Publications by authors named "Stefani Ramos"
Funct Integr Genomics
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Plant Snakin/GASA and defensin peptides are important cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) with structural stability and varied functions.
- The study focuses on the evolutionary impact of polyploidy on the expression of these peptides in the Dilatata group of Paspalum using RNA-seq data to identify 107 defensins and 145 Snakin/GASA genes.
- Results show that allotetraploid species have undergone gene deletions, duplications, and silencing, with their AMP genes being more similar to each other than to diploid species, suggesting a single evolutionary origin for these polyploids.
