[HTML][HTML] Spore development and nuclear inheritance in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

J Marleau, Y Dalpé, M St-Arnaud, M Hijri - BMC evolutionary biology, 2011 - Springer
Background A conventional tenet of classical genetics is that progeny inherit half their
genome from each parent in sexual reproduction instead of the complete genome …

[HTML][HTML] Single nucleus sequencing reveals evidence of inter-nucleus recombination in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

ECH Chen, S Mathieu, A Hoffrichter… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Eukaryotes thought to have evolved clonally for millions of years are referred to as ancient
asexuals. The oldest group among these are the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which …

Parasexual and sexual reproduction in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: room for both

G Yildirir, V Kokkoris, N Corradi - Trends in microbiology, 2020 - cell.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) harbor thousands of nuclei in a large syncytium at all
times. Although mating processes have not been observed in AMF, their cells and genomes …

Searching for clues of sexual reproduction in the genomes of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

R Riley, N Corradi - Fungal Ecology, 2013 - Elsevier
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) represent an ecologically relevant and evolutionarily
intriguing group of land plant symbionts, which produce multinucleated spores and hyphae …

Fungal mating in the most widespread plant symbionts?

N Corradi, A Brachmann - Trends in Plant Science, 2017 - cell.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are relevant plant symbionts whose hyphae and spores
carry hundreds of coexisting nuclei with supposedly divergent genomes but no sign of …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi heterokaryons have two nuclear populations with distinct roles in host–plant interactions

J Sperschneider, G Yildirir, YS Rizzi, M Malar C… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are prominent root symbionts that can carry thousands
of nuclei deriving from two parental strains in a large syncytium. These co-existing genomes …

[HTML][HTML] Host identity influences nuclear dynamics in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

V Kokkoris, PL Chagnon, G Yildirir, K Clarke, D Goh… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are involved in one of the most ecologically
important symbioses on the planet, occurring within the roots of most land plants. 1 …

Significant genetic and phenotypic changes arising from clonal growth of a single spore of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus over multiple generations

MO Ehinger, D Croll, AM Koch, IR Sanders - New Phytologist, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are highly successful plant symbionts. They reproduce
clonally producing multinucleate spores. It has been suggested that some AMF harbor …

Intra‐isolate genome variation in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi persists in the transcriptome

E Boon, E Zimmerman, BF Lang… - Journal of evolutionary …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are heterokaryotes with an unusual genetic makeup.
Substantial genetic variation occurs among nuclei within a single mycelium or isolate. AMF …

The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis harmonizes nuclear dynamics in the presence of distinct abiotic factors

C Cornell, V Kokkoris, B Turcu, J Dettman… - Fungal Genetics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are widespread obligate root symbionts that assist
plants in obtaining nutrients and protection against environmental stresses. In the model …