Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Evidence that nuclear receptors evolved from terpene synthases
D. R. Houston, J. G. Hanna, J. C. Lathe…·R. Lathe
The paper provides evidence that nuclear receptors evolved from terpene synthases by analyzing structural and sequence similarities between NR ligand-binding domains and terpene synthase enzymes.
DOI 10.1530/jme-21-0156