Evolution of the basic Helix-Loop-Helix transcription factor SPATULA and its role in gynoecium development.
Ana C Rivarola-SenaAurélie C VialetteAmélie Andres-RobinPierre ChambrierLoïc BideauJose Manuel Franco-ZorrillaCharles P ScuttPublished in: Annals of botany (2024)
We conclude that changes to SPT's expression pattern made a major contribution to the evolution of its developmental role in the gynoecium of Brassicaeae. By contrast, the main biochemical capacities of SPT, as well as many of its immediate transcriptional targets, appear to have been conserved at least since the base of living angiosperms.