Maturase K forms a plastidial splicing complex with a neofunctionalized branching enzyme

Y Liang, Y Gao, A Fontana, MR Abt, AP Gicgier, C Liu… - bioRxiv, 2025 - biorxiv.org
Chloroplast group IIA introns derive from bacterial ribozymes. Their splicing likely requires
Maturase K (MatK), which has been largely inaccessible to functional analyses being itself a …

Assessment of rhizosphere microbial activity using optimized RNA extraction coupled with universal ribosomal RNA (rRNA) depletion techniques

K Tamrakar, PW Miller, MC Dolan, A Wijeratne - 2024 - researchsquare.com
The rhizosphere microbiome plays a crucial role in plant health and fitness. However, there
is a lack of studies focusing on the microbial functions responsible for modulating …