Plant BiologyThe Plant CellPeer-reviewed
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.
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