Plant BiologybioRxiv
Ancient coding sequences underpin the spatial patterning of gene expression in C4 leaves
I. Reyna-Llorens, S. J. Burgess, B. P. Williams…·Julian M Hibberd
The paper identifies two conserved DNA motifs in exons that control spatial gene expression in C4 leaves, showing they are ancient and functionally important for C4 photosynthesis.
DOI 10.1093/jxb/erw488