Transcription factor DUO1 generated by neo-functionalization is associated with evolution of sperm differentiation in plants

Transcription factor DUO1 generated by neo-functionalization is associated with evolution of sperm differentiation in plants

The evolutionary mechanisms leading to the development of sperm are poorly understood. Here, the authors infer that neofunctionalisation and expression changes of the orthologue of DUO1 in algal ancestors of land plants were key events for sperm differentiation and sexual reproduction in this lineag...

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Main Authors: Asuka Higo, Tomokazu Kawashima, Michael Borg, Mingmin Zhao, Irene López-Vidriero, Hidetoshi Sakayama, Sean A. Montgomery, Hiroyuki Sekimoto, Dieter Hackenberg, Masaki Shimamura, Tomoaki Nishiyama, Keiko Sakakibara, Yuki Tomita, Taisuke Togawa, Kan Kunimoto, Akihisa Osakabe, Yutaka Suzuki, Katsuyuki T. Yamato, Kimitsune Ishizaki, Ryuichi Nishihama, Takayuki Kohchi, José M. Franco-Zorrilla, David Twell, Frédéric Berger, Takashi Araki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07728-3

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07728-3

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