A species-specific cluster of defensin-like genes encodes diffusible pollen tube attractants in Arabidopsis.

Genes directly involved in male/female and host/parasite interactions are believed to be under positive selection. The flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana has more than 300 defensin-like (DEFL) genes, which are likely to be involved in both natural immunity and cell-to-cell communication including...

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Main Authors: Hidenori Takeuchi, Tetsuya Higashiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001449&type=printable
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