Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Functional specialization of cytochrome b5 prior to the invention of syringyl lignin biosynthesis
Xianhai Zhao, Yunjun Zhao, Qing-yin Zeng, Chang-Jun Liu
The study shows that cytochrome b5 D (CB5D) evolved before the divergence of land plant lineages and specialized to support F5H in syringyl lignin biosynthesis.
DOI 10.1101/2023.10.18.562950