Beyond RuBisCO: convergent molecular evolution of multiple chloroplast genes in C₄ plants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The recurrent evolution of the C₄ photosynthetic pathway in angiosperms represents one of the most extraordinary examples of convergent evolution of a complex trait. Comparative genomic analyses have unveiled some of the molecular changes associated with the C₄ pathway. For instance, several key enzymes involved in the transition from C₃ to C₄ photosynthesis have been found to share convergent amino acid replacements along C₄ lineages. However, the extent of convergent replacements potentially associated with the emergence of C₄ plants remains to be fully assessed. Here, we conducted an organelle-wide analysis to determine if convergent evolution occurred in multiple chloroplast proteins beside the well-kn

SUBMITTER: Casola C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8801178 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature