Publications by authors named "Richard Stoian"
Sci Signal
September 2016
Article Synopsis
- Signaling proteins have evolved to provide specificity for different stimuli, with G protein networks in animals becoming complex through subunit duplication and evolution.
- Researchers found that plant heterotrimeric G proteins, especially the extra-large Gα (XLG) subunit, evolved rapidly in charophycean algae through gene duplication and fusion, diverging significantly from ancestral forms.
- In plants, XLG and canonical Gα proteins develop different roles in stress and developmental responses, demonstrating a unique evolutionary process that contrasts with traditional models of gradual gene evolution.
