Palfalvi, G.; Hackl, T.; Terhoeven, N.; Shibata, T.F.; Nishiyama, T. et al.: Genomes of the Venus Flytrap and Close Relatives Unveil the Roots of Plant Carnivory. In: Current Biology 30 (2020), Nr. 12, S. 2312-2320.e5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.04.051
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Most plants grow and develop by taking up nutrients from the soil while continuously under threat from foraging animals. Carnivorous plants have turned the tables by capturing and consuming nutrient-rich animal prey, enabling them to thrive in nutrient-poor soil. To better understand the evolution of botanical carnivory, we compared the draft genome of the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) with that of its aquatic sister, the waterwheel plant Aldrovanda vesiculosa, and the sundew Drosera spatulata. We identified an early whole-genome duplication in the family as source for carnivory-associated genes. Recruitment of genes to the trap from the root especially was a major mechanism in the evolution of carnivory, supported by family-specific duplications. Still, these genomes belong to the gene poorest land plants sequenced thus far, suggesting reduction of selective pressure on different processes, including non-carnivorous nutrient acquisition. Our results show how non-carnivorous plants evolved into the most skillful green hunters on the planet. Palfalvi et al. reconstruct the evolution of plant carnivory in the Droseraceae by comparative genome analysis. A common whole-genome duplication is the source for recruitment of genes to carnivory-related functions. Different hunting styles evolve by expansions of defined gene families. The analyzed genomes have massively lost genes. © 2020 The Authors | |
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Erstveröffentlichung: | 2020 |
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