Concerted evolution of the ribosomal DNA array has been studied in numerous eukaryotic
taxa, yet is still poorly understood. rDNA genes are repeated dozens to hundreds of times in …

Highlights•In arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, multiple nuclei share a common
cytoplasm.•There can be genomic diversity among the nuclei in an isolate.•Changes in …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form obligate symbiosis with the roots of the majority of
land plants and are found in all terrestrial ecosystems. The source and structure of genetic …

In bacteria, small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs) are critical regulators of cellular adaptation to
changes in metabolism, physiology, or the external environment. In the last decade, more …

In eukaryotes, the primary components of the ribosome are encoded by multicopy nuclear
ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes: 28/26S, 18S, 5.8 S, and 5S. Copies of these genes are …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi belong to the order Glomeromycota and arguably form
the most successful symbiosis in plants. This is a very ancient symbiosis which originated …

Background Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are arguably the most important symbionts of
plants, offering a range of benefits to their hosts. However, the provisioning of these benefits …

Ribosomes are essential to cellular life and the genes for their RNA components are the
most conserved and transcribed genes in bacteria and archaea. Ribosomal RNA genes are …

Microbial pathogens secrete small RNA (sRNA) effectors into plant hosts to aid infection by
silencing transcripts of immunity and signaling-related genes through RNA interference …

Small non-coding RNAs constitute a large family of regulatory molecules with diverse
function. Knowledge about small RNAs in fungi remains limited. Here, a RNA-seq-based …