Horizontal gene transfers and terpene metabolism drive plant-fungal interaction in Marchantia polymorpha
Karima El Mahboubi, Chloé Beaulieu, Baptiste Castel, Cyril Libourel, Nathanael Jariais, Emilie Amblard, Fabian van Beveren, Jean Keller, Yves Martinez, Jessica Nelson, Maxime Bonhomme, Christophe Jacquet, Pierre‐Marc Delaux
This study identifies horizontally transferred terpene synthase genes and immune pathways in M. polymorpha that contribute to resistance against fungal pathogens.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Feb 4, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology