The evolution of pectate lyase-like genes across land plants, and their roles in haustorium formation in parasitic plant, Triphysaria versicolor (Orobanchaceae)
Huiting Zhang, Eric K. Wafula, Elizabeth A. Kelly, Itsuhiro Ko, Alan E. Yocca, P. C. G. Bandaranayake, Zhenzhen Yang, Daniel B. Steele, John I. Yoder, Loren A. Honaas, Claude W. dePamphilis
This study identifies PLL1 as a key gene for haustorium development in parasitic plants and shows its functional role through gene silencing experiments.
bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2024 · PreprintPlant Biology