The Pollen Tube

Rui Malhó is an associate professor in the Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon. He holds a Ph.D. in cell biology, with a major interest in signal transduction mechanisms and imaging of cell dynamics in particular, the study of pollen tube growth and its signalling pathways. Dr. Malhó did post-doctoral work at the University of Edinburgh with A.J. Trewavas and has published 40 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and 8 book chapters.

The Pollen Tube: A Model System for Cell and Molecular Biology Studies.- Pollen Development, a Genetic and Transcriptomic View.- Ions and Pollen Tube Growth.- Genomic and Molecular Analyses of Transporters in the Male Gametophyte.- Small GTPases and Spatiotemporal Regulation of Pollen Tube Growth.- Lipid Metabolism, Compartmentalization and Signalling in the Regulation of Pollen Tube Growth.- The Actin Cytoskeleton in Pollen Tubes; Actin and Actin Binding Proteins.- The Microtubular Cytoskeleton in Pollen Tubes: Structure and Role in Organelle Trafficking.- The Architecture and Properties of the Pollen Tube Cell Wall.- Cellular Mechanisms for Pollen Tube Growth Inhibition in Gametophytic Self-incompatibility.- Extracellular Guidance Cues and Intracellular Signaling Pathways that Direct Pollen Tube Growth.-Screening and Analysis of Pollen Tube Mutations.- Comparative Analysis of Biological Models in the Study of Pollen Tube Growth.