Extraordinary genome instability and widespread chromosome rearrangements during vegetative growth
The ability to rapidly adapt to changing environments is crucial for the success of pathogens
infecting plants and animals. In some eukaryotic pathogens, rapid evolution can be …
infecting plants and animals. In some eukaryotic pathogens, rapid evolution can be …
Breakage-fusion-bridge cycles and large insertions contribute to the rapid evolution of accessory chromosomes in a fungal pathogen
D Croll, M Zala, BA McDonald - PLoS Genetics, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Chromosomal rearrangements are a major driver of eukaryotic genome evolution, affecting
speciation, pathogenicity and cancer progression. Changes in chromosome structure are …
speciation, pathogenicity and cancer progression. Changes in chromosome structure are …
Meiosis Leads to Pervasive Copy-Number Variation and Distorted Inheritance of Accessory Chromosomes of the Wheat Pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici
S Fouché, C Plissonneau… - Genome biology and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Meiosis is one of the most conserved molecular processes in eukaryotes. The fidelity of
pairing and segregation of homologous chromosomes has a major impact on the proper …
pairing and segregation of homologous chromosomes has a major impact on the proper …
The impact of recombination hotspots on genome evolution of a fungal plant pathogen
D Croll, MH Lendenmann, E Stewart, BA McDonald - Genetics, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Recombination has an impact on genome evolution by maintaining chromosomal integrity,
affecting the efficacy of selection, and increasing genetic variability in populations …
affecting the efficacy of selection, and increasing genetic variability in populations …
Chaos of Rearrangements in the Mating-Type Chromosomes of the Anther-Smut Fungus Microbotryum lychnidis-dioicae
Sex chromosomes in plants and animals and fungal mating-type chromosomes often show
exceptional genome features, with extensive suppression of homologous recombination and …
exceptional genome features, with extensive suppression of homologous recombination and …
Degeneration of the nonrecombining regions in the mating-type chromosomes of the anther-smut fungi
Dimorphic mating-type chromosomes in fungi are excellent models for understanding the
genomic consequences of recombination suppression. Their suppressed recombination and …
genomic consequences of recombination suppression. Their suppressed recombination and …
Histone modifications rather than the novel regional centromeres of Zymoseptoria tritici distinguish core and accessory chromosomes
K Schotanus, JL Soyer, LR Connolly… - Epigenetics & …, 2015 - Springer
Background Supernumerary chromosomes have been found in many organisms. In fungi,
these “accessory” or “dispensable” chromosomes are present at different frequencies in …
these “accessory” or “dispensable” chromosomes are present at different frequencies in …
Genomic instability in fungal plant pathogens
S Covo - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fungi and fungal-like organisms (oomycetes) that cause diseases in plants have impacted
human communities for centuries and probably from the dawn of agriculture. In modern …
human communities for centuries and probably from the dawn of agriculture. In modern …
The genomic determinants of adaptive evolution in a fungal pathogen
Unravelling the strength, frequency, and distribution of selective variants along the genome
as well as the underlying factors shaping this distribution are fundamental goals of …
as well as the underlying factors shaping this distribution are fundamental goals of …
Fusion of two divergent fungal individuals led to the recent emergence of a unique widespread pathogen species
EH Stukenbrock, FB Christiansen… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
In a genome alignment of five individuals of the ascomycete fungus Zymoseptoria
pseudotritici, a close relative of the wheat pathogen Z. tritici (synonym Mycosphaerella …
pseudotritici, a close relative of the wheat pathogen Z. tritici (synonym Mycosphaerella …