Evolutionary analysis of p38 stress-activated kinases in unicellular relatives of animals suggests an ancestral function in osmotic stress
V. Shabardina, P. R. Charria, G. B. Saborido…·J. J. Sanz-Ezquerro
This study investigates the evolutionary origin and diversification of p38 kinases in animals and fungi, showing their ancestral role in osmotic stress response and subsequent functional expansion in animals.