Nature Communications (Oct 2016)

Evolutionary interplay between sister cytochrome P450 genes shapes plasticity in plant metabolism

  • Zhenhua Liu,
  • Raquel Tavares,
  • Evan S. Forsythe,
  • François André,
  • Raphaël Lugan,
  • Gabriella Jonasson,
  • Stéphanie Boutet-Mercey,
  • Takayuki Tohge,
  • Mark A. Beilstein,
  • Danièle Werck-Reichhart,
  • Hugues Renault

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13026
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Genes in the cytochrome P450 family have evolved a wide range of functions. Here, Liu et al. reconstruct the evolution of the P450 genes CYP98A8 and CYP98A9in the Brassicales, revealing a complex history of retrotransposition, tandem duplication and neofunctionalization, followed by subfunctionalization or gene loss in specific lineages.