Generation-biased gene expression in a bryophyte model system
20.09.2010
Szövényi P, Rensing SA, Lang D, Wray GA, Shaw AJ.
Mol Biol Evol. 2011;28(1):803-12
The evolution of land plants is tightly linked to the evolution of the alternation of generations. Comparative analysis of F. hygrometrica and A. thaliana gene expression data shows that there is limited conservation of generation-biased gene expression across land plants. However, genes showing shared sporophyte-biased expression in both F. hygrometrica and A. thaliana appear to be enriched for biological pathways representing critical molecular adaptations to terrestrial life.