EPP1 is an ancestral component of the plant Common SymbiosisPathway
Mélanie K. Rich, Tatiana Vernié, Manish Tiwari, Lucie Chauderon, Julie Causse, Tifenn Pellen, Alice Boussaroque, Matheus E. Bianconi, Michiel Vandenbussche, Pierre Chambrier, Aurélie Le Ru, Baptiste Castel, L. V. Sairam Nagalla, Julie V. Cullimore, Jean Keller, , Pierre‐Marc Delaux
The paper identifies EPP1 as a fourth gene in the ancestral common symbiosis pathway, essential for plant-microbe interactions across multiple plant clades.
bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology