MarpolBase - Evolutionarily conserved but not indispensable for survival: plastic UVR8 functionality in Marchantia under laboratory and field conditions.

Evolutionarily conserved but not indispensable for survival: plastic UVR8 functionality in Marchantia under laboratory and field conditions.

Soriano G, Monforte L, Del-Castillo-Alonso MÁ, Tomás-Las-Heras R, Jenkins GI, Kondou Y, Martínez-Abaigar J, Núñez-Olivera E. · 2026 · Journal of experimental botany research

doi:10.1093/jxb/erag213 PMID:42083471

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Gene ID	Name	Evidence / Role	Function (this paper)
Mp2g11590	MpUVR8	experimental subject	UV RESISTANCE LOCUS 8 photoreceptor; MpUVR8-KO plants analyzed under laboratory and seasonal field UV conditions, showing UVR8 function is evolutionarily conserved but plastic and not indispensable for survival in M. polymorpha.