Claim · model-written summary
KAI2 has evolved uniquely rapidly in parasitic Orobanchaceae.
- Taxon
- OrobanchaceaeOrobanchaceaee2
- Gene
- KAI2e2
- Outcome
- KAI2 has evolvede2
- Direction
- uniquely rapidlye2
Not reportedMaterialCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Verbatim
t0“parasitic plants”
e2“KAI2 has evolved uniquely rapidly in parasitic Orobanchaceae and perhaps been shaped by positive selection on individual codons”
Title
The evolution of KAI2 and its homologue DLK2 in parasitic plants and their non-parasitic relatives
Amanda R Merrilles; Ava L Buelow; John P Early; et al. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 2025. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/blaf143
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation DLK2 has evolved similarly across angiosperms.
- Association Some parasitic plants show modestly elevated evolutionary rates of DLK2.
- Mechanism KAI2 evolution in Orobanchaceae may have been shaped by positive selection on individual codons.
- Observation A KAI2 duplication in Asterids probably occurred before the divergence of Lamiids and Campanulids.