Abstract
The sporophytic self-incompatibility (SI) system, which operates in the Brassicaceae is primarily controlled by two multi-allelic loci, encoding the SP11/SCR pollen ligand, and the stigma-specific S Receptor Kinase (SRK). Haplotypespecific recognition of SP11/SCR by SRK triggers the activation of SRK's intracellular kinase domain. This is predicted to cause the phosphorylation-mediated recruitment of the ARC1 E3 ubiquitin ligase. ARC1 is predicted to inhibit its substrate by ubiquitination, and recentwork suggests that Exo70A1 is a target of ARC1. Exo70A1 is predicted to regulate targeted secretion and is required in the stigma to promote compatible pollen hydration, germination and pollen tube growth. SRK is also known to interact with a number of other proteins, including the M locus protein kinase (MLPK), which may function with SRK to co-regulate ARC1. Here we review our present knowledge of the various cellular components that act in concert during the SI response.We also discuss the cellular mechanisms of how SI can cause pollen rejection through the inhibition of stigmatic factors that promote compatible pollen acceptance.
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Samuel, M.A., Yee, D., Haasen, K.E., Goring, D.R. (2008). ‘Self’ Pollen Rejection Through the Intersection of Two Cellular Pathways in the Brassicaceae: Self-Incompatibility and the Compatible Pollen Response. In: Self-Incompatibility in Flowering Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68486-2_8
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