Convergent strigolactone perception via independent horizontal gene transfer of pre-adapted α/β-hydrolases
Qia Wang, Ye Ye, Lulu Wang, Yanlong Guan, Shuanghua Wang, Zhe Wang, Hang Sun, Steven M. Smith, Jinling Huang
The paper shows that two unrelated ABH proteins from different bacterial sources independently evolved to perceive strigolactones through horizontal gene transfer.
Molecular Plant · Oct 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology