Insights from ANA-grade angiosperms into the early evolution of CUP-SHAPED CO…

Background and Aims The closely related NAC family genes NO APICAL MERISTEM (NAM) and CUPSHAPED COTYLEDON3 (CUC3) regulate the formation of boundaries within and between plant organs. NAM is post-transcriptionally regulated by miR164, whereas CUC3 is not. To gain insight into the evolution of NAM and CUC3 in the angiosperms, we analysed orthologous genes in early-diverging ANA-grade angiospe…