Molecular and evolutionary processes generating variation in gene expression
Heritable variation in gene expression is common within and between species. This
variation arises from mutations that alter the form or function of molecular gene regulatory …
variation arises from mutations that alter the form or function of molecular gene regulatory …
Plant transcription factors—being in the right place with the right company
Transcriptional regulation underlies many of the growth and developmental processes that
shape plants as well as their adaptation to their environment. Key to transcriptional control …
shape plants as well as their adaptation to their environment. Key to transcriptional control …
Anthoceros genomes illuminate the origin of land plants and the unique biology of hornworts
Hornworts comprise a bryophyte lineage that diverged from other extant land plants> 400
million years ago and bears unique biological features, including a distinct sporophyte …
million years ago and bears unique biological features, including a distinct sporophyte …
The causes of evolvability and their evolution
Evolvability is the ability of a biological system to produce phenotypic variation that is both
heritable and adaptive. It has long been the subject of anecdotal observations and …
heritable and adaptive. It has long been the subject of anecdotal observations and …
Evolution of plant hormone response pathways
MA Blázquez, DC Nelson… - Annual Review of Plant …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
This review focuses on the evolution of plant hormone signaling pathways. Like the
chemical nature of the hormones themselves, the signaling pathways are diverse. Therefore …
chemical nature of the hormones themselves, the signaling pathways are diverse. Therefore …
Data access for the 1,000 Plants (1KP) project
Abstract The 1,000 plants (1KP) project is an international multi-disciplinary consortium that
has generated transcriptome data from over 1,000 plant species, with exemplars for all of the …
has generated transcriptome data from over 1,000 plant species, with exemplars for all of the …
Algal ancestor of land plants was preadapted for symbiosis
PM Delaux, GV Radhakrishnan… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Colonization of land by plants was a major transition on Earth, but the developmental and
genetic innovations required for this transition remain unknown. Physiological studies and …
genetic innovations required for this transition remain unknown. Physiological studies and …
The F-box protein UFO controls flower development by redirecting the master transcription factor LEAFY to new cis-elements
In angiosperms, flower development requires the combined action of the transcription factor
LEAFY (LFY) and the ubiquitin ligase adaptor F-box protein, UNUSUAL FLORAL ORGANS …
LEAFY (LFY) and the ubiquitin ligase adaptor F-box protein, UNUSUAL FLORAL ORGANS …
An evolutionary biochemist's perspective on promiscuity
SD Copley - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2015 - cell.com
Evolutionary biochemists define enzyme promiscuity as the ability to catalyze secondary
reactions that are physiologically irrelevant, either because they are too inefficient to affect …
reactions that are physiologically irrelevant, either because they are too inefficient to affect …
Similarity regression predicts evolution of transcription factor sequence specificity
Transcription factor (TF) binding specificities (motifs) are essential for the analysis of gene
regulation. Accurate prediction of TF motifs is critical, because it is infeasible to assay all TFs …
regulation. Accurate prediction of TF motifs is critical, because it is infeasible to assay all TFs …