What are the molecular evolutionary patterns of the GDP-L-galactose phosphorylase gene in plants?
Tag - gene duplication
William Salter
Genes involved in the biosynthesis of Chiloglottis semiochemicals
Selection on duplicated plant volatile genes is thought to have enabled the evolution of floral volatiles crucial to plant-insect interactions.
Alex Assiry
Divergent evolution of the chalcone synthase gene family in Phalaenopsis orchids
The evolutionary success of orchid family is driven by its extraordinary adaptation. Chalcone synthase (CHS) gene encodes the key enzyme for biosynthesis of flavonoids, secondary metabolites important for plant...
Evolution and function of Scots pine aminopropyltransferases
Vuosku and colleagues find an evolutionarily old gymnosperm, Scots pine, has a bifunctional SPDS able to produce both Spd and Spm, while angiosperms seem to depend on separate enzymes in Spd and Spm biosynthesis.
botanyone
Thermotolerance in pondweeds
Molecular-based studies of thermotolerance have rarely been performed on wild plants, although this trait can be critical for summer survival. Amano et al. use a chlorophyll bioassay combined with gene-expression...
