Ancient trans-acting siRNAs Confer Robustness and Sensitivity onto the Auxin Response
Yevgeniy Plavskin, Akitomo Nagashima, Pierre-François Perroud, Mitsuyasu Hasebe, Ralph S Quatrano, Gurinder S Atwal, Marja CP Timmermans
The paper shows that ancient trans-acting siRNAs enhance auxin response sensitivity and robustness in moss, contributing to developmental flexibility and evolutionary cooption.
bioRxiv · Feb 1, 2016Plant Biology