Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
The single Marchantia polymorpha FERONIA homolog reveals an ancestral role in regulating cellular expansion and integrity
M. A. Mecchia, M. Rovekamp, A. Giraldo-Fonseca…·U. Grossniklaus
The study identifies MpFER, the single CrRLK1L gene in Marchantia polymorpha, and shows it regulates cell expansion and integrity, revealing an ancestral function in land plants.
DOI 10.1242/dev.200580