Parallel Evolution of Salinity Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana Accessions from Cape Verde Islands
Félix Juan Martínez-Rivas, Dorothee Wozny, Zeyun Xue, Elodie Gilbault, Thomas Sapir, Melissa Rouille, Antony Ricou, Joaquı́n Medina, Laurent D. Noël, Emmanuelle Lauber, Aline Voxeur, Marianne Mazier, Olivier Loudet, Gilles Clément, José M. Jiménez‐Gómez
This study identifies a metabolite, glucuronyl-mannose, that confers salt tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana from Cape Verde Islands, evolving independently in two islands through mutations in the same gene.
Science Advances · Jul 11, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology