Abstract
Specific gene knockdown mediated by the antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (AODNs) strategy recently emerged as a rapid and effective tool for probing gene role in plant cells, particularly tip-growing pollen tubes. Here, we describe the protocol for the successful employment of AODN technique in growing tobacco pollen tubes, covering AODN design, application, and analysis of the results. We also discuss the advantages and drawbacks of this method.
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Pollen tube research in the Žárský lab is supported by the Czech Grant Agency grant GACR 13-19073S to M. P.
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Bezvoda, R., Pleskot, R., Žárský, V., Potocký, M. (2014). Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotide-Mediated Gene Knockdown in Pollen Tubes. In: Žárský, V., Cvrčková, F. (eds) Plant Cell Morphogenesis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1080. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-643-6_19
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