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ArticleThe Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology2025

The auxin gatekeepers: Evolution and diversification of the YUCCA family.

Mallika Vijayanathan, Amna Faryad, Thanusha D Abeywickrama, Joachim Møller Christensen, Elizabeth H Jakobsen Neilson

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Article in The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Mallika VijayanathanSection for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-9806-3736
Amna FaryadSection for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-2825-6564
Thanusha D AbeywickramaSection for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-6827-023X
Joachim Møller ChristensenSection for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-3649-8416
Elizabeth H Jakobsen NeilsonSection for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-8279-9906

Funding

Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond 1051-00083BDanmarks Frie Forskningsfond 1131-0002BEuropean Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant 101110417Novo Nordisk Fonden 0054890
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The critically important YUCCA (YUC) gene family is highly conserved and specific to the plant kingdom, primarily responsible for the final and rate-limiting step for indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) biosynthesis. IAA is an essential phytohormone, involved in virtually all aspects of plant growth and development. In addition, IAA is involved in fine-tuning plant responses to biotic and abiotic interactions and stresses. While the YUC gene family has significantly expanded throughout the plant kingdom, a detailed analysis of the evolutionary patterns driving this diversification has not been performed. Here, we present a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of the YUC family, combining YUCs from species representing key evolutionary plant lineages. The evolutionary history of YUCs is complex and suggests multiple recruitment events via horizontal gene transfer from bacteria. We identify and hierarchically classify the YUC family into an early diverging grade, five distinct classes and 41 subclasses. Angiosperm YUC diversity and expansion are explained in the context of protein sequence conservation, as well as spatial and gene expression patterns. The presented YUC gene landscape offers new perspectives on the distribution and evolutionary trends of this crucial family, which facilitates further YUC characterization within plant development and response to environmental change.

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Indoleacetic AcidsPlant Growth RegulatorsPlant ProteinsYuccaEvolution, MolecularGene Expression Regulation, PlantMultigene FamilyPhylogenyindoleacetic acidIndoleacetic AcidsPlant Growth RegulatorsPlant Proteinsauxinevolutionflavin‐containing monooxygenaseFMOYUCCA

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PMCPMC12659883

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