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Ancient origin of fucosylated xyloglucan in charophycean green algae.

Mikkelsen, M. D., et al. · 2021 · Communications Biology   research

doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02277-w   PMID:34140625   PMC8211770

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Gene ID Name Evidence / Role Function (this paper)
Mp6g07770 MpXUT1 experimental subject Encodes a xyloglucan-specific galacturonosyltransferase in M. polymorpha. Mutation/knockout of MpXUT1 caused very short rhizoids that eventually burst, implicating GalA-containing xyloglucan in tip-growing rhizoids though the exact function remains unclear.