Parallel evolution of UbiA superfamily proteins into aromatic O-prenyltransferases in plants
Ryosuke Munakata, Alexandre Olry, Tomoya Takemura, Kanade Tatsumi, Takuji Ichino, Cloé Villard, Joji Kageyama, Tetsuya Kurata, Masaru Nakayasu, Florence Jacob, Takao Koeduka, Hirobumi Yamamoto, Eiko Moriyoshi, Tetsuya Matsukawa, Jeremy Grosjean, , Kazufumi Yazaki
The paper identifies two aromatic O-prenyltransferase genes from distant plant species, showing parallel evolution of UbiA superfamily proteins into O-PTs.
bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2020Plant Biology