Variable genome evolution in fungi after transposon-mediated amplification of a housekeeping gene

B Dhillon, GHJ Kema, RC Hamelin, BH Bluhm… - Mobile DNA, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Transposable elements (TEs) can be key drivers of evolution, but the
mechanisms and scope of how they impact gene and genome function are largely unknown …

Transposable Elements versus the Fungal Genome: Impact on Whole-Genome Architecture and Transcriptional Profiles

R Castanera, L López-Varas, A Borgognone… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Transposable elements (TEs) are exceptional contributors to eukaryotic genome diversity.
Their ubiquitous presence impacts the genomes of nearly all species and mediates genome …

Recent transposable element bursts triggered by insertions near genes in a fungal pathogen

U Oggenfuss, D Croll - BioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
The activity of transposable elements (TEs) contributes significantly to genome evolution.
TEs often destabilize genome integrity but may also confer adaptive variation in phenotypic …

Recent transposable element bursts are associated with the proximity to genes in a fungal plant pathogen

U Oggenfuss, D Croll - PLoS Pathogens, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The activity of transposable elements (TEs) contributes significantly to pathogen genome
evolution. TEs often destabilize genome integrity but may also confer adaptive variation in …

Population-level transposable element expression dynamics influence trait evolution in a fungal crop pathogen

LN Abraham, U Oggenfuss, D Croll - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
The rapid adaptive evolution of microbes is driven by strong selection pressure acting on
genetic variation. How adaptive genetic variation is generated within species and how such …

Dynamics of transposable elements in recently diverged fungal pathogens: lineage-specific transposable element content and efficiency of genome defenses

C Lorrain, A Feurtey, M Möller, J Haueisen… - G3, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Transposable elements (TEs) impact genome plasticity, architecture, and evolution in fungal
plant pathogens. The wide range of TE content observed in fungal genomes reflects diverse …

Population genomics of transposable element activation in the highly repressive genome of an agricultural pathogen

D Pereira, U Oggenfuss, BA McDonald… - Microbial …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
The activity of transposable elements (TEs) can be an important driver of genetic diversity
with TE-mediated mutations having a wide range of fitness consequences. To avoid …

A population-level invasion by transposable elements triggers genome expansion in a fungal pathogen

U Oggenfuss, T Badet, T Wicker, FE Hartmann… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Genome evolution is driven by the activity of transposable elements (TEs). The spread of
TEs can have deleterious effects including the destabilization of genome integrity and …

Intraspecific variation of transposable elements reveals differences in the evolutionary history of fungal phytopathogen pathotypes

AA Nakamoto, PM Joubert… - Genome Biology and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Transposable elements (TEs) contribute to intraspecific variation and play important roles in
the evolution of fungal genomes. However, our understanding of the processes that shape …

Massive Expansion of Gypsy-Like Retrotransposons in Microbotryum Fungi

F Horns, E Petit, ME Hood - Genome Biology and Evolution, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Transposable elements (TEs) are selfish, autonomously replicating DNA sequences that
constitute a major component of eukaryotic genomes and contribute to genome evolution …