Shared origins of a key enzyme during the evolution of C4 and CAM metabolism

Shared origins of a key enzyme during the evolution of C4 and CAM metabolism

Using phylogenetics and transcriptomics, we show that independent origins of both CAM and C4 photosynthesis in Caryophyllales co-opted the same genes for PEPC through similar adaptive changes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christin, Pascal-Antoine, Arakaki, Monica, Osborne, Colin P., Bräutigam, Andrea, Sage, Rowan F., Hibberd, Julian M., Kelly, Steven, Covshoff, Sarah, Wong, Gane Ka-Shu, Hancock, Lillian, Edwards, Erika J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4085957/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4085957/

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