Recruitment of Archaeal DTD is a Key Event in the Emergence of Land Plants
M. Mazeed, R. Singh, P. Kumar, B. Raman, S. P. Kruparani, R. Sankaranarayanan
The paper identifies DTD2, an archaeal-derived gene, as critical for plant adaptation to land by detoxifying acetaldehyde through NEDAT deacylation.
bioRxiv · May 22, 2020Biochemistry