Evolution of SERK-mediated specificity in development and immunity (D11#)

SERKs是许多富亮氨酸重复受体激酶（LRR-RKs）的一般共受体，参与植物的发育和免疫。在进化过程中，SERKs在edidic中多样化，形成了两个具有重叠和不同作用的分支。我们将使用进化方法来研究SERKs在不同生物过程中的新功能化和亚功能化。结合Marchantia和拟南芥的系统发育和功能分析将揭示SERKs特异性的决定因素及其相关受体在进化背景下的适应性。

SERKs act as general co-receptors of many leucine-rich repeat receptor kinases (LRR-RKs) involved in plant development and immunity. During evolution, SERKs diversified in eudicots forming two clades with overlapping and distinct roles. We will use an evolutionary approach to investigate SERKs neo- and sub-functionalization in different biological processes. The combination of phylogenetic and functional analyses in Marchantia and Arabidopsis will reveal SERKs determinants of specificity and the adaptation of their associated receptors in an evolutionary context.