Environmentally responsive genes evolve under strong selective constraint in Arabidopsis lyrata.

By modulating the intensity of balancing selection at the S-locus, dominance between self-incompatibility alleles shapes the genetic load linked to each allele, creating inbreeding depression in some S-locus homozygotes.

Measurements of specialized metabolites across a population of 800 natural Arabidopsis thaliana accessions revealed different pressures and evolutionary processes that shaped their variation and distribution across Europe.

A new method to infer the spatial history of genetic ancestors from a sequence of trees along a recombining genome.

Retrotransposon-derived messenger RNA plays a critical role in rice root development via sequestration of miR171, which suggests a novel trans-acting regulation by transposable elements.

Research in molecular ecology and evolution is increasingly utilizing the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, placing a spotlight on its natural history.

Young defense metabolites are often believed to be solely outputs but evidence suggests that they can regulate ancient signaling pathways.

SNARE proteins are delivered as complexes already from the endoplasmic reticulum along the secretory pathway to the cell division plane to mediate the formation of the partitioning membrane by vesicle fusion.

Presence of a functional homolog of HYL1 in Nematostella vectensis, a basal animal model, indicates divergent evolution of miRNA biogenesis pathway in plants and animals from an ancestral miRNA system.

Gene knockouts provide valuable genetic fuel for climate adaptation in nature.