BZR/BES transcription factors are widely recognized as mediators of brassinosteroid (BR)-responsive gene expression in seed plants, but details of how they act in species that lack BR perception are unclear. A study now uncovers an ancient mission of a BZR/BES transcription factor in sexual organ development in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha.
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Nakajima, K. An old mission revealed for BZRs. Nat. Plants (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01671-6
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