Deep evolutionary origin of gamete-directed zygote activation by KNOX/BELL transcription factors in green plants
Tetsuya Hisanaga, Shota Fujimoto, Yihui Cui, Katsutoshi Sato, Ryosuke Sano, Shohei Yamaoka, Takayuki Kohchi, Frédéric Berger, Keiji Nakajima
The paper shows that KNOX/BELL transcription factors in Marchantia polymorpha initiate zygotic development similarly to Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, suggesting zygote activation is the ancestral role of these factors.
eLife · Sep 27, 2021Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology