%0 Journal Article
%T Gamete fusion is facilitated by two sperm cell-expressed DUF679 membrane proteins
%J -
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-019-0382-3
%X Successful double fertilization in flowering plants relies on two coordinated gamete fusion events, but the underlying molecular processes are not well understood. We show that two sperm-specific DOMAIN OF UNKNOWN FUNCTION 679 membrane proteins (DMP8 and DMP9) facilitate gamete fusion, with a greater effect on sperm¨Cegg fusion than on sperm¨Ccentral cell fusion. We also show that sperm adhesion and sperm cell separation depend on egg cell-secreted EGG CELL 1 proteins
%U https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-019-0382-3