Patterns of divergence of a large family of nodule cysteine-rich peptides in accessions of Medicago truncatula

The nodule cysteine-rich (NCR) groups of defensin-like (DEFL) genes are one of the largest gene families expressed in the nodules of some legume plants. They have only been observed in the inverted repeat loss clade (IRLC) of legumes, which includes the model legume Medicago truncatula. NCRs are rep...

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Main Authors: Nallu, Sumitha, Silverstein, Kevin A T, Zhou, Peng, Young, Nevin D, VandenBosch, Kathryn A
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4282536/