Divergent evolution of NLR genes in the genus Glycine: impacts of annuals and perennials' life history strategies.

ABSTRACT: Within the family Fabaceae, the genus Glycine is composed of two subgenera annuals (2n=40) and perennials. This life strategy transition may have differentially affected the evolution of various gene families. Its cultivated species G. max has high level of susceptibility to major pathogens including viruses, bacteria and fungi. Understanding nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat (NLR) genes evolution in soybean is of paramount importance due to their central role in plant immunity and their potential in improving disease resistance in soybean cultivars. In this study, we investigated the significance of this annual-perennial transition on the macroevolution of NLR genes in the genus Glycine. Our results reveal a remarkable distinction betw

SUBMITTER: Sultan AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11263291 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature