Mago Nashi Is Essential for Spermatogenesis in Marsilea.PDFVIP

Molecular Biology of the Cell Vol. 18, 3711–3722, October 2007 Mago Nashi Is Essential for Spermatogenesis in Marsilea Corine M. van der Weele, Chia-Wei Tsai, and Stephen M. Wolniak Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 Submitted November 1, 2006; Revised July 5, 2007; Accepted July 10, 2007 Monitoring Editor: Tim Stearns Spermatogenesis in Marsilea vestita is a rapid process that is activated by placing dry microspores into water. Nine division cycles produce seven somatic cells and 32 spermatids, wh