The origin of floral quartet formation - Ancient exon duplications shaped the evolution of MIKC-type MADS-domain transcription factor interactions
Florian Rümpler, Chiara Tessari, Lydia Gramzow, Christian Gafert, Marcus Blohs, Günter Theißen
The paper investigates the evolutionary origin of floral quartet complexes in plants, showing that MIKCC-type genes evolved tetramerization interfaces through exon duplication, enabling distinct regulatory networks.
Molecular Biology and Evolution · Apr 12, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetics