The Genome of the Charophyte Alga Penium margaritaceum Bears Footprints of the Evolutionary Origins of Land Plants
C. Jiao, I. Sørensen, X. Sun, H. Sun, H. Behar, S. Alseekh, G. Philippe, K. P. Lopez, L. Sun, R. Reed, S. Jeon, R. Kiyonami, S. Zhang, A. R. Fernie, H. Brumer, , J. Rose
This study presents the genome of Penium margaritaceum, a charophyte alga, to explore evolutionary features leading to land plant colonization and identifies gene expansions and adaptations related to terrestrialization.
Cell · May 1, 2020Peer-reviewedPlant Biology