Patrón espacial conservado de la expresión génica en linajes independientes de plantas C4

Tianshu Sun1, Venkata Suresh Bonthala2, Benjamin Stich2

  • 1Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK.

The New phytologist
|August 23, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Los investigadores mapearon la expresión génica en dos plantas C4, revelando factores de transcripción conservados en las células de la vaina del haz. Este descubrimiento arroja luz sobre la base molecular de la evolución de la fotosíntesis C4 y su eficiencia en la fijación de carbono.

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