Differential expansion and retention patterns of LRR-RLK genes across plant evolution.

ABSTRACT: To maximize overall fitness, plants must accurately respond to a host of growth, developmental, and environmental signals throughout their life. Many of these internal and external signals are perceived by the leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases, which play roles in regulating growth, development, and immunity. This largest family of receptor kinases in plants can be divided into subfamilies based on the conservation of the kinase domain, which demonstrates that shared evolutionary history often indicates shared molecular function. Here we investigate the evolutionary history of this family across the evolution of 112 plant species. We identify lineage-specific expansions of the malectin-domain containing subfamily LRR subfamily I primarily in the Brassicales and bryophytes. Most oth

SUBMITTER: Kileeg Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10739070 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature