Research Highlights
Imaging of calcium signals in flowering plants during fertilization
Abstract:
Professor Tetsuya Higashiyama and Dr. Yuki Hamamura succeeded for the first time to observe changes in calcium concentration of plant cells during fertilization.
Journal Information:
"Live imaging of calcium spikes during double fertilization in Arabidopsis" Yuki Hamamura, Moe Nishimaki, Hidenori Takeuchi, Anja Geitmann, Daisuke Kurihara & Tetsuya Higashiyama, Nature Communications 5, Article number: 4722, 1-9 (2014)
Links:
Professor Tetsuya Higashiyama: http://www.itbm.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en_backup/members/t-higashiyama/
2014-08-25