Family | Linaceae |
Genus | 14 (1 assembled genus) |
Species | 250 (4 assembled species) |
SI type | Type-7 |
SI genes | TSS1, WDR-44 |
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We classified Linaceae heterostyly SI as type-7 with two distyly candidate genes (LtTSS1 and LtWDR-44) only expressed by the dominant S allele, which can further regulate cell expression, BR and auxin responses of the short styles.
Gutiérrez-Valencia J, Fracassetti M, Berdan EL, Bunikis I, Soler L, Dainat J, Kutschera VE, Losvik A, Désamoré A, Hughes PW, Foroozani A, Laenen B, Pesquet E, Abdelaziz M, Pettersson OV, Nystedt B, Brennan AC, Arroyo J, Slotte T. Genomic analyses of the Linum distyly supergene reveal convergent evolution at the molecular level. Curr Biol. 2022 Oct 24;32(20):4360-4371.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.08.042.