Repeated gain and loss of a single gene modulates the evolution of vascular plant pathogen lifestyles
Emile Gluck‐Thaler, Aude Cerutti, Álvaro L. Pérez‐Quintero, Jules Butchacas, Verónica Román-Reyna, Vishnu Narayanan Madhavan, Deepak Shantharaj, Marcus V. Merfa, Céline Pesce, Alain Jauneau, Taca Vancheva, Jillian M. Lang, Caitilyn Allen, Valérie Verdier, Lionel Gagnevin, Boris Szurek, Gregg T. Beckham, Leonardo De La Fuente, Hitendra Kumar Patel, Ramesh V. Sonti, Claude Bragard, Jan E. Leach, Laurent D. Noël, Jason C. Slot, Ralf Koebnik, Jonathan M. Jacobs
Abstract
was lost in multiple nonvascular lineages and more recently gained by some vascular subgroups, suggesting that vascular pathogenesis is ancestral. Our results overall demonstrate how the gain and loss of single loci can facilitate the evolution of complex ecological traits.
Topics & Concepts
GenePathogenBiologyPathogenic bacteriaGeneticsBacteriaEvolutionary biologyPlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases