A genetically linked pair of NLR immune receptors show contrasting patterns of evolution
M. Shimizu, A. Hirabuchi, Y. Sugihara, A. Abe, T. Takeda, M. Kobayashi, Y. Hiraka, E. Kanzaki, K. Oikawa, H. Saitoh, T. Langner, M. J. Banfield, S. Kamoun, R. Terauchi
This paper studies the evolution of a rice NLR gene pair, showing that the sensor NLR undergoes dynamic domain integration under balancing selection, while the helper NLR remains functionally conserved under purifying selection.
bioRxiv · Sep 1, 2021 · PreprintPlant Biology