The single Marchantia polymorpha FERONIA homolog reveals an ancestral role in regulating cellular expansion and integrity
M. A. Mecchia, M. Rovekamp, A. Giraldo-Fonseca, D. Meier, P. Gadient, H. Vogler, D. Limacher, J. Bowman, 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.
bioRxiv · Dec 23, 2020Evolutionary Biology