenotype of the gametophyte is determined by the pheromone antheridiogen. Antheridiogen induces male development and is secreted by hermaphrodites once they become insensitive to its male-inducing effect. Recent genetic and biochemical studies of the antheridiogen response and sex-determination pathway in ferns, which are highlighted here, reveal many similarities and interesting differences to GA signaling and biosynthetic pathways in angiosperms"
Keywords:		GA biosynthesis GA signaling antheridiogen ferns sex determination;
Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEAtallah, Nadia M Banks, Jo Ann eng Switzerland 2015/03/24 Front Plant Sci. 2015 Mar 6; 6:100. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00100. eCollection 2015"