In-Silico Evaluation of a New Gene From Wheat Reveals the Divergent Evolution of the CAP160 Homologous Genes Into Monocots
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DOI: 10.1007/s00239-019-09920-5
Abstract: This study reports the evolutionary history and in-silico functional characterization of a novel water-deficit and ABA-responsive gene in wheat. This gene has remote sequence similarity to known abiotic stress-related genes in different plants, including CAP160… read more here.
Keywords: cap160; cap160 homologous; homologous genes; gene wheat ... See more keywords
Breeding a fungal gene into wheat
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abb9991
Abstract: An ancient cross-kingdom gene transfer enables wheat resistance to a fungal toxin Every year, infection of wheat by the fungus Fusarium graminearum results in losses of ∼28 million metric tons of wheat grain (1), valued… read more here.
Keywords: breeding fungal; wheat; gene wheat; fungal gene ... See more keywords