A mycorrhizae-like gene regulates stem cell and gametophore development in mosses

oleh: Shuanghua Wang, Yanlong Guan, Qia Wang, Jinjie Zhao, Guiling Sun, Xiangyang Hu, Mark P. Running, Hang Sun, Jinling Huang

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-04-01

Deskripsi

Plant evolution is intimately associated with fungal partners. Here the authors provide evidence that Physcomitrella patens MACRO2, a gene likely derived from early mycorrhizae-like fungi, was transferred to early land plants and plays an important role in regulating stem cell growth and gametophore development in moss.