Independent evolution of ancestral and novel defenses in a genus of toxic plants (Erysimum, Brassicaceae)

Independent evolution of ancestral and novel defenses in a genus of toxic plants (Erysimum, Brassicaceae)

Phytochemical diversity is thought to result from coevolutionary cycles as specialization in herbivores imposes diversifying selection on plant chemical defenses. Plants in the speciose genus Erysimum (Brassicaceae) produce both ancestral glucosinolates and evolutionarily novel cardenolides as defen...

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Main Authors: Tobias Züst, Susan R Strickler, Adrian F Powell, Makenzie E Mabry, Hong An, Mahdieh Mirzaei, Thomas York, Cynthia K Holland, Pavan Kumar, Matthias Erb, Georg Petschenka, José-María Gómez, Francisco Perfectti, Caroline Müller, J Chris Pires, Lukas A Mueller, Georg Jander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-04-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Erysimum
glucosinolates
cardenolides
phytochemical diversification
myrosinase
trait evolution
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/51712

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/51712

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