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Contrasted evolutionary trajectories of plant transcription factors.

Contrasted evolutionary trajectories of plant transcription factors.

Authors :
Lai, Xuelei
Chahtane, Hicham
Martin-Arevalillo, Raquel
Zubieta, Chloe
Parcy, François
Source :
Current Opinion in Plant Biology. Apr2020, Vol. 54, p101-107. 7p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Because of their prominent roles in plant development, transcription factors (TF) play central roles as drivers of innovation in the evolution of the green lineage (viridiplantae). The advent of massive sequencing combined with comparative genetics/genomics allows a rigorous investigation of how TF families have contributed to plant diversification from charophyte algae to bryophytes to angiosperms. Here, we review recent progress on TF family reconstruction and the identification of distantly related TFs present throughout the evolutionary timeline from algae to angiosperms. These data provide examples of contrasting evolutionary trajectories of TF families and illustrate how conserved TFs adopt diverse roles over the course of evolution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13695266
Volume :
54
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Current Opinion in Plant Biology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
143767906
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2020.03.002