Term Information

Accession
GO:0010198
Name
synergid death
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
synergid cell death, synergid degeneration
Alternate IDs
GO:0048470
Definition
Synergid cells undergo degeneration and death in response to penetration by the pollen tube. It is an active process that involves a dramatic decrease in cell volume, collapse of the vacuoles, and complete disintegration of the plasma membrane and most organelles. Source: GOC:isa_complete, PMID:12215516, GOC:sm
Comment
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History
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Subset
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Parents of synergid death (GO:0010198)
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synergid death [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  pollination (GO:0009856)
synergid death [is_a relation] is_a  developmental process involved in reproduction (GO:0003006)
synergid death [is_a relation] is_a  programmed cell death involved in cell development (GO:0010623)

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