Evolutionary insights into β-cyclocitral signaling in Physcomitrium patens
Paolo Korwin Krukowski, Chiara Toffanin, Maurizio Carnà, Edoardo Tosato, Claudia Beraldo, Alessandro Alboresi, Stefano D’Alessandro
The paper investigates how β-cyclocitral signaling evolved in the moss Physcomitrium patens, finding that while it triggers a strong transcriptional response, it impairs photosynthesis and lacks protective effects.
bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology