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. 2021 Oct;26(10):996-998.
doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.07.006. Epub 2021 Jul 17.

Plants upcycle gene functions to suit their roots

Feng Zhu  1 , Alisdair R Fernie  2
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Plants upcycle gene functions to suit their roots

Feng Zhu et al. Trends Plant Sci. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

The plant root is a crucial organ for adaptation to dynamic environments, but to date the degree of functional conservation of root developmental programs has remained unknown. A recent report by Kajala et al. sheds light on the cross-species conservation and repurposing of root gene functions in a manner pertinent to attempts to ensure future yield stability.

Keywords: body plan; pan-species; tomato root; transcriptomics; translatomics.

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  • Innovation, conservation, and repurposing of gene function in root cell type development.
    Kajala K, Gouran M, Shaar-Moshe L, Mason GA, Rodriguez-Medina J, Kawa D, Pauluzzi G, Reynoso M, Canto-Pastor A, Manzano C, Lau V, Artur MAS, West DA, Gray SB, Borowsky AT, Moore BP, Yao AI, Morimoto KW, Bajic M, Formentin E, Nirmal NA, Rodriguez A, Pasha A, Deal RB, Kliebenstein DJ, Hvidsten TR, Provart NJ, Sinha NR, Runcie DE, Bailey-Serres J, Brady SM. Kajala K, et al. Cell. 2021 Jun 10;184(12):3333-3348.e19. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.04.024. Epub 2021 May 18. Cell. 2021. PMID: 34010619

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