Plant Evolution: Divergent Plants, Divergent Functions for C1HDZ Orthologs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.044
Abstract: Ortholog identification inferred by phylogenetic analyses does not always correlate with functional conservation. The recent functional characterization of the C1HDZ transcription factor in the early-diverging land plant Marchantia polymorpha reveals its role in biotic stress… read more here.
Keywords: divergent functions; plant; plant evolution; divergent plants ... See more keywords
Divergent functions of late ESCRT components in Giardia lamblia: Insights from subcellular distributions and protein interactions
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013700
Abstract: Giardia lamblia, a human gut pathogen, possesses a minimal ESCRT (Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport) machinery. Paradoxically, there are multiple paralogues of some late-ESCRT components- three paralogues for Vps4, GlVps4a, GlVps4b, and GlVps4c, and… read more here.
Keywords: divergent functions; late escrt; giardia lamblia; escrt components ... See more keywords
Divergent Functions of Rap1A and Rap1B in Endothelial Biology and Disease
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms26115372
Abstract: Rap1A and Rap1B are closely related small GTPases that regulate endothelial adhesion, vascular integrity, and signaling pathways via effector domain interactions, with downstream effectors controlling integrins and cadherins. Although both isoforms are essential for vascular… read more here.
Keywords: rap1a rap1b; divergent functions; functions rap1a; endothelial biology ... See more keywords