… the genes of the Spok gene family underlie the Psk spore killers (49), and the relationship
between the Spok gene family … two genes of the Spok gene family, Spok1 and Spok2, as novel …

… Although we currently only have two examples of spore killing gene family expansion, they
both suggest that the prevailing forces promote diversification into independent drivers, rather …

… represent true spore killer gene families, or recent co-option of domestic gene families requires
… These observations lead us to hypothesize that gene family expansion of killer meiotic …

… of identified meiotic drive genes. Here, we analyze the evolution of the wtf gene family of
Schizosaccharomyces pombe that contains both killer meiotic drive genes and suppressors of …

… Spore killers are specific genetic elements in fungi that kill … The gene family was poorly
characterized, but several … of the wtf gene family act as autonomous spore-killing elements, …

… spore killer protein Spok1, which has homologues throughout the fungal tree of life, acts via
DNA disruption. Spok1 is only the second spore killer … will be conserved in this gene family. …

… two new Spok genes (Spok3 and Spok4) that are both spore killers. … gene family underlies
the Psks. The combination of Spok genes at different chromosomal locations defines the spore …

… gene family underlies the Psks. The combination of Spok genes at different chromosomal
locations defines the spore … of the genes that are responsible for the Psk spore-killer types …

… not expressed because the species lacks a functional killer gene. (B) An ancestral species
… ]), but the evolutionary origins of single-locus gamete/spore-killing have not yet been …

… Spk-1 is a class of spore killer genes and we demonstrate that … gene families are caused
by single genes which can cause drive on their own (9, 11, 13, 26). All of these gene families …