Shared characteristics underpinning C4 leaf maturation derived from analysis of multiple C3 and C4 species of Flaveria
Britta M.C. Kümpers, Steven J. Burgess, Ivan Reyna-Llorens, Richard Smith-Unna, Chris Boursnell, Julian M. Hibberd
The paper identifies conserved transcriptional regulators in multiple C4 species, showing parallel and convergent evolution of the C4 photosynthesis pathway.
bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2016 · PreprintPlant Biology