Mechanisms of protein evolution

V Jayaraman, S Toledo‐Patiño, L Noda‐García… - Protein …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
How do proteins evolve? How do changes in sequence mediate changes in protein
structure, and in turn in function? This question has multiple angles, ranging from …

Location, location! cellular relocalization primes specialized metabolic diversification

CA Schenck, RL Last - The FEBS Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Specialized metabolites are structurally diverse and cell‐or tissue‐specific molecules
produced in restricted plant lineages. In contrast, primary metabolic pathways are highly …

Genome-Wide Comparative Analysis of R2R3 MYB Gene Family in Populus and Salix and Identification of Male Flower Bud Development-Related Genes

F Zhou, Y Chen, H Wu, T Yin - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The MYB transcription factor (TF) family is one of the largest plant transcription factor gene
family playing vital roles in plant growth and development, including defense, cell …

Neofunctionalization of tandem duplicate genes encoding putative β-L-arabinofuranosidases in Arabidopsis

F Tao, V Sollapura, LS Robert, C Fan - Plant Physiology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Tandem duplication, one of the major types of duplication, provides the raw material for the
evolution of divergent functions. In this study, we identified 1 pair of tandem duplicate genes …

Systematic investigation of the R2R3-MYB gene family in Aquilaria sinensis reveals a transcriptional repressor AsMYB054 involved in 2-(2-phenylethyl) chromone …

Y Yang, J Zhu, H Wang, D Guo, Y Wang, W Mei… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Trees in the genus Aquilaria produce agarwood, a valuable resin used in medicine,
perfumes, and incense. 2-(2-Phenethyl) chromones (PECs) are characteristic components of …

Divergence of duplicated genes by repeated partitioning of splice forms and subcellular localization

Y Qiu, YV Tay, Y Ruan, KL Adams - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Gene duplication is a prominent and recurrent process in plant genomes. Among the
possible fates of duplicated genes, subfunctionalization refers to duplicates taking on …

Multi-omics analysis reveals the evolution, function, and regulatory mechanisms of SPF pheromones in Anurans

P Zheng, Y Lv, Y Gong, G Wang, B Wang, X Lin… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Pheromones play a pivotal role in chemical communication across various taxa, with protein-
based pheromones being particularly significant in amphibian courtship and reproduction. In …

A tyrosine phospho‐switch within the Longin domain of VAMP721 modulates SNARE functionality

MM Ricardi, N Wallmeroth, C Cermesoni… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The final step in secretion is membrane fusion facilitated by SNARE proteins that reside in
opposite membranes. The formation of a trans‐SNARE complex between one R and three Q …

Atypical protein phosphatase 2A gene families do not expand via Paleopolyploidization

MA Booker, A DeLong - Plant physiology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) presents unique opportunities for analyzing
molecular mechanisms of functional divergence between gene family members. The …

Landscape of gene transposition–duplication within the Brassicaceae family

DH Oh, M Dassanayake - DNA Research, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract We developed the CLfinder-OrthNet pipeline that detects co-linearity among
multiple closely related genomes, finds orthologous gene groups, and encodes the …